“This guitar does things most guitars aren’t gonna do”: It took three failed attempts and three decades of waiting, but Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil finally has a signature Guild S-100
The long-awaited signature model for the grunge guitar icon has landed at last, complete with nods to the Seattle institution’s discography and hand-wound Jason Lollar pickups
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ALBUM REVIEW: Outside The Spiral – Till The Dirt
Imagine writing an album so spectacular that it coaxed a legendary producer out of retirement in order to record it. Scott Burns is one of those pioneering record producers, having…
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NIRVANA: ‘In Utero’ 30th-Anniversary Multi-Format Reissues To Include 53 Previously Unreleased Tracks
To say that NIRVANA’s third and ultimately final studio album “In Utero” was one of the most impactful records of the modern era would be an understatement. Originally released September 21, 1993, “In Utero”‘s unadorned sonic rawness was received by critics and fans with equal measures of shock and…
Read more » One of the most famous names on a bass guitar pickup, electronics expert, Bill Bartolini, has died aged 84
Gary Willis, Michael Manring, Lee Sklar, and many more pay tribute to Bill Bartolini
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ANN WILSON And Her TRIPSITTER Backing Band Release ‘This Is Now’ Live Video
HEART’s Ann Wilson and her backing band TRIPSITTER will release a new album, “Another Door”, on September 29. A live performance video for the LP’s first single, “This Is Now”, filmed on August 3 at the Pablo Center in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, can be seen below.
Joining Ann in the group are Ryan Warin…
Lee Anderton says he will be “declaring any personal financial interest” in products featured in Andertons videos, after complaints to the UK Advertising Standards Authority
The YouTuber and businessman has confirmed he will be following the UK regulator’s advice for all future clips after it was revealed he is a part-owner of Victory Amps
Read more » “To put it simply: no Beatles, no George, no me. I still feel very privileged to have called him a friend”: Bernie Marsden on the genius of George Harrison
In this previously unpublished interview, the late Whitesnake guitar great recalls how the Beatles’ lead guitarist inspired him to pick up the instrument in the first place: “The word ‘lead’ grabbed my attention immediately – I liked the idea of being a leader very much…”
Read more » “From the second I got the call to join Foo Fighters, I hit the ground running. This was Dave’s band, and I was the new guy – it was about not stepping on toes”: Franz Stahl on his time in the alt-rock institution – and Scream’s first album in a decade
Featuring members of Bad Religion and Bad Brains, Scream’s forthcoming record celebrates their D.C. roots – guitarist Franz Stahl explains how Dave Grohl upped the punk stalwarts’ game, why striking a chord is more powerful than any solo, and how he ended up playing a Strat in the My Hero video – despite not owning one
Read more » “Someone somewhere knows what happened to this bass and where it is now”: The Lost Bass Project aims to reunite Paul McCartney with his missing Höfner 500/1 violin bass
The organizers, including GW contributor and Höfner expert Nick Wass, say they have already received hundreds of emails about the iconic instrument
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SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER: ‘It Was Always Hard To Be On The Road’
In a new interview with Czech Republic’s Metalshop, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser spoke about the realities of post-pandemic touring, including increased travel expenses — gas, tour buses, hotels and flight costs. Asked if touring is “a problem” for bands like SEPULTURA nowadays, Andreas said (…
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