Battle hymns

THIS YEAR MARKS a decade since John Mayer teamed up with Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann to breathe new life into the band’s iconic catalog und

Three decades after Sparks asked, a touch forlornly, When Do I Get To Sing My Way?, it seems we may finally have an answer. No, pop’s favourite Dadaist siblings haven’t suddenly decided to give us the

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With The Who he wrote some of the great songs from the first wave of pop, then went on to conquer the rock world. In recent years he’s mostly been involved in solo work. In the 60s he famously wrote the lyric: ‘ Hope I die before I get old .’ Thankfully he didn’t.

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THERE’S BEEN A REVOLUTION IN EFFECTS PEDALS IN RECEN T TIMES. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BEST FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS – ALONG WITH EXPERT TONE ADVICE FROM TOP PEDALBOARD PROS...