Matt Parker
Matt is a freelance journalist who has spent the last decade interviewing musicians for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.com, DJ Mag and Electronic Sound. In 2020, he launched CreativeMoney.co.uk, which aims to share the ideas that make creative lifestyles more sustainable. He plays guitar, but should not be allowed near your delay pedals.
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Blue 'Skys ahead

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The folk-rock icon finds redemption in reflection in his creative, collaborative new record, Here If You Listen

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The US indie/punk legend talks positive new album Sunshine Rock

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This month we open up Throat, Emma Ruth Rundle, Those Damn Crows, Bloxx and Death Valley Girls...

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Picking the brain of the guitarist and songwriter

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From moody blues to mask-wearing metallic hardcore

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The former Black Crowe turned Magpie Salute wingman ponders narc nightmares, divorcing his gear and the wisdom of Neil Young.

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From voodoo riffs, to pop punk and gothic indie rock

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The titan of twang on tone, tales and the story behind his signature Gretsch six-string bass guitar

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Splashing advances on Les Pauls, nightmare gigs and surprise hits

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The UK duo on their rock 'n' roll debut, All My Shades Of Blue

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We take a stroll through Orchards, Mask Of Judas, Ink, Camp Cope, Jo Passed and Groundculture...

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The US songwriter on telling stories with tone, tunings and T-Birds

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The rising alt-country songwriter discusses addiction, songwriting and his disarming debut Dying Star

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Blues rocker Dan Patlansky shuffles through his record collection and reveals why he’s scuppered by Scuttle Buttin’

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This month we pet Haggard Cat, Bitch Falcon, Nervus, Scottibrains, Oceans Of Slumber and Snail Mail.

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The roots hero on the lessons guitarists forget

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On his 14th album, The Horizon Just Laughed, the idiosyncratic Seattle songwriter presents personal upheaval in a misleadingly laid-back package

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The Virginian indie-rocker discusses perfection, questioning originality and ripping up analogue convention

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We catch America’s finest indie rock storytellers The Hold Steady on a flying visit to London, eschewing their usual kitchen sink ’boards for a minimalist run ’n’ gun rig...

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New Zealand’s indie-rock royals on their first collaborative record and Finn Sr's upcoming stint with Fleetwood Mac

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This month we swing through Turnstile, Boss Keloid, Spielbergs, Frigs, Future Lives and Kamikaze Girls

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A guitarist from the town of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia has played for over 125 hours in an attempt to break the record for the world's longest guitar marathon.

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US effects firm Pigtronix has teamed up with Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir and longtime 'Dead gear guru Mike McGinn on a new acoustic preamp, the Real Deal

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Many guitars, particularly electrics, just do not lend themselves to seated practise. Performaxe aims to challenge this perception by creating an attachable leg rest
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