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
NAMM 2019: Blackstar unveils JJN-20R Jared James Nichols signature head and cab By Matt Parker Electric bluesman has 'Star named after him
NAMM 2019: Taylor launches Grand Pacific line of round-shoulder dreadnoughts By Matt Parker, Rob Laing Off-the-shoulder numbers include V-Class bracing
David Crosby: “Dying is part of life. I’m at the end of my life, so I have to look at it” By Matt Parker The folk-rock icon finds redemption in reflection in his creative, collaborative new record, Here If You Listen
Bob Mould: “I’m a very innovative rhythm guitarist. And a pretty less-than-average soloist!” By Matt Parker The US indie/punk legend talks positive new album Sunshine Rock
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in January 2019 By Matt Parker From death-glam to a master of dark dynamics
5 minutes alone - McFly's Danny Jones: “I had a lesson off one of my idols: John Mayer” By Matt Parker Picking the brain of the guitarist and songwriter
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in December By Matt Parker From moody blues to mask-wearing metallic hardcore
5 minutes alone - Rich Robinson: “All of my gear was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy in 2012. I lost 70 guitars” By Matt Parker The Magpie Salute man ponders guitars, hurricanes and riots
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in November By Matt Parker From voodoo riffs, to pop punk and gothic indie rock
Duane Eddy: “You use the technology and don’t let it use you. I can’t get that through to people” By Matt Parker The titan of twang on tone, tales and the story behind his signature Gretsch six-string bass guitar
