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Iconic guitars played by Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and Rick Nielsen

11 iconic guitars and the legendary guitarists who played them

By Jenna Scaramanga published

From Jimmy Page’s double-necked Gibson to Brian May‘s Red Special, these are the guitars that became legends in their own right

Interviews
AC/DC with (inset) Rick Nielsen

"They were the kind of guys you’d see drinking and fighting on the docks on a Friday night": Why I ❤️ AC/DC, by Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen

By Dave Everley published

Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen on jamming Chuck Berry songs with AC/DC and introducing Bon Scott to Mexican food

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Rick Nielsen studio portrait, plus John Lennon and Yoko Ono outside the Hit Factory in New York

"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy

By Fraser Lewry published

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself

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AC/DC’s Bon Scott holding a drink and Cheap Trick’s RIck Nielsen holding two guitars

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on the genius of AC/DC’s Bon Scott: “My house burnt down the same day as Bon died. I cared more about Bon than the building”

By Classic Rock published

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on jamming with AC/DC, the majesty of Highway To Hell and the ‘pirate’ genius of Bon Scott

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Slash on the Drew Carey Show

Hilarity ensues as Slash, Dave Mustaine, Rick Nielsen, Dusty Hill, Joey Ramone and more "audition" for the Drew Carey Show

By Fraser Lewry published

Is this the most star-studded line-up of musicians to ever appear on a comedy show?

Concerts & Shows
The covers of Rainbow’s Rising, Lou Reed’s Transformer, Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell and Foo Fighters’ The Colour And The Shape

20 bands whose second album is the best thing they ever did

By Classic Rock published

The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career

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Corey Taylor

Corey Taylor, Geezer Butler to appear at benefit show for school kids

By Stef Lach last updated

Glenn Hughes and Robin Zander to be honoured at Adopt The Arts show in Hollywood

Concerts & Shows
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield onstage playing guitars

The 40 Best Songs Of 2016 So Far

By Classic Rock last updated

It's already been a great year for rock'n'roll, and these are the songs that have provided the soundtrack to 2016 so far…

Tracks & Singles
The 290 greatest rock albums of 1979

The 20 best rock albums of 1979

By Classic Rock Magazine last updated

The 1970s crash out in style with AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Clash producing some of their best work, and Led Zeppelin’s last hurrah

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Rick Nielsen giving the finger while holding a guitar

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen: I’m not as pretty as Lemmy or Sting

By Rob Hughes published

With Cheap Trick inching towards their half-century, band guitarist and songwriter Rick Nielsen toasts the past, present and future in his own inimitable style

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