Rich Chamberlain

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

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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

Drummers
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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

Guitars
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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

Singers & Songwriters
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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

Guitarists
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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

Guitarists
"I'm a huge fan of the blues. That is the whole reason why I play guitar,"
Orianthi's 10 blues guitar heroes

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Orianthi enthuses about her 10 blues heroes

Guitarists
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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

Drummers
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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

Drummers
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Victor Wooten's top 5 tips for bass players

By Rich Chamberlain Published

The legendary bassist shares his wisdom

Guitarists
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Mark Tremonti: my top 5 tips for playing live

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Alter Bridge man on how to slay on stage

Gigs & Festivals
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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

Bands
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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…"

Singles And Albums
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Royal Blood bassist Mike Kerr: my top five tips for drummers

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Lessons learnt playing with Ben Thatcher

Drummers
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Sum 41’s Frank Zummo: my top 5 tips for drummers

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Pop punker shares some wisdom

Drummers
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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"

Drummers
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Chris Jericho: my top 5 rock frontmen

By Rich Chamberlain Published

WWE superstar and Fozzy leader talks heroes

Artists
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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

Drummers
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Devin Townsend’s riff-writing masterclass

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Metal king reveals essential guitar tips

Guitarists
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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"

Guitarists
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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

Drummers
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6 of the best: José Pasillas

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Incubus drummer looks back on his career highlights

Drummers
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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

Gigs & Festivals
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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

Singles And Albums
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5 minutes alone: Gary Rossington

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Lynyrd Skynyrd man on violent gigs and Les Paul lovin'

Guitarists
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Nickelback drummer Daniel Adair: 10 records that changed my life

By Rich Chamberlain Published

Hard-hitting rocker makes his picks

Drummers
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