Unforgettable one-liners and legendary scenes that perfectly captured all the clichés of rock music. | Photo: The Kobal Collection
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Rural transport in Colombia. | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
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Tool performing at Welcome to Rockville 2023. | Photo: Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)
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Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson | Photo: Kateřina Fialová | Fource Entertainment
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Alvin Youngblood Hart is one of the Taj Mahal's protégés. | Photo: Zach Powell
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Today the image of them is quintessential to the era of '70s and '80s disco. | Photo: Vanessa Frehley (CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED)
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Instruments from Jens Ritter Instruments at the Montreaux exhibition (2019). | Photo: Jens Ritter Instruments Facebook
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If music is only defined as vibrations passing through space, how is it possible that it has magical powers? Why is it that music can engage every part of the brain? And could we survive in a world without music? | Photo: Mohammad Metri (Unsplash)
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The human factor still has the greatest influence. I know many colleagues who use mediocre equipment for recording and their results often excel those with the most expensive and best equipped studios. | Photo: Unsplash
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Nine Inch Nails live in Munich, Germany on March 28, 2007 | Photo: Luca de Santis via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)
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Should I tell stories about the lyrics, be funny, encourage action, or just play and let the music do the talking? Communication with the audience is a delicate thing. Berlin Manson has nailed it. | Photo: Aleš Kuča
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RATM were not afraid to make their music express their political voice. | Photo: Fabio Nascimento (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)
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"I'm not good because I have special gifts or any more gifts than anybody on the planet. But I've just never changed my mind about playing bass and doing music," says Anthony Wellington. | Photo: Stephen Covey
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It is obvious where this rock 'n' roll dude with a bluesman's soul got his love for open guitar tunings. | Photo: Vértes György by CCA 4.0
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Neck sanding| Photo: Wolf Guitars archive
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What is the best way to sell a luxury SUV? Hire unsuspecting child musicians and make fun of them. Uh, but no one's laughing. | Photo: YouTube
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