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Warren Haynes remembers B.B. King – from being in awe to playing with him
By Henry Yates published
Haynes was one of the many guitar greats whose lives have been changed by B.B. King, and thanks to Joe Bonamassa, he got to pay tribute to him on the song he would have chosen himself

“Out of an abundance of caution”: AC/DC’s Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Argentina
By Phil Weller published
The band expects the rhythm guitarist to play at AC/DC’s Buenos Aires show on Monday night

Varials’ Shane Lyons believes the band's new album is an “ear assault” that defines their pummeling sound
By Damon Orion published
The Philly metalcore gearhead discusses his favorite toys, the balance between groove and brutality, making his guitar sound like it’s not a guitar – and the pedal that’s most underused in his genre

Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression
By Janelle Borg published
Following decades of intense, non-stop touring, O'Brien was forced to face past traumas, and found a new way to cope through guitar playing, and unknowingly crafting a new solo record

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt names prog’s great unsung guitar hero
By Phil Weller published
This 1970s player is an influence to many, he says, but doesn’t get the credit he deserves

Brian May returns to the stage for a fiery three-song cameo with Benson Boone – then hands him the Red Special
By Phil Weller published
The Queen guitarist received a hero’s welcome at the singer’s recent Birmingham show

Francis Rossi on the Status Quo groove, Kempers, and his relationship with the late Rick Parfitt
By Henry Yates published
The Quo’s motormouthed frontman had no intention of releasing a new solo album. But with The Accidental, Francis Rossi tells us he’s stumbled across his best work yet

Grace Bowers explains why she doesn’t want to be known as a blues guitarist
By Janelle Borg published
The wunderkind reveals she's currently crafting more rock- and punk-oriented music
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