Bands
Latest about Bands

“I love John McLaughlin’s stuff. I admire real musicians”: Journey guitarist Neal Schon on the players who inspire him
By Paul Elliott published
"I had my jazz guys, I had my blues guys, my fusion guys"

Everything In Its Right Place: Radiohead switch up their setlist on the second night of reunion tour
By Will Simpson published
They’re making it interesting for everyone
![Craig 'Goonzi' Gowans and Steven Jones from Scottish metalcore heavyweights Bleed From Within pose with their weapons of choice: Goonzi [left] has an ESP LTD M1000, while Jones has a Caparison TAT Special](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7aS7xozbeLPr85jhwnXbn.jpg)
Bleed From Within’s Craig ‘Goonzi’ Gowans and Steven Jones on the high-performance shred machines behind their heavyweight metalcore sound
By Jonathan Horsley published
Backstage at this summer's Tons Of Rock festival, the Scottish high-gain stalwarts explained what they needed from their Caparison and ESP/LTD S-styles, and pondered the use of the whammy bar

“Hell if I know": Lindsey Buckingham claims not to know if Fleetwood Mac have played Glastonbury
By Ben Rogerson published
Could that be a subtle indication that plans are afoot, or are we reading too much into it?

“No Pro Tools, no tricks. We helped change the production of heavy metal records”: Pantera's revolutionary anthem
By Amit Sharma published
And the solo from Dimebag gave the world its first taste of a new guitar hero

“I was not always the most pleasant person to work with”: David Byrne admits he was a ‘bossy pants’ in Talking Heads
By Will Simpson published
He says his social skills back then were “limited”

“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths
By Will Simpson published
His memoir, The Drums, is out this week

Davey Johnstone on the making of Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
By Jonathan Horsley published
It began aboard the high seas, a concept record about Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early days, and when the band got to Caribou Ranch, they'd turn out one of the greatest albums of the '70s
Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here.

