Cheri Amour

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

Bachelor

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

Music Releases
Emily Kinney

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

Artists
Du Blonde

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

Artists
Stevie Knipe and Allegra Eidinger

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

Artists
Lande Hekt

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

Guitarists
Goat Girl

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

Bands
Shirley Tetteh

How Shirley Tetteh became one of the UK's most exciting new jazz guitarists

By Cheri Amour published

The JUCE and Nardeydey wunderkind on growing as a musician in London's jazz scene and dealing with imposter syndrome

Guitarists
Partner

Partner: “Our genre is post-classic rock – we keep the riffs and forget the rest!”

By Cheri Amour published

Queer Canadian pairing Josée Caron and Lucy Niles open up about the sophomore slump, Steely Dan microphones and why even the oldest routes of rock deserve reimagining

Artists
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