Latest articles by Joel McIver
5 minutes alone: Sting
The sometime Policeman talks vintage guitars, his light-fingered offspring and the power of jazz…
Bring Me The Horizon's Matt Kean on his bass history and the band's unstoppable rise
Matt Kean and his band Bring Me The Horizon have spent the last decade rising up the ranks from clubs to sold-out stadiums. “I don’t even know any theory!” he tells Joel McIver...
BC Rich Mockingbird Mark 3
No bass screams ‘Metal!’ like a BC Rich. If headbanging is your thing, look no further
Cort A5 Plus
We review a lot of basses here at MusicRadar from the low- and high-budget end of the spectrum.
Electro-Harmonix Bass Clone
Stoner-rock bassists with shallow pockets rejoice! Here's a chorus pedal that allows you to sound like you're from Palm Desert back in 1991 for a measly 59 quid.
Cort A4 Ultra
We review a lot of basses here at MusicRadar from the low- and high-budget end of the spectrum.
Sting talks Fender P-Basses, technique and jamming Jaco Pastorius
Songwriter, actor, author, activist, rock star, jazz freak... Gordon 'Sting' Sumner is quite the renaissance man. Oh, and he plays bass. We meet the legend...
Interpol's drum setup in pictures
Sam Fogarino talks Ludwig kit, playing live and click tracks
Gallery: Tony Iommi's influence
Bow down and worship at the altar of Uncle Tony Iommi, the godfather of the heavy metal guitar and the single most influential metal axeman that ever applied pick to string in anger.
6 career defining records of Black Sabbath's Bill Ward
Metal drumming innovator picks his finest
Bassics BPA-1 Preamp
Malcolm Toft, the designer of Bassics' new BPA-1 preamp, has a serious reputation...
Darkglass Vintage Ultra
We recently reviewed the Darkglass Microtubes Ultra, a superb distortion pedal given the 'Ultra' upgrade for those who fancied some extra tone-shaping options and a bypass switch.
Dave McClain: 'There's always pressure after The Blackening'
Machine Head man lifts the lid on new record
Steve Lawson: Even Steven
Steve Lawson, the man sitting opposite BGM and delivering anecdotes about his eye-opening career, is munching on a chapati.
