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“Billy Gibbons brought some off-brand amp simulator to the studio. We heard him playing through this thing and it was like, ‘Wow! It sounds like f**kin’ Billy Gibbons!’” Troy Van Leeuwen might have just proven beyond doubt that tone truly is in the hands

The Queens of the Stone Age guitarist recalls a studio visit from the ZZ Top icon, and in doing so provides yet more evidence in favor of the ‘tone is in the hands’ argument

Guitar World

Dolly Parton: The Queen Of Country on assembling rock's A-List for her mammoth, hugely anticipated rock album: only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Geddy Lee, The Struts, Duff McKagan, David Bowie, Guns N' Roses, ZZ Top, The Gaslight Anthem, Clutch, KK Downing and more

Louder

Metallica's Kill 'Em All played in the style of ZZ Top actually works really well

Denis Pauna has given the 40-year-old thrash classic a Gibbons makeover

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Billy Gibbons has an unfinished song he wrote with Jeff Beck called Chocolate Meatballs

Billy Gibbons reflects on his solo shows, life without Dusty Hill, and new life with Elwood Francis

Louder

A beginner’s guide to Southern Rock in 5 albums

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How Kareem 'Big K.O.' Denis and Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels are bringing hard rock guitar back to hip-hop

The Firebird-loving guitarist/producer and Run-DMC legend on their mission to prove hip-hop can be just as heavy as metal, getting gear tips from Billy Gibbons, and why Gibson humbuckers are the foundation of funk and soul guitar

Guitar World

Everything you need to know about the 2023 Stagecoach country music festival

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is going to look a little different at the Empire Polo Club in Indio when it returns following both weekends of its big sister event, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, on April 28-30.

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Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Santana, ZZ Top… Crossroads 2023 might offer the greatest lineup of guitar talent ever assembled

From H.E.R. to John McLaughlin and Marcus King to Stephen Stills and Gary Clark Jr, the LA event takes place this September and features an eclectic, once–in-a-lifetime lineup

Guitar World

Lynyrd Skynyrd are to continue touring without any original members, following the death of guitarist Gary Rossington

Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd are to carry on in the wake of the March 5 death of their final original member, Gary Rossington

Louder

Watch Slash and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons play Sweet Home Alabama at star-studded Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute

Lynyrd Skynyrd were honoured at the CMT Music Awards with an all-star performance also featuring Paul Rodgers, Peter Frampton, LeAnn Rimes and more

Louder

Watch Billy Gibbons join Billy Joel onstage at Madison Square Garden to jam on ZZ Top classics La Grange and Tush

A little bit of Texas took over NYC as Gibbons brought the house down during one of Joel's epic sets of his MSG residency

MusicRadar

Classic rock guitar riffs for beginners to learn featuring Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Eagles and more

Ready to step up from essential chords? It's time for the school of rock

MusicRadar

Music catalogs are fetching huge deals. Are they overvalued?

In the 2006 book "Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles Song Publishing Empire," journalist Brian Southall captured a music industry mantra: "For songwriters and publishers alike, the most important five words are always the same — 'never give up a copyright.'"

Los Angeles Times

The 50 best rock bands of all time

A definitive guide to the very best rock bands to ever have bothered polite society

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