Matt Frost

Four years ago, seasoned session bassist Sandy Beales was invited to audition as for X Factor bronze medalists One Direction's first UK tour.

On 30 October, Southern rock four-piece Black Stone Cherry will unveil their first ever live DVD, Thank You: Livin' Live, and guitar slinger Ben Wells couldn't be more excited about it.

"I would advise bass players to go and play with other musicians, every opportunity they get"

If you've yet to hear of Southend five-piece Nothing But Thieves, then it's surely only a matter of time.

For over 25 years, Andy Bell has been captivating indie-rock fans the world over with his top-notch effects-driven guitar-playing and enviable knack for writing killer tunes.

Robben Ford opens up about blues ruts, seeing BB King for the first time and why he's so happy with his new album, Into The Sun…

On 5 April 2015, Ride – the highly-influential indie rock outfit Andy Bell started with Mark Gardener, Loz Colbert and Steve Queralt back in 1988 – played their first gig for two decades.

"At some point in your life, you were just a wide-eyed kid and hopefully you'll never really lose that"

Since first exploding onto the scene around four years ago, London noise-rock four-piece Savages have become one of the UK's most celebrated bands.

On a suitably icy and toe-numbing January evening, we were lucky enough to catch the final date of The Maccabees' UK tour, their third successive night at Brixton Academy.

PLUS we chat to Schenker about playing live, crafting sets and his band's imminent 2016 UK tour

Some brilliant bass-heavy advice from the incredible Nick Beggs PLUS we hear all about his new band The Mute Gods