November 1974 …the state wages war on fela kuti

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

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The Dead Daisies Lookin’ For Trouble SPV ...

Having formed in 1975, Talking Heads surfaced from the ashes of New York band The Artistics, with frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz eventually recruiting (after three auditions) fledgling

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW