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“Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps

Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

Guitar World

“That was also where Mitch Mitchell brought Jimi’s white Woodstock Strat for me to set up, prior to him selling it”: My afternoon interviewing Hank Marvin over beans on toast and chickening out of a Paul McCartney 'audition'

Neville Marten's first assignment for Guitarist was one for the ages, at a venue that is now sadly lost but for a time was the place for the biggest bands to rehearse

Guitar World

“I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple

Clempson looks back on an epic career that has seen him replace Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, nearly replace Ritchie Blackmore, and tells us he's having more fun than ever with Colosseum

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“In walked this clown, dressed in silk pyjamas, huge shades on. I shouted, ‘Get out!’ and pushed him into the corridor. That was Steven Tyler”: Randy Bachman‘s wild tales of Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Little Richard and Frank Sinatra

Jamming with Little Richard, turning down the chance to meet Elvis, yelling at Steven Tyler - welcome to the life of BTO’s Randy Bachman

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is the closest we've been to Ezio's timeline since Revelations, and that could be huge for Codename Hexe

Opinion | The Templars are back in AC Shadows, bringing the RPG back to its roots

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'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Is Finally Making It Easier To Get Around

The game's biggest update yet adds a huge batch of tweaks and bug fixes, including one that makes sightseeing by horse easier.

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After 67 hours, I've realized that Assassin's Creed Shadows' brilliant open world comes at the cost of narrative continuity

Now Playing | The RPG's non-linear framing of linear storylines is a double-edged hidden blade

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Assassin's Creed Shadows fixes Valhalla's biggest mistakes

But it doesn't go far enough.

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Assassin’s Creed’s Most Divisive Entry Is Quite Popular, After All

Despite the bad-faith controversy stirred by a small group of grifters, Assassin's Creed Shadows has found success in its first week.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' modern storyline is kind of non-existent and I couldn't be happier about it

Opinion | I don't know much about the Animus Hub yet, but it beats the chronicles of Layla and Loki

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6 Crucial Things To Know When Starting 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'

The latest Assassin's Creed game is a lengthy epic, so don't hamstring yourself right out of the gate with rookie mistakes.

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“We wanted to feel that we weren’t in a rush – even though we were. That’s how you end up singing in a sleeping bag”: From a mountain monastery to a cold bus in a snowstorm, the Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work

The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing

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Assassin's Creed Just Borrowed Animal Crossing's Best Feature And Made It Bloody

Ubisoft shared details about a new feature in 'Assassin's Creed Shadows,' which could provide a surprisingly side to the stealth sim that reminds me of Animal Crossing but bloodier.

Inverse

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Is Going Back To The Sweet Spot Of Its RPG Roots

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is ditching the 100-plus hour campaign of its predecessors in favor of a more focused experience that will take players just 40 hours to complete.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows had to have 2 different characters because players want both stealth and combat, and you couldn't have both with just one

Yasuke and Naoe are two distinct types of archetype

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Assassin's Creed Shadows hands-on: Stealthier and bloodier than ever

Big Preview | After almost seven hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's an impressive and bold step forward for the open world series

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Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed yet again, this time to March 2025, amid Ubisoft's "renewed focus on gameplay quality and engaging Day-1 experiences"

We'll have to wait a little bit longer for Shadows

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Assassin's Creed fans have waited years for a game set in Japan, but Ubisoft thinks Shadows is "great timing" and part of the developer's "natural evolution"

The wait has allowed Ubisoft to develop some "new-gen features" that were "much needed" for the setting

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'Assassin’s Creed Shadows' Is Scaling Back Its Ambitions In One Genius Way

Bigger is not always better and Ubisoft Quebec is taking note.

The Canberra Times

'I might be mad': new owner takes on popular Canberra venue

It's not the end of the road for music bar Sideway.

Guitar World

“The AC30 works in a different way from most guitar amps”: Used by The Beatles, Brian May and The Edge, the Vox AC30 is one of the all-time great amp designs – but what makes it sound so good?

What's behind the AC30's coveted chime, and why has it remained a consistent amp choice for generations of guitar greats?

Inverse

'Assassin's Creed: Shadows' Might Be Late, But One Clever Twist Saves It

Yasuke and Naoe are the most interesting Assassin's Creed Characters since Bayek.

TechRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows - everything you need to know

Here's what we know about Assassin's Creed Shadows, including a look at the gameplay and latest trailers.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows release date seemingly leaked by Ubisoft in its own trailer placeholder

The game formerly known as Assassin's Creed Red might've just outed its own release date early

Guitar World

“Nobody in Decca studios had ever witnessed somebody setting up their guitar and amp and playing at that volume. People in the canteen were complaining”: How Eric Clapton revolutionized electric guitar in the ‘60s

It was a febrile time for popular music, and in Eric Clapton, guitar had a hero in waiting who would change forever how we would play the instrument

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