Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie Talk Debut Duo Album
The classic Fleetwood Mac lineup always was an odd bunch. Three members—Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie—came out of the seminal Sixties British blues scene. Which means they had…
Read more »Rise Against Hope Their New Album, ‘Wolves,’ Is a Call to Action
Since forming in 1999, Chicago-based punk-hardcore kings Rise Against have always worn their liberal/leftist views proudly on their sleeves. Anybody expecting the band to go quietly into the night in…
Read more »Six Questions with Helium’s Mary Timony
Guitarist Mary Timony—of Helium and Ex Hex fame—recently sat down for the “six questions” treatment. It went a little something like this. What inspired you to first pick up a guitar?…
Read more »Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Pro Tone Launch Dawn Patrol Chorus Pedal
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has teamed up with Pro Tone Pedals to launch a chorus box that holds the power across low end notes when the effect is engaged. Ellefson…
Read more »Eighteen Visions Reunite and Learn to Cope Without Fallen Bassist Mick Morris
One of the pioneers of Cali-metalcore, Eighteen Visions formed in 1995 and released five albums before breaking up in 2007. In the years that followed, guitarist and songwriter Keith Barney…
Read more »Seven Questions with Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford
Guitarist Brad Whitford—of Aerosmith and Whitford/St. Holmes fame—recently sat down for the “seven questions” treatment. It went a little something like this. What influenced you to pick up a guitar? Like many,…
Read more »At the Drive-In’s Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Talks New Album, Gear and Writer’s Block
He’s a founding member of progressive-punk trailblazers At the Drive-In, as well as a prolific solo artist, writer, actor and director. But what Guitar World readers really want to know…
Read more »Sonny Burgess, Legendary Rockabilly Guitarist, Dead at 88
Sonny Burgess, Sun Records veteran and legendary rockabilly guitarist, died August 18. He was 88. While not one of Sun’s most famous mid-Fifties alumni, Burgess was integral to early rockabilly,…
Read more »Robert Plant Announces New Album, Premieres "The May Queen"
The last we heard from Robert Plant was 2014’s excellent Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar, a record the former Led Zeppelin frontman recorded with his backing group, the Sensational Shape…
Read more »Royal Blood Continue to Rewrite the Rock Rulebook—Without a Guitar
Mike Kerr, who is one-half of the British-based rock duo royal blood (he’s the singer-bassist component; ben thatcher handles the drums), has two distinct views on being in a two-man…
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