WE WERE THE first band of our generation that started to grow up,” Billy Corgan says, reflecting on the making of the Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 grand opus, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. “The b

THE STARS REVEAL THE SONIC DELIGHTS GUARANTEED TO GET THEM GOING...

PETER GILES

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,

What was your first guitar? I was around nine when I saw the Rolling Stones and the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I was instantly attracted to George Harrison and Keith Richards’ guitar playing, so

What was the first song you remember loving? There was a lot of music in our house growing up, but it wasn’t all necessarily pop. My mum listened to a lot of 80s reggae and 80s soul and R&B, but my da