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Monica Barbaro played Joan Baez alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan – and Edward Norton encouraged her to take the 1929 Martin she used onscreen
Barbaro had used a vintage Martin 00-45 during her performance as the folk legend
Jeff Beck took the Yardbirds in a new direction, but the constant Eric Clapton comparisons took years to shake
In the first stages of his career, Beck's relationship with Clapton was just as much (if not more) defined by Clapton's already-legendary reputation than it was by the man himself
Angus and Malcolm Young’s childhood home has been demolished – despite being on the National Trust Register of Historic Houses
The property was demolished to make way for a multi-million dollar residential development
Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield have talked about making an album together
The two guitar heroes have recorded together in the past, and collaborated at a number of benefit concerts. Could a fully fledged album be next?
Jason Becker and Marty Friedman on their wild ride making Cacophony’s Go Off! – one of the Eighties’ most in-your-face shred albums
With dreams of being the next Poison or Whitesnake, two young shred virtuosos took their songwriting to the next level for their 1988 Shrapnel Records classic
Tony Levin on playing for Pink Floyd in the post-Roger Waters era
The session icon discusses working with David Gilmour – and reveals he was asked to tour with Pink Floyd after his session work on 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason
A Rory Gallagher statue has finally been unveiled in Belfast – but some fans aren’t too happy with it
The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker cover
Sophie Lloyd names the guitarist who overhauled her perspective on what makes a good solo
Lloyd may be known for her shredding playing style – but learning Comfortably Numb proved to be a revelation for her technique
“The house was on fire”: How Steve Hill cheated death then found redemption at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606
Hill survived two road traffic accidents and a house fire, but through grief and cracked ribs he made it, got his new record in the can, and this is its story
Steve Vai on BEAT, being a virtuoso in his 60s – and the Fripp riff he just couldn’t master
The virtuoso reflects on how Frank Zappa helped him and Adrian Belew, the value of learning from rather than competing with other players and changing rig for his tour with Joe Satriani. But who’s going to be in the SatchVai band?
