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“We had four guitarists, which was unheard of at that point”: Johnny Hickman on his pre-Cracker band, the Unforgiven, revisiting the Cracker catalog, and big, bone-headed riffs

Re-recording their catalog for the epic Alternative History, Cracker are taking control of their own story, and it's one that begins with a riff and their own Mick and Keef creative chemistry

Guitar World

“Whole Lotta Love was clearly the track that everybody would go to. That riff was so fresh — and it still is”: A classic interview with Jimmy Page

The Zeppelin legend spoke to Total Guitar's Chris Bird in 2020

MusicRadar

From Chuck Berry to Eric Clapton and Slash, every player uses the minor pentatonic – here’s how you can leverage the guitar’s most-used scale in your own playing

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape everyone uses

Guitar World

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"I'm physically lifted from the seat and violently spun around by a pissed-off John Paul Jones": Led Zeppelin - Out of Control in the USA

Led Zeppelin’s final tour of the US in 1977 should have been their most glorious. But it wasn’t. There was tension, unpleasantness and negativity, and that was just the start

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“It’s a real bow with synthetic hair on two sides and it’s capable of doing some amazing things”: Turn your acoustic guitar into a violin or cello? The Pickaso Guitar Bow might be this year’s must-have accessory for Jimmy Page superfans

A double-sided mini-bow with an integrated pick in its design, the Pickaso Guitar Bow opens up a new world for exploring guitar

MusicRadar

“I saw Jimmy Page using a violin bow on his guitar, and it clicked. What if I could do this on an acoustic guitar?”: Plectrums, move over – this inventor created a mini bow tailor-made for acoustics

The Pickaso Guitar Bow is the latest guitar accessory promising to expand sonic soundscapes by turning your acoustic into a violin

Guitar World

“What better way to honor the past than by letting the YardBurst, once played by Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, live on through today's artists?”: Marcus King follows in Craig Ross’ footsteps to wield Jeff Beck’s iconic Les Paul on stage

KALEO's JJ Julius Son and Marcus King Band's Drew Smithers also played the legendary LP, which fetched over $490,000 at auction earlier this year

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“Iggy ran from one side of the stage to the other and head-butted the wall. I was covered in blood, because he’d come up and danced around me”: The Pretty Things singer Phil May’s wild tales of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Iggy Pop and Judy Garland

Late Pretty Things singer Phil May was mates with Hendrix and Page, a rival of the Stones and an accidental drinking buddy of Judy Garland

Louder

“A lot of modern guitarists want to get all the notes right but if you listen to Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page, it’s beautiful playing, with loads of mistakes”: Peter Brewis on Field Music’s ‘collage rock’ – and why he owes his career to Robert Zemeckis

Brewis explains how “gestural thinking” helped him transcend influences and find his own unique language on the UK band’s latest record, Limits of Language

Guitar World

“We haven’t broken a string on a Les Paul for more than three years”: Joe Bonamassa swears by this easy string-saving hack – which was inspired by Jimmy Page and Billy Gibbons

Bonamassa’s go-to stringing method for his Les Pauls improves durability – and helps achieve a slinkier feel

Guitar World

“That was the infamous moment of my life when Dazed and Confused fell into the loving arms and hands of Jimmy Page”: Original Dazed and Confused songwriter revives copyright lawsuit against Jimmy Page

Jake Holmes had previously sued Page over the iconic song in 2010 – but the case was “dismissed with prejudice” in 2012 after an out-of-court settlement

Guitar World

Jimmy Page is being sued again by the man who wrote Dazed and Confused – a track made famous by The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

Jake Holmes' Dazed and Confused was covered by the Yardbirds before Led Zeppelin reworked it and made it a stone cold classic

Louder

“If you’re a Zep fan and really want to go see Zeppelin, you might as well go and see one of the better tribute bands”: The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more

Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all

Louder

“This is my first band since Deep Purple. It’s out of this world – I’m back in a rock band, a real rock band”: How Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and a modern blues icon came together to form Black Country Communion

Black Country Communion’s second album, BCC2, established them as one of the greatest supergroups of the 21st century

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"I’d just want to tell Randy Rhoads how great he is and how much I love him." Zakk Wylde on shredders, movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment

Zakk Wylde on shredders, best movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment

Guitar World

“This guy kept calling saying, ‘I’ve never been in a band before, but I’m the best guitarist ever.’ When I heard him play it was like a fire from heaven”: The life and times of Killing Joke visionary Geordie Walker – the guitar hero’s guitar hero

He influenced Kurt Cobain, Metallica, Tool, Nine Inch Nails and counted Jimmy Page as a fan. We pay tribute to a true guitar original

MusicRadar

“An amazing piece of history from the British blues scene”: Robert Plant is selling a trove of gear for charity – including a John Birch-modded ‘62 Stratocaster with two switches that once belonged to Stan Webb of Chicken Shack

The 1990 Les Paul that Les Paul gave the former Led Zeppelin frontman has been sold but that Strat is one super-cool refin – so too the mandolin and resonator

Guitar World

“I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page

Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin guitar great

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From ecology to the occult: the dark secrets of Led Zeppelin IV

The mysterious sleeve artwork of Led Zeppelin's fourth album, dissected

The Independent UK

The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page revisit a pivotal but mangled 26-year-old live set

One of the more puzzling live albums of all time came out in 2000

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“I tried to write songs with Paul McCartney, but it was impossible, because every idea I had sparked him off and every idea he had sparked me off”: Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch

Folkd rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘Wow, Jeff Beck has really taken it to the next level.’ But then I realised, ‘Wait a minute - this isn’t Jeff Beck!’”: Steve Stevens reveals his two all-time favourite guitar solos

Billy Idol's sidekick pays tribute to Page and Holdsworth

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"We haven’t adjusted it for the taste of modern kids. This is how it's meant to be heard": An interview with the makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin

As Becoming Led Zeppelin continues to take the world by storm, we talk to the duo who put it all together

Louder

“I told Jimmy Page: ‘Come on! People want to see Zeppelin back together!’ I won’t say I was responsible, but after that they did play that reunion gig”: Mick Fleetwood’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more

Future rock superstars, US presidents, Hollywood megastars –Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has met with them all

Guitar World

“Delivers the same tones that made the original popular with legends”: Rotosound’s ultra-rare fuzz pedal has been reissued – bringing Jimmy Page-approved fuzz magic to the masses

Page was pictured playing the ultra-rare OG pedal on several occasions in 1969 – and now the elusive Rotosound Fuzz has been reissued

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