Latest articles by Matt Parker
Guitarist of the Year 2019 finalists revealed!
Who made the cut? And who will walk away with a brand new PRS guitar?
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in August 2019
From blues-y masters of mojo to blistering noise rock
Tyler Ramsey: “I was really fascinated with the idea of the guitar as something that could stand on its own”
The former Band Of Horses guitarist and solo songwriter on how homesick heartache fed into For The Morning
Dan Auerbach: “There’s something about playing that electric guitar real loud that feels like home”
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
From mind-melting Venezuelan metal to dark Western drama
Lucy Spraggan: “Some people write diaries or journals. I just turn it into a song”
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”
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
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”
The Enter Shikari frontman talk lyrics, laptop production and demystifying music
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in June 2019
From doo-wop spacemen to Brit-rock beasts
5SOS' Michael Clifford and Gibson invoke Joan Jett for signature Melody Maker
BurstBucker-equipped dark horse on the way
Epiphone announces George Thorogood ‘White Fang’ ES-125TDC Outfit
Destroyers man makes a signature
Guy Chambers' top 5 tips for songwriters: "I think if songs are good they will find a home"
We pick the brain of Robbie Williams’ right-hand man, and a bonafide mega-hit-maker
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear this week
From power-punk to stoner-Rock-y-Horror Show
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in May 2019
Box-fresh new bands and singer-songwriters
Molly Tuttle: “The more tunes I learned, the more it became a fun challenge”
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
A Famous Blue Raincoat, Fleetwood Mac and eye-opening electronics
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in April
This month we dine out on IToldYouIWouldEatYou, Wheel, Pijn, Press Club, Beach Riot and Astronoid.
William Tyler: “When I’m playing guitar, I’m really in my own skin in a way that I don’t feel very often”
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”
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”
The inimitable frontman talks playing, plane crashes and powder-blue disco suits
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in March 2019
This month we check out Zuzu, Atlas : Empire, Tallies, Rosie Carney, Ibibio Sound Machine and All Get Out...
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”
The songwriter/guitarist and composer discuss scoring Fighting With My Family, stompboxes and ‘studio blinkers’
