“Andy went home and s*** all over the album to anyone who’d listen.” Todd Rundgren on the chaos behind ‘Skylarking,’ XTC’s brilliant psychedelic breakthrough

Rundgren recalls studio turmoil, tensions with Andy Partridge and the unexpected brilliance of Dave Gregory during the making of XTC’s classic 1986 record

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“It sounds like some sort of weird Eno art project.” Inside Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and the “devilish experiment” that became 801, rock’s strangest supergroup

Eno clashed with the technically minded musicians, but the result was one of rock’s greatest — and most beloved —live albums

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“It was beat to hell — but it was the best-playing guitar ever.” How a battered Jimi Hendrix Strat helped inspire My Chemical Romance’s change in direction

The Les Paul fanatic soon saw axes from the Big F sneak into his collection

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“Joe took it really badly.” Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas, who died May 11, on the time Steve Hunter replaced Joe Perry on “Train Kept A Rollin’”

Douglas made the tough call to bring in outside guitarists for two songs — a moment that stung Perry but helped launch the band’s ’70s run

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“A straightforward tube combo hiding serious 21st-century tech.” We review the Supro Airwave 1x12 combo

The new Airwave blends classic Supro tube tone with onboard Two Notes DynIR cab simulation, letting players record direct, practice silently or run straight to front-of-house.

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“There are so many special memories within the walls — not to mention the rooftop.” Coming soon: A chance to stand where the Beatles played their last concert

Apple Corps plans to open the Beatles’ historic headquarters at 3 Savile Row in London, giving fans access to the site of the band’s final live performance.

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“What I learned at GIT.” Jennifer Batten delivers three must-know fusion licks

The first woman to graduate from the famed Guitar Institute of Technology, she reflects on her time there as the school's first female instructor

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