2008 May at Shred Guitar Now!

Video: At the Guitar Heroes Cover Shoot With Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Kirk Hammett and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez May 30, 2008

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For the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” issue, Rolling Stone gathered together eight real life guitar heroes for a special double-sized cover. Click above for behind-the-scenes video from the cover shoot, including thoughts from the participants about being on the cover of the magazine and the greatness of their six string weapons. [Video: […]

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Nas Debuts Controversial Video in New York City

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In the packed screening room of the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York City, Nas premiered “Be A Nigger Too,” the first video off his ninth album — at one point named after the infamous epithet, but now left simply untitled. The stark video, directed by Rik Cordero, doesn’t back down from the controversy that’s […]

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Longing For Latitude: Make Model, Broken Records

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The sun is starting to shine as the summer begins and we slip into June, and yet it still feels like a long wait until Latitude festival on the 17th - 20th July.

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Secrets of the Guitar Heroes: Jimmy Page

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How is it possible that so many Led Zeppelin songs are based around some of the greatest riffs in history? Jimmy Page reveals the secret. “It has energy and attitude. There’s sex in it as well. It was definitely my concept to have a riff-based band,” he says. Click below for more on Page, including […]

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Kanye West Goes A-Haunting in Latest ?Flashing Lights? Video

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In case two videos didn’t satisfy your appetite for “Flashing Lights,” Kanye West has dropped a third clip, this time abandoning the trunk of a car for that mansion from Psycho and a dinner party out of Clue. While the visuals this time around are more suitable for a Siouxsie and the Banshees video, it’s […]

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Murder Ballads and Southern Grooves: On the Road With The Raconteurs

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“Detroit had become like an iron-maiden sort of torture device,” says Jack White. “I couldn’t breathe anymore in that scene. The musical environment in the South has always been supportive — that’s where all the greatest music is from.” White has had plenty of opportunity to get out of his home town while on tour […]

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Single Minded: Duffy, R.E.M., Big L and More

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Duffy, “Cry to Me” [Solomon Burke Cover]New British soul star tackles old American one with effective results. In 20 years at the Grammys, their holograms can duet. R.E.M., “Ignoreland” [Live]Stipe and Co. finally (!) dust off this 16-year-old rocker for their current tour. Unwelcome surprise: the song’s message is still depressingly relevant.Big L, “Put it […]

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