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Billy Duffy

“I Think Metal Plays From the Waist up, and We Play From the Waist Down”: Billy Duffy Reveals His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Mark McStea published

The Cult axeman tells the stories behind the tunes that made him an alt-rock guitar hero

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The Stone Roses pictured in 1989 when they released their self-titled debut album

Watch the Stone Roses’ Momentous “I Wanna Be Adored” Comeback Performance

By Rod Brakes, Mark McStea published

Video Reunited, the band are greeted on stage with rapturous applause

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Momma: Etta Friedman (right) and Allegra Weingarten

Momma Talk Making a Record That Sounds “Bigger Than Any Bands My Dude Friends Were In“

By Jim Beaugez published

The ‘90s alt-rock devotees bring back molten-hot Big Muff fuzz on 'Household Name'

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Bob Mould performs the entire album 'Copper Blue' of his former band Sugar, released in 1992, on stage at Shepherds Bush Empire on June 1, 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

Alt-Rock Pioneer Bob Mould Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Joe Bosso published

The guitarist takes a look back at some of his most significant Hüsker Dü, Sugar and solo numbers.

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Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine poses with a collection of Fender Jazzmaster and Fender Jaguar guitars, London, 1990

Here’s Why Kevin Shields is a Cornerstone of Alternative Rock Guitar

By Guitar Player Staff, Rod Brakes published

Synonymous with the Fender Jazzmaster the My Bloody Valentine guitarist created his own sound.

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Robert Smith, 1980

Watch The Cure’s Spellbinding Live Performance of “The Forest” from 1981

By Guitar Player Staff published

Video Synonymous with the Fender Jazzmaster, Robert Smith is one of the most underrated guitar players of the modern era.

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Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore perform with Sonic Youth in London

Here’s Why Sonic Youth Remain a Touchstone of Alternative Rock

By Guitar Player Staff last updated

Godfathers of alt-rock guitar Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore were a missing link.

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Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine perform with Television at CBGB in New York

Listen to Television's Edgy “Marquee Moon” Performance Just Before the Band Split in 1978

By Guitar Player Staff published

Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine’s “telepathic” guitar interplay was an art-rock tour de force.

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R.E.M. performs at The Rat in Boston. Band members include, left to right, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, Mike Mill

"A Lot of Bands Simply Wanted to Fit In, but R.E.M. Always Wanted to Be Themselves”: Producer Mitch Easter Reveals the Genius Behind the Jangle Pop

By Joe Bosso last updated

Armed with a Rickenbacker and a Fender Twin, Peter Buck helped R.E.M. put alternative rock on the map.

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Lou Reed (left) and Sterling Morrison, 1970

Here’s How The Velvet Underground Created a Template for Alternative Rock

By Guitar Player Staff published

Guitarists Lou Reed and Sterling Morrison were the prototype for alt-rock guitar tandems.

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