Dan Auerbach: “There’s something about playing that electric guitar real loud that feels like home” By Matt Parker The Black Keys guitarist discusses his renewed love for plugging-in on the duo’s raucous ninth record, Let’s Rock
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in July 2019 By Matt Parker From mind-melting Venezuelan metal to dark Western drama
Lucy Spraggan: “Some people write diaries or journals. I just turn it into a song” By Matt Parker The songwriter and career contrarian talks storytelling, stigmas and sticking to her guns
The Cranberries’ Noel Hogan: “Doing the album when we did, it was almost like therapy for us” By Matt Parker The guitarist reflects on Dolores O'Riordan’s passing and the band’s unlikely breakthrough
13 of the best guitar acts to watch at Glastonbury 2019 By Matt Parker We offer a six-string segment of the UK festival’s huge line-up
Enter Shikari's Rou Reynolds: “We are a creative species, full stop. That’s one of the defining features of humanity” By Matt Parker The Enter Shikari frontman talk lyrics, laptop production and demystifying music
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in June 2019 By Matt Parker From doo-wop spacemen to Brit-rock beasts
Bob Weir and D'Angelico unveil new Deluxe Bedford signature guitar By Matt Parker First signature solid body for New York luthiers
5SOS' Michael Clifford and Gibson invoke Joan Jett for signature Melody Maker By Matt Parker BurstBucker-equipped dark horse on the way
David Gilmour has recorded a three-part podcast series discussing his key guitars By Matt Parker Podcast promoting upcoming guitar auction debuts Friday
Epiphone announces George Thorogood ‘White Fang’ ES-125TDC Outfit By Matt Parker Destroyers man makes a signature
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear this week By Matt Parker From power-punk to stoner-Rock-y-Horror Show
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in May 2019 By Matt Parker Box-fresh new bands and singer-songwriters
Molly Tuttle: “The more tunes I learned, the more it became a fun challenge” By Matt Parker We speak to the awe-inspiring, award-winning acoustic guitarist and songwriter
Andrew Davie of Bear’s Den: the 10 records that changed my life By Matt Parker A Famous Blue Raincoat, Fleetwood Mac and eye-opening electronics
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in April By Matt Parker From grief-powered post-rock to ‘dream thrash’ and punk
William Tyler: “When I’m playing guitar, I’m really in my own skin in a way that I don’t feel very often” By Matt Parker The innovative US guitarist discusses his modern instrumental masterpieces
Mandolin Orange: “The mandolin made me think of the guitar as more of a melodic instrument” By Matt Parker Andrew Marlin on how going from six strings to four can revolutionise your playing
Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood: “Lead is just like playing air guitar on the real guitar for me” By Matt Parker The inimitable frontman talks playing, plane crashes and powder-blue disco suits
Graham Coxon and Vik Sharma: “Get a sound up and get going. Because if something holds you up for five minutes, then it’s gone” By Matt Parker The songwriter/guitarist and composer discuss scoring Fighting With My Family, stompboxes and ‘studio blinkers’
KT Tunstall: “I really like puzzles. It's much harder for me to write music when there are absolutely no parameters at all” By Matt Parker The songwriter on the challenges of her soul, body and mind trilogy
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in February 2019 By Matt Parker From Japanese witch doom to Brighton rock
Gregory Alan Isakov: “Creating something with your hands is so rare. With guitar, we’re creating something out of thin air” By Matt Parker The Coloradan singer-songwriter discusses songwriting, travel and craft
NAMM 2019: Gretsch Electromatic range goes for gold with new G5655TG By Matt Parker Plus new Jet FT Single Cut finish options
