“Ilike doing weird things like playing myphone through my pickups, and then looping that while playing over the top”: How Bonnie Trash’s Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor is reinventing guitar sounds with a $1 ring slide, a looper and her imagination
Meet the Canadian quartet twisting post-rock with gothic noise and avant-garde surrealism, whose freewheeling approach requires economical gear and a curious mind
Read more » “We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals”: After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore’s departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie
The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason
Read more » “A rare and culturally critical guitar directly tied to the end of the Beatles and Cream”: A 1913 Gibson acoustic – played and owned by George Harrison and Eric Clapton – has been listed on Reverb
The historically significant guitar was featured on the final albums by the Beatles and Cream and helped launch the guitarists’ solo careers
Read more » “The first thing you need to do islisten to what the other instrumentalist isplaying and see if what you’re doing can enhance that”: Cory Wong on the secrets of collaboration and how to stack and blend guitar parts that complement the song
Looking for the perfect part to play with another guitarist? Wong says it’s all about finding the compositional “hook” – and he has some practical examples to show us
Read more » “If Bobby and Mickey want to do it, I want to do it”: Dead & Company’s Sphere residency is drawing to a close – but is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?
The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week
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Paradise Lost announce European tour
PARADISE LOST have announced a headlining European tour! Set for October and November this year, the tour will see the Halifax-based veteran doom/gothic metal band touring across mainland Europe and the…
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Before The Dawn announce new album ‘Cold Flare Eternal’
BEFORE THE DAWN have announced a new album! Titled Cold Flare Eternal, the upcoming album from the Finnish melodic death metal band is the follow-up to 2023’s Stormbringers, and is scheduled to be…
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Top 10 bands you must watch at Desertfest London 2025
The beauty of the festival circuit in 2025 is that there is a hole host of killer festival dedicated to particular sounds and movements. And for those who appreciate the…
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Leonov announce new EP ‘Shape Of Ash’
LEONOV have announced a new EP! Titled Shape Of Ash, the upcoming EP from Norwegian doom/post-metal band is the follow-up to 2023’s Procession, and is scheduled to be released in July this year,…
Read more » “The first emotion was abject fear. Pick your poison, Michael Jackson, or Quincy Jones”: Session guitar great Dann Huff recalls his first time recording with the King of Pop
The Bad sessions featured a host of high-profile personnel and musicians – including bassist extraordinaire Nathan East
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