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The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock & Roll

by Tim Stegall December 5, 2019September 30, 2025

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SXSW Music Live: The Sandinistas

Clash city rockers

by Tim Stegall March 18, 2017September 30, 2025

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Rock & Roll Books

Play It Loud: The Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

by Michael Toland December 8, 2016September 30, 2025

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ACL Review: Struts

Seventies UK glam rock returns

by Tim Stegall October 8, 2016September 30, 2025

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Space Cowboy Steve Miller’s Not Joking

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist details the pompitous of musical education

by Raoul Hernandez July 21, 2016September 30, 2025

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Flipnotics Closing

Lease is up in March

by Chase Hoffberger February 24, 2014September 30, 2025

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One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Mother Texas

Welcome to Texas, y’all. Meet Ray Wylie Hubbard, ‘The Grifter’s Hymnal,’ and ‘Mother Blues.’

by Margaret Moser March 16, 2012September 30, 2025

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