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THERE ARE VARYING degrees of guitar hero, but Carlos Santana is a name you’d expect to find near the top of any list. Like Jimi Hendrix, Brian May or Slash, Santana has transcended guitar music and pe

WHILE MOST DUAL-GUITAR bands tend to have designated roles in terms of what kind of sonic space their members occupy, Momma six-stringers Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten enjoy being unrestricted,

YOU’LL BE FAMILIAR with the New York five-piece the Strokes, renowned since their formation in 1998 for their angular, stripped-down rock singles. While that band remains sporadically active, back in

US post-rockers bring out the bangers for their larger-than-life debut.

Manchester quartet hit heavy and soft with radiant prog sound.

Raised on thrash and death metal, the chief screamer/shredder of Brazilian, er, thrash/death metallers Nervosa shares her fave songs