ALBUM REVIEW: Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk – Coltsblood
Liverpool doom mob COLTSBLOOD have always been a band who have brought a pitch black heaviness in sound and mood to their music all the way from their inception, with…
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ten56. release new song ‘Pty Fck’
TEN56. have released a brand new song! The new song, titled Pty Fck, is the brand new single from the French metal band and follows on from their previous single, Pig, which was…
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“In all the years I’d played with Albert, I’d always wanted to hear him play something in a minor key – and he smoked it!”: Robert Cray tells the story behind the greatest all-star blues team-up of the ‘80s
In 1985, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray got together for Showdown! – a bona-fide blues classic, and, as Cray tells us, a real fun time, too
Read more » Faun release new music video for ‘Lament’
FAUN have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Lament, is the brand new single from the German Pagan folk band and follows on from their previous…
Read more » “There are so many musicians that, live, you could be blown away by, but once they get into the studio, they can’t come up with parts that will last”: Andrew Watt on the essential studio skill that’s enabled him to work with rock gods and pop icons alike
He’s worked with and played guitar for the likes of Bruno Mars, Pearl Jam, and Ozzy Osbourne, but there’s one player he believes nails his catch-all approach
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Album Review: Krisis Genre – Karate, Guns & Tanning
With a dizzying blend of synthwave, psychedelic, shoegaze and dream pop, Indianapolis based trio KARATE, GUNS & TANNING craft a uniquely alluring sound on their sophomore full-length Krisis Genre. With…
Read more » “I had this little house in California, back in 1984. My Marshall stacks and a reel-to-reel were set up in the living room. I remember getting my drummer to have a jam at 3am”: From his live show, to cutting classics, Yngwie Malmsteen lives off-the-cuff
He explains why his guitars are numbered, not named, his warts-and-all approach to studio work – and why his “I won’t conform or follow” attitude has nothing to do with arrogance
Read more » “I’ve never been very confident as a player. I’ve always felt like I had to work hard”: Alex Lifeson is one of the greatest guitarists of his time – but he says he’s often lacked faith in his skills
The Canadian virtuoso went through a period of guitar dormancy when Rush ended –now he says he feels reborn as a player
Read more » “My guitar was busted up on the flight – totally destroyed. When I got to Nashville and told Dan Auerbach, he said, ‘Try something new’”: After her beloved Gibson was ruined on a flight, Valerie June found new inspiration in this iconic acoustic brand
She was in the market for a new guitar following her beloved Clyde’s demise – and, thanks to the Black Keys’ guitarist and vocalist, she managed to find her perfect match
Read more » “I wake up the next morning and my SUV is gone. We had just opened a show for Vince Gill, and he’d signed my Telecaster”: Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney had just finished a run of shows with Chely Wright – when his very first guitar got stolen
Rooney still hopes to one day reunite with his beloved guitar, which was bought for him by his late dad
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