Latest articles by David Mead
Prog overlords Yes are celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary this year, so what better time to sit down with their legendary guitarist in the place where his story with the group began?
The bluesman discusses his collaboration with 14 guitar stars, including Eric Gales, Warren Haynes and Joe Bonamassa
A rare AC30 that once upon a time might have reverberated to the sounds of Please Please Me, From Me To You and She Loves You...
Joe Satriani surfs his way through live TV nightmares and expresses a fondness for plain crisps…
The gravel-voiced slide maestro Chris Rea survived the road to hell, but how will he handle the 10 questions we ask everybody?
A new double live-album sees the slide maestro playing both electric and acoustic guitars in a set from his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana…
Folk veteran reveals songwriting secrets and guitar tone tips
Former Black Crowe on sought-after guitars and why he can never quit music
Disposable gloves and a makita drill are among the touring essentials for Mr Big’s stringsman…
With the release of a new Mike + The Mechanics album and an ongoing tour, we talk to the Genesis man about putting the old band back together again…
The jazz fusioneer Al Di Meola discusses the evils of stage carpeting and the quest for the latest Armani cologne…
Blues-rock’s favourite son talks about long-haul flights and why you should never run out of Diet coke…
After working the wires for Frank Zappa, David Bowie and King Crimson, the Twang Bar King Adrian Belew moves on to a supergroup with ex-Police Stewart Copeland
Slide maestro Derek Trucks reflects on the menace of unreliable tour buses and how he’s always on the hunt for good bourbon
Johnny Winter’s 1965 Firebird V came under the auctioneer’s hammer in autumn 2016. We track down the new owner and details the rise of Gibson’s bold and iconic design
He’s a Grammy-winning bluesman from Nashville, Tennessee - but how will Keb’ Mo’ handle the 10 questions we ask everyone?
The Allman Brothers alumnus, Gov’t Mule main man and Southern gentleman of blues rock guitar, Warren Haynes, tackles the 10 questions we ask everyone...
Sting’s guitarist Dominic Miller discusses the ups and downs of swapping between stadia, studio dates and solo gigs
He’s the guitarist with Irish songsters The Cranberries, but how will Noel Hogan handle the 10 fruity questions we ask everyone?
Peter Frampton’s Gibson Les Paul Custom is arguably more famous than any other of its kind - and the story of its loss and eventual return reads like a great detective novel…
A blues-rock masterclass
Simple Minds guitarist Charlie Burchill tells tales of how a guitar lead once fixed the band’s tour bus…
