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“Eric Clapton and Duane Allman both had this, but Eric even moreso — the space, of leaving you wanting more and not showing your hand the whole time. It’s a composer’s way of playing. You can listen to one of his solos, without knowing it’s him,

I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played it till my fingers bled Was the summer of ‘69 Me and some guys from school Had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit, Jody got married I shoulda known we’d never get far Oh when I

From the press release: Grammy nominated record producer, songwriter, mixer and musician Greg Wells is the latest superstar writer/producer to conclude a worldwide deal with leading independent publisher Kobalt Music Group. “It’s no question that Gre

photo by Rachel Briggs Quinten Collier, the grand-prize lyric contest winner for 2009, flew into Nashville this past week to lay claim to his coveted prize package. The spoils of victory included an all-expense paid trip to Music City, a co-writing sessi

American Songwriter ran a cover story on Jack White in 2009 when he was getting his Third Man imprint off the ground (more like re-launching/expanding it), and around the same time, I spoke with Ian Rogers about his music marketing company TopSpin. He see

The National craft nuanced, studied, multi-textured rock anthems, and take their time to do so -- High Violet is their first release in four years. Not coincidentally, their output requires patience to fully appreciate, and the crowd at Thursday night's s

Not only is Lady Gaga a pop star, but the 23-year-old woman born Stefani Germanotta has an affinity for a whole lot of pop culture -- and she crams as much of it as possible into her new video for "Telephone," her nine-minute collabo with Beyonce off The

Photo: Getty Lawyers for producer Phil Spector have appealed his 2009 murder conviction, claiming he didn’t receive a fair trial. Last May, Spector, now 70 years old, was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for shooting actress Lana Clarkson at his

Photo: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty The Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simonon both play on Gorillaz’s new Plastic Beach, and Spinner reports the pair might be considering joining Damon Albarn’s outfit on a brief tour. If true, it would mark the first t

[Updated: 8:51 P.M.] NEWS:   160 Fans Arrested After Riot at METALLICA Concert Thousand of ticket-less fans tried to breach fences at Bogota gig; tanks and police trucks were deployed. [Sky News]PEARL JAM Announce U.S. Tour Band of Horses and the Bla

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Seattle grunge stalwarts Pearl Jam have just announced a Spring tour in continued support of their chart-topping (and SPIN-praised) album Backspacer. EdVed and Co. will hit 11 cities throughout the Midwest and East Coast, kicking off in Kansas City and e

Talk about girl power! Tennessee pop-punk band Paramore -- fronted by Hayley Williams, SPIN Readers' 2009 Sex Goddess of the Year -- will headline the 2010 Honda Civic Tour, featuring Canadian pop-rock twins Tegan and Sara on opening duties! Both ac

Like green beer, the Dropkick Murphys are a St. Patrick's Day institution. And the Boston punks will celebrate the boozy holiday this year with the release of Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA, a combination live CD/DVD out March 16, the day before their belo