Player archive June 2024 Filter Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2011 2010 2007 2005 Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Go 3 articles June 27 “My old Strat weighs more than a Les Paul that I have, but my signature model is so light that you can hold it up with your pinkie”: Walter Trout is healthier and playing better than ever, but he’s still being dragged down by the world around him June 24 “The cowbell was an afterthought. Before the Saturday Night Live skit, we never used the cowbell live. We had to start using it after the skit came out”: Blue Öyster Cult's Buck Dharma on the stories behind (Don’t Fear) The Reaper, and other BÖC classics June 21 “I realized I could just play an E note over and over and it worked on top of all the chords... It was a moment of pure joy”: How Amos Garrett and switching away from a Strat helped Glenn Tilbrook write Squeeze’s Pulling Mussels (From the Shell) 2024 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2023 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2022 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2021 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2020 April May June July August September October November December 2019 May June August September November 2018 January February October 2017 January April July November 2016 March July December 2015 March May July 2014 September 2012 February 2011 June 2010 February September 2007 July 2005 September