
Rich Chamberlain
Rich is a teacher, one time Rhythm staff writer and experienced freelance journalist who has interviewed countless revered musicians, engineers, producers and stars for the our world-leading music making portfolio, including such titles as Rhythm, Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, and MusicRadar. His victims include such luminaries as Ice T, Mark Guilani and Jamie Oliver (the drumming one).
Latest articles by Rich Chamberlain

Big band maestro Pete Cater on Buddy Rich: "Nobody ever swung harder"
By Rich Chamberlain published
Buddy Rich at 100: Modern big band master talks Buddy

Airbourne's Joel O’Keeffe: the 5 guitar solos that changed the way I play
By Rich Chamberlain published
Aussie rocker on Angus, Hammett and Skynyrd

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley: my top 6 tips for songwriters
By Rich Chamberlain published
Pop-punk hero on guitar tones, lyrics and his songwriting journey

The playlist: Andy James
By Rich Chamberlain published
As he releases a new record, Andy James talks Slash, Sandman and getting to grips with his own songs

Mastodon's Troy Sanders: my top 5 tips for surviving on the road
By Rich Chamberlain published
Bassist on making it through tour after tour

Orianthi's 10 blues guitar heroes
By Rich Chamberlain published
Orianthi enthuses about her 10 blues heroes

Travis Barker: "I would love to do a jazz project. That would be so much fun."
By Rich Chamberlain published
Drummer talks pushing boundaries with Blink-182, studio sessions galore and following up his stunning solo album

Dream Theater's Mike Mangini: "I was afraid that I couldn’t do it"
By Rich Chamberlain published
Prog maestro on joining DT, Steve Vai, his influences, visualising music, and much more

Victor Wooten's top 5 tips for bass players
By Rich Chamberlain published
The legendary bassist shares his wisdom

Mark Tremonti: my top 5 tips for playing live
By Rich Chamberlain published
Alter Bridge man on how to slay on stage

From weddings to the world’s biggest stadiums: Royal Blood’s Ben Thatcher talks about his meteoric rise
By Rich Chamberlain published
Plus A-list superfans and the band’s career-defining new album

Rex Brown: the 10 records that changed my life
By Rich Chamberlain published
"If I don’t say this record then I’m not a real musician…"

Royal Blood bassist Mike Kerr: my top five tips for drummers
By Rich Chamberlain published
Lessons learnt playing with Ben Thatcher

Sum 41’s Frank Zummo: my top 5 tips for drummers
By Rich Chamberlain published
Pop punker shares some wisdom

Stewart Copeland talks Gizmodrome, Tony Visconti and why it’s great that people make music he hates
By Rich Chamberlain published
"I'm an old bastard"

Chris Jericho: my top 5 rock frontmen
By Rich Chamberlain published
WWE superstar and Fozzy leader talks heroes

Mike Portnoy talks feel over technique, the 12 Step Suite and why he’ll still be playing at 80
By Rich Chamberlain published
Drum icon reflects

Devin Townsend’s riff-writing masterclass
By Rich Chamberlain published
Metal king reveals essential guitar tips

Matt Skiba talks recording California, guitar gear and the future of Blink-182
By Rich Chamberlain published
"There’s a whole other record’s worth of material"

Phil Rudd talks his AC/DC departure, Head Job and coming back from the brink
By Rich Chamberlain published
Groove master reflects on a torrid time and looks ahead to solo success

6 of the best: José Pasillas
By Rich Chamberlain published
Incubus drummer looks back on his career highlights

Joey Kramer on surviving and thriving with Aerosmith
By Rich Chamberlain published
Drum titan on five decades of hard rocking and iconic band’s farewell tour

You Me At Six drummer Dan Flint talks hit albums and building his own drum cave
By Rich Chamberlain published
'Rim-playing hero' talks Night People
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