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How a young Blind Melon made it big with No Rain
Channeling Dickey Betts and using different gear paid off for the band in 1992. But it wouldn’t have happened if their label hadn’t been so supportive, guitarist Rogers Stevens says
When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him
Not only did Slash walk into a room full of legends, but Dylan also asked him to rip out a solo à la Django Reinhardt...
How Andrew Gouche rose from playing church halls to become the guru of gospel bass with Prince
Gouche met Prince in 2011 while leading Chaka Khan’s band
Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith on absurd volume, improv and how long a solo should be
We meet Smith and Kotzen pre-show to talk gear, their new album Black Light/White Noise, and find a pair whose chemistry makes this a hard-rock project with legs
The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy
Les Godfrey has been crafting guitars for over 30 years, and with his latest creation, he brings a Cubist take to a timeless model
My Chemical Romance's struggle to follow up The Black Parade
The Black Parade nearly killed the band. But My Chemical Romance found changing directions almost as fatal when it came to making Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
“You could scrape that guitar, smoke the residue and get strung out”: Walter Trout’s life in three guitars
The Strat-addicted bluesman describes the three guitars he couldn’t, can’t or won’t live without
I saw Angine de Poitrine live – and witnessed the greatest polka-dot guitar hero since Randy Rhoads and Buddy Guy
Some have dismissed the microtonal duo as a gimmick, but their musicianship is no joke
