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The Roxy Music guitarist invites us into his London studio to take a look at the guitars that he cut five decades of hits with, and tells us how a globe-trotting childhood led him to art-rock Shangri- ...

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Musicians play behind closed doors despite a ban on music in Afghanistan and a maker of stringed instrument the rubab refuses to down tools.

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Painted Mandolin is a tribute band in the most creative sense of the word: Influenced by the songs of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead, the music they make is uniquely theirs. The culture and community ...

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Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national ...

This underrated gem is truly a one-of-a-kind destination that will appeal to both nature lovers and music fans. You won't ...

There’s a long list of great keyboard players and equally great keyboard intros. Consider this list an ode to the ivories (or plastic if you’re rocking something digital). Here, we shed light on three ...

Richard Perry, whose many successes included Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four ...