Dweezil To Tour Australia & NZ In 2018
I am so utterly, utterly excited about this. Dweezil Zappa is returning to Australia and New Zealand in February to not only play shows but also present a series of…
Read more » Guitarists Mourn Glen Campbell
Guitarists and musicians around the world are mourning the loss of Glen Campbell, the country icon who passed away yesterday at the age of 81.
Read more » PRS Guitars Unveils S2 Vernon Reid Signature Vela
PRS Guitars has announced a new limited-edition model in the S2 series of U.S.-made electric guitars: The S2 VR Vela. Developed with Living Colour founder Vernon Reid, the VR Vela…
Read more » Glen Campbell’s Last GUITAR PLAYER Interview
In late 2008, GP associate editor Matt Blackett managed to get in-between Glen Campbell’s daily golf game and interview him about his album, Meet Glen Campbell . The story ran…
Read more » Check Out Glen Campbell and Phil Baugh’s 1965 “Guitar Duel”
There aren’t too many “shred guitar” videos from 1965, but this one—featuring Glen Campbell (who died yesterday, August 8, at age 81) and Phil Baugh—certainly qualifies.
Read more » VIDEO! Mike Dawes’ Solo-Acoustic Version of Metallica’s “One”
To celebrate the upcoming September 15 release of his latest album ERA [Qten Records], guitarist Mike Dawes posted this solo-acoustic performance of Metallica’s “One.” “The first single from the reco..
Read more » Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe on Shredding for the Song
Photo by Jenn Curtis I just got off the phone from interviewing Tetrarch ‘s lead guitarist Diamond Rowe , and she had some interesting observations about transforming herself into a…
Read more » Boom Box Tribunal: Are the Struts Queen Reimagined?
Every musician carries influences and inspiration within, and, at times, those artistic touchstones are clearly obvious. This is not necessarily a bad thing. (Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan anyon..
Read more » VIDEO! The Darkness Release “All the Pretty Girls”
The Darkness recently released the second video for “All the Pretty Girls” — the single from the band’s upcoming album Pinewood Smile [Cooking Vinyl], due October 6. This one, a…
Read more » Video—Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Plays With Jethro Tull in 1968
It’s always fun to wonder about “what could have been.” What if Jeff Beck had joined the Rolling Stones after Mick Taylor’s departure? What if the Beatles had got back…
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