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Humble Slash accepts Gibson spirit award: “If Les Paul was around, would he agree that I deserve this thing?”

The annual honor, presented by the Les Paul Foundation in association with Gibson Gives, has previously been bestowed upon ...
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Ronnie Wood remembers Jimi Hendrix’s quality concerns: “He said, ‘My voice is awful.’ I said, ‘I don’t think you should worry about it’”

Rolling Stone recalls their first conversation in a London club, and explains why it’s still possible to be discovered the ...
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Instagram admits a glitch keeps pushing Creed’s “Higher” on users: “That song is always recommended to me too!!”

Users have joked that Creed must be paying Meta to promote the 1999 hit. Even Instagram’s own spokesperson says the song keeps showing up in their recommendations ...
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Dweezil Zappa on his new tour of Frank Zappa’s music and working with Eddie Van Halen: “I would have to show him certain licks”

Dweezil recalls collaborating with Van Halen on his ambitious “What the Hell Was I Thinking?” project and discusses the ...