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"I had a Gibson deal at one point where I could get Les Pauls at factory prices. I would sell them at pawn shops and put the money towards older Les Pauls": Mike Ness on fighting cancer and the roots influences behind Social Distortion's self-titled LP

Ness and co hit us all with a curve ball as the ’90s dawned, covering Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire and bringing blues into punk, but as Ness explains here, it's all related – it’s all punk

"Noel's process is purely guitar. He's so in love with the chords, and he was cycling through and through... He wouldn't stop until he was satisfied": How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life

The Black Keys began life as a bare-bones two-piece, but, as Dan Auerbach tells GP, collaboration and an open musical mind have expanded the duo's sound to thrilling new heights

Remember When: The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Almost Died Onstage

On December 3, 1965, The Rolling Stones played at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California. In front of 5,000 fans, Richards shocked himself when his guitar touched a microphone stand, and a flame erupted. Reports from the time said the blast sounded like a gunshot. Richards, burned from the electrical surge, was escorted from the venue with oxygen tubes and taken to the hospital. Nonetheless, he was back playing the following night.

The Meaning Behind "Bright Lights" by Gary Clark Jr. and Why It Portends the Making of a Future Legend

Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us review – Utterly wild and terrific

Album is boiling with ideas from the combined creative efforts of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson

The Libertines' All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade Is a Welcome Return

The Libertines' 'All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade' is something of mixed bag, but it's worth persisting with for its moments of beauty and always fun energy.

JOHNNY THUNDERS: THE RAVEN BOY

Slash Is Bringing His Blues Festival To North Carolina

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Capturing the Birth of Punk: Bobby Grossman's New York Chronicles | Visual Art | Hudson Valley

Photographer Bobby Grossman captured the birth of punk in New York. The New Gallery has curated a show of his work, "Low Fidelity," which will be exhibited at Time and Space Limited.