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Joey Santiago, Robert Smith, Johnny Marr and Peter Buck

22 guitar heroes who shaped the sound of '80s indie and alternative rock

By Andrew Daly last updated 14 November 22

The '80s proved to be a pivotal and eclectic time for the electric guitar – one defined by its role in coaxing new sounds from the instrument. From The Smiths and The Cure to Pixies and R.E.M., here are some of the era’s biggest guitar stars

Richard Fortus, Mdou Moctar and Gina Gleason

Watch Mdou Moctar shred with Gina Gleason, Richard Fortus, Marc Ribot and Lee Ranaldo in the first ever D’Addario Extended Play jam

By Matt Owen published 26 September 22

The "Hendrix of the Sahara" shared the stage with special guests to perform tracks from his dazzling 2021 album, Afrique Victime

Lee Ranaldo Talks 'Electric Trim,' New Gear and Chances of a Sonic Youth Reunion

By Alan di Perna published 28 September 17

One of the key guitars in my career has been an early-Seventies Fender Telecaster Deluxe that I had before Sonic Youth started, and that I played pretty much throughout Sonic Youth.

Guitar World Staff Picks: Damian Fanelli's Top 10 Albums of 2012

By Damian Fanelli published 10 December 12

Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo Discusses Fender's Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore Jazzmasters

By Damian Fanelli published 14 April 12

Interview: Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo Discusses Gear and His New Album, 'Between the Times and the Tides'

By Damian Fanelli published 6 April 12

Sonic Youth Guitarist Lee Ranaldo Streaming New Song, "Off the Wall"

By Josh Hart published 13 January 12