Sam Drower

"I think there's just so much more you can do on a piano or a synth with voicing and stuff like that, which you can't do on guitar"

"I got so used to playing short scales that even now, putting on a full-length bass feels like I'm trying to play the wing of a plane or something!"

"I got to play on the two best records that were released this year – that's how I feel about it"

Real-world advice to improve your soundchecks and gigs

"Rather than trying to redefine what we do individually, we put our strengths together"

Ahead of the February release of Alt-J’s new album, The Dream, Newman joined us to talk songwriting, his rekindled love for guitar, and the revolutionary Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster

The UK acoustic maestro talks us through his Ibanez JGM10 signature acoustic and explains the differences with the JGM5

The Age Of Defiance and former Megadeth guitarist on his new signature models

"I'm trying to do something on this record where once the main guitars and vocals are done, I'm listening back to my bass parts for moments where I can potentially move things"

As the Quincy Jones-approved Swedish vocal and instrumental maestro releases his first solo album, we talk covering Michael Jackson and writing the soundtrack of his life so far

The Epiphone artist talks marrying fuzz blues with pop hooks

The vocalist/guitarist talks new EP Ø and the inspiration of Elliot Smith, Nirvana, Hole and Babes In Toyland

Back To Live: Insights and ideas on how bands can redefine their live performances

From Depeche Mode to Jawbreaker and Robert Johnson

Interview: As the crossover artist returns with a rock-driven EP featuring Tom Morello and Travis Barker, she explains why guitar is the instrument she knows best

The US four-piece are metal's ones to watch in 2021 with their new album Unstable

Beyond The Past captures the Japanese instrumentalists with the Platinum Anniversary Orchestra

“I still get tripped out when reading comments from people saying that my music saved their life," admits Joe Mulherin

Best of 2020: This pick of key albums from ERR's life reflects her musical diversity

"I think you could see a lot more solo artists and singer songwriters come up through this, as well as instrumentalists who may not have yet had that opportunity"

Matt Pike and Billy Corgan are among the guitarists who lit the fire under Gibbs' downtuned, slo-mo riffing and songwriting

"Those times playing music with Prince at Paisley Park was life-changing"

“Having someone as creative as Gavin Harrison on board, I would be a fool not to utilise that in the songwriting as much as I could"