Adam Kovac

Pairing one-off pedals with lunchbox amps, Korgan Robb and Niko Kapeta's second album is a masterclass in atmosphere

We had to wait nigh-on a decade for new album Touch but it demonstrates that Douglas McCombs and his six-string lieutenant, Jeff Parker, have not lost theirs, nor for their taste in retro-audio engineering techniques

This is the origin story of Jacob Deraps, the player whose brain exploded when he heard Eddie Van Halen for the first time, and he never looked back

As a blues-rock player, Buck was told he should be playing something more old-school. But as he explains, the Revstar has everything he needs and more, and you should try one too

Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee Ochoa are the first bandmates to get a signature Fender guitar and bass at the same time

NYC’s the Wants return with Bastard, a sophomore album that transforms personal tragedy – and yeah, some additional bad luck – into a groundbreaking sonic landscape

After being named as a member of Fender’s Class of 2024 and lauded as a 2025 Spotify Artist to Watch, Maya Delilah makes good on those promises with her Blue Note debut, The Long Way Around

In a new graphic novel, the guitarist is reinvented as a space traveler and political figure who happens to be the biggest rock star in the galaxy

One of YouTube's most entertaining – and snappily dressed – teachers breaks cover, shows GW his face, and tells us what it's like to teach 700,000 subscribers

The research proves that shredding can make your wrists and shoulders go ouchie, but is there anything we can do to prevent injury?

Meet the acoustic master who probably burns about 1,500 calories with each performance of Bach’s Toccata

There are lives less ordinary and then there is West, who for decades has helped one of pop-culture's favorite stars reimagine everyone from Nirvana to Dire Straits

YouTube six-string prankster Pat Finnerty on the philosophy behind his hit show and how a spoof band of his own imagination grabbed the attention of Justin Hawkins

Finally, some ultra-clean tapping riffs and complex chords you can dance (and marvel) to! Welcome to Fruit Town

With her new album Head Above Water, the Les Paul-wrangling YouTuber turned festival favorite takes her career into her own hands and her sound to surprising new places

“We played together again, and we had a riot”: the bass icon reflects on a band who were heirs to the '80s hard-rock and metal guitar throne and a comeback tinged with tragedy

The Swedish doom pioneers’ epicus doomicus comebackicus is complete with Sweet Evil Sun, an album that took them to the brink as they searched for the balance between light and dark

After 13 long years, the Canadian rock stalwarts return with new album Otherness – a change of direction or just a fresh spin on how they approach their songwriting?

The Nashville-based blues master explains why he isn’t afraid to add some II’s, III’s and VI’s to the tried-and-true I-IV-V on new album Heartache by the Pound

Righteous touring tips from a lifelong warrior of the road

The Tele-wielding virtuoso unpacks the story behind his new solo album, Sinner, and explains what everyone should do if they can't sample James Brown – get Dave Mustaine instead

He makes 'em, he plays 'em, and with his Tulsa-based trio, the luthier and slide-guitar whiz is looking to extend the catalog of blues standards