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Bill Ryder-Jones sitting among pianos and keyboards, photo by Marieke Macklon

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Courtney Love and performing with Hole at The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images

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Laura Jane Grace with a Yamaha acoustic guitar, photo by Travis Shinn

Laura Jane Grace on the “true measure of a guitar’s worth” and her new solo album

Neil Young performing in London in 1976, photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images

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Guided By Voices performing live onstage, photo by Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns via Getty Images

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The band Dusk photographed against nature, photo by Billy Hintz

“We’re a very loud band. The energy from that contributes to the way we play” How Dusk blend punk and Americana to create a three-guitar barnburner

Black Pumas by Jody Domingue

“We were creating new skin”: How Black Pumas redefined their musical relationship for a more collaborative second album

R.E.M. in 1984 by Paul Natkin/Getty Images

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Mike McCready playing his signature Fender Stratocaster

“It has to sound as close to the 1960 as it can” Mike McCready on the painstaking process behind his new affordable signature Strat

Blondie by Armando Gallo/Getty Images

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Chris Shiflett 2023 Foo Fighters

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