Latest articles by Matt Parker
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in August
This month we swing through Turnstile, Boss Keloid, Spielbergs, Frigs, Future Lives and Kamikaze Girls
Australian guitarist plays for an incredible 125 hours in charity fundraiser
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.
Pigtronix launches Bob Weir's Real Deal - an acoustic volume boost without the feedback
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
The Performaxe leg rest promises to improve your posture and provide more comfortable practice positions
Many guitars, particularly electrics, just do not lend themselves to seated practise. Performaxe aims to challenge this perception by creating an attachable leg rest
Megan Davies: “There are constantly people who are better technically than you… learn to start collaborating with them”
In conversation with the YouTube star and songwriter
G-Suit protects your guitar's neck and strings when you’re not playing
G-Suit, a new startup from Tel Aviv, Israel, is proposing a solution for protecting your guitar’s strings and fretboard without resorting to the nightmarish inconvenience of rehousing it in its case
Ted Hutt’s 7 tips for producers: “My favourite records weren’t always huge hits. But they were huge to me”
The ’59 Sound producer on The Gaslight Anthem, personality and the importance of honesty
Foo Fighters fans! Chris Shiflett is selling 20 guitars on Reverb this week
Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has announced a sale of 20 guitars from his own collection, including the initial prototype of his Signature Fender Tele Deluxe
Want to buy Tom Petty's 1965 Gibson SG? That'll be $300,000
Famed US guitar dealer Norman Harris of Norman's Rare Guitars has announced he's selling off a number of guitars from his personal collection that were previously owned by Tom Petty
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in July
This month our sonic safari takes in Starcrawler, Wess Meets West, Teenage Wrist, Mint Field, Black Light White Light and Bearfoot Beware, all roaming the, er, sound savanna...
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in June
This month's selection of six-string spins includes Hamish Anderson, Freak, Moaning, Robert Earl Thomas, Vundabar and Lovebites
Ash’s Tim Wheeler: “When it wasn’t cool to have flash solos, I was still doing them. I love it. I’m all about it”
The frontman on smashing six-strings and the importance of “dashes of flash”
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in May
This month we check out Shame, Aiming For Enrike, Austin Gold, Rain, Hey Charlie and Salad Boys...
Gary Lucas’s top 5 tips for guitarists: “Music is the most immediate and magical of all the art forms”
The guitar disruptor on working with Beefheart, Buckley and universal blues
Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne: “We’re constantly dangling that carrot of perfect tone in front of our face but we never actually get there”
The rapidly rising country guitarist discusses his playing evolution and taking flak for speaking out
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in April
We take Glorious Sons, Charlotte Carpenter, Rews, Eera, Sect and Island for a spin...
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner: “With a guitar you can make it into anything you want. It’s endlessly variable”
The innovative guitarist and songwriter talks alternate tunings, gear and creativity
13 guitar players you need to hear in 2018
This year sees us spoiled for choice when it comes to breakthrough guitar talent. Here’s our rundown of the best new players we've heard so far...
John Carter Cash: “It was a great journey to work with all these artists and watch them honestly connect with my father”
The producer discusses working with Chris Cornell, Brad Paisley and more on Johnny Cash: Forever Words
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in March
This month: Kris Barras, The Contortionist, Steve Hill, Cassels, Delphina Kings and Lullaby...
Charlie Cunningham: “I needed to commit to something - put the hours in”
Meet Charlie Cunningham, the innovative singer-songwriter making bold steps forward and channeling one of the world’s most ancient and dynamic guitar styles in the process
D.D Dumbo: “Many of my songs have benefitted from the restriction of the loop pedal”
The 4AD-signed 12-stringer on collaboration, new noises and looper wizardry
6 fresh guitar artists you need to hear in February
This month we check out Fangclub, Toska, Voyager, Upcdownc, Protomartyr and Goodbye June...
