Cheri Amour
Cheri Amour is a writer, editor and broadcaster intent on amplifying the voices of women and non-binary artists in print, online and on air. During her twenties, she played lead guitar in a touring two-piece, sharing the stage with The Slits and John Peel-approved punks The Nightingales. Formerly Deputy Editor at TGA Magazine, Cheri headed up its Tech section pouring over pedals with everyone to indie icon Debbie Smith (Echobelly/Curve) to multi-instrumentalist Katie Harkin (Sleater Kinney/Waxahatchee/Wye Oak). She's currently working on an upcoming 33 1/3 book on the unassuming influence of South Bronx sister troupe ESG, out in Spring 2023.
Latest articles by Cheri Amour
How the guitar talents behind Jay Som and Palehound joined forces for one of 2021's essential indie-rock albums
By Cheri Amour published
Melina Duterte and Ellen Kempner detail the friendship and guitar journey that led them to create Bachelor's driving debut, Doomin' Sun
Emily Kinney: “My music is a place where I get to be the lead”
By Cheri Amour published
Best known for her role as The Walking Dead's Beth Greene, the actor and songwriter dives deep into the themes of her latest record, The Supporting Character
Du Blonde: “It's wonderful to be a gear nerd, but it's just as valid to make music not knowing the technical stuff”
By Cheri Amour published
Ahead of star-studded new album Homecoming, Beth Jeans Houghton discusses her love of dueling guitar solos, receiving a Custom Shop Strat from Jeff Garlin and why being a guitar geek is overrated
Adult Mom: "We looked at the songs as buildings and where we could put certain structures"
By Cheri Amour published
Stevie Knipe and Allegra Eidinger discuss driving forward with intention and welcoming their pop sensibilities – if not the EHX Worm – along for the ride
Lande Hekt: "With a new project, there's no pressure to sound a certain way"
By Cheri Amour published
With her first full-length solo release Going To Hell, Muncie Girls' Lande Hekt is embracing it all, from fingerpicking to the dirty world of folk
Goat Girl: "We're all drawn to gray sonics that don't quite sound right"
By Cheri Amour published
Lottie Pendlebury and Ellie Rose Davies on their love of discordance, channeling doom metal and how a broken air conditioner inspired some surprising new chord progressions
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