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"I can't think of a Van Halen song that doesn't put a smile on my face – it's just a question of figuring out how to play them": How Joe Satriani is preparing to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen
By Gary Graff published
Exclusive: we talk to Joe Satriani as the setlist for Sammy Hagar's upcoming The Best of All Worlds tour begins to take shape

34 years ago Joe Satriani and Steve Vai told the world they'd record a song called The Sea Of Emotion together: Now they've finally done it
By Fraser Lewry published
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai collaborate on new music with The Sea Of Emotion, Pt 1, and a video that recalls the early days of their 50-year-long friendship

"You don't look like a rock star, you don't write music like a rock star": how Joe Satriani confounded his label and recorded the one-take wonder that changed his life
By Polly Glass published
Completely at odds with the guitar styles of the time, Joe Satriani’s out-of-this-world instrumental Surfing With The Alien caught the imagination of a generation

Joe Satriani: the 10 greatest instrumental tracks ever written
By Henry Yates published
Guitar wiz Joe Satriani picks 10 instrumentals that have guided him on his long career through rock

"Everybody was dumbstruck" - how Jimi Hendrix's arrival in London changed everything, as told by Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and more
By Johnny Black published
Jimi at 80 When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966, he not only blew the minds of fellow rock legends-in-making: he'd help spark a whole new form of electric blues

Joe Satriani hails Wolfgang Van Halen's Taylor Hawkins tribute gig performances as "the most natural, beautiful thing I’d seen in a long time"
By Paul Brannigan published
Joe Satriani salutes Wolfgang Van Halen for his guest spot at the Taylor Hawkins tribute shows in London and LA

Joe Satriani: Surfing With The Alien - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Joe Satriani's Surfing With The Alien was the album that made his name and took shredding to the masses

Alice Cooper, Corey Taylor, Peter Frampton and more set for Rock For Relief benefit show
By Scott Munro last updated
Night of music will be broadcast later this week with proceeds benefitting the Feeding America charity
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