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Michelle Malone gave up sax for guitar – and had John Mayer “begging” to join her shows
With her 20th album looming, the raw Americana player looks back on working with Albert King and Blackberry Smoke members, her ever-loving vintage gear and running her own label
How Zeal & Ardor are adding light and shade to black metal with plastic guitars, chunky strings and unlikely tube amps
By taking black metal into a more avant-garde plane, Manuel Gagneux and Tiziano Volante are stretching the definition of heavy. They reveal the tones and tunings behind their evolution
King Gizzard’s new album was recorded with $30 amps from pawnshop chain Cash Converters
King Gizzard's Stu Mackenzie reveals that they didn't use a single pedal on this guitar, relying instead on cranking up small practice amps
REO Speedwagon to stop touring due to “irreconcilable differences”
The band members will be wrapping up their decades-long career with a string of North American tour dates, concluding on November 23 in Kentucky
Vince Gill, John Osborne and Brent Mason team up on all-star tribute to the Telecaster
Tele-Man brings together some of country music’s finest guitarists for a tribute to the genre's finest electric guitar
Trey Anastasio’s tech, Justin Stabler, reveals all about the Phish frontman’s live rig
What do you use when you are playing the most tech advanced venue in the world? As Stabler explains, this is a rig less ordinary, custom-tailored for one of the most challenging sets in live music
Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro mid-solo
Fan footage shows Farrell verbally then physically attacking his bandmates, casting the reunited alt-rock band’s future in doubt
Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band
The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury
Scott Ian and Jonathan Donais check in from the studio to explain why the new Anthrax record will “punch people in the face”
It's been a long time coming, but as Ian explains, life is complicated – and the forthcoming studio album from the Big Four alumni could be their best and heaviest since the ’80s
Hinds talk learning guitar on the road, recruiting Beck – and rebuilding the band
The Spanish guitar duo have overcome lineup changes to make one of this year’s essential indie rock records. Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote explain how they craft conversations with their guitar parts – and how their exes inadvertently gave rise to their love of guitar
