Latest articles by Jacob Uitti
The Heart legend looks back at the prolific musical legacy of her hometown in this exclusive excerpt from new book The Sound of Seattle
The Seattle rockers had split, disbanded, and all was lost until Whitney Petty found herself, literally and figuratively in Guatemala, and a new path emerged
Ahead of stellar new LP, The Land, The Water, The Sky, Katherine Paul reflects on her guitar journey so far – from her beginnings on a Guatemalan classical model to learning power chords from Nirvana VHS tapes
The New Jersey native discusses her love of the Gibson ES-135 and the pitch-shifter delay she can't stop using, and reveals how an encounter with Aaron Dessner's Fender Jaguar changed the way she approached the instrument
The superstar of drag on how guitar became her showbiz USP, and how her act informs the fabricated reality behind her new double album’s effervescent power-pop sound
The Jaguar-toting disco-math-rocker dissects his approach to making dance music with guitars
The retro-rock aficionado on working with Dan Auerbach, borrowing Tom Bukovac's vintage guitars, and the unbridled magic of six strings
The Regrettes guitarist discusses the amp that helped them find their sound, the group's world-beating chemistry, and how St. Vincent inspired their continued love of guitar
Mazur dissects the power of the guitar, his newfound adoration for the Kemper Profiler and the sonic forces behind the Canadian alt-rockers' latest effort, Spiritual Machines II, which arrives two decades after the first
The Seattle guitar great on the full-circle journey of the long-dormant side-project, his approach to playing in twin-guitar bands, and what's next for Pearl Jam
The garage-rock trio's leader on woodshedding as a teenager, opening for Guns N' Roses and working with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach on their latest LP, Nightmare Daydream
The legendary six-stringer on how working as a busboy influenced his guitar playing, his memories of Woodstock, and recording with Metallica's Kirk Hammett on his star-studded new album, Blessings and Miracles
Mia Berrin breaks down toying with tropes on her new LP Death of a Cheerleader, the guitars that made it onto the record and how her affinity for all things grunge began
The gothic blues singer-songwriter on finding a friend in the guitar, the “unfettered connection” of an acoustic, and the lasting influence of Skip James on her new album, A Southern Gothic
The veteran New York singer-songwriter on why the ukulele is rock 'n' roll, the “life-affirming” nature of playing guitar, and the writing process behind her forthcoming sixth album, Churches
The Coathangers guitarist on growing up in the Atlanta punk rock scene, her “plug and play” attitude towards gear, and why she's so inspired by simplicity
The Chastity Belt and Childbirth multi-instrumentalist discusses her love for Fenders and grappling with a pandemic-induced identity crisis in her forthcoming solo album, Zorked
The prolific garage-rocker on his obsession with harmonization, insatiable fuzz lust and why he wrote the guitar parts for his new album on synth
The guitarist's guitarist on his musical beginnings, favorite guitars, the secret to Wilco's longevity and his stunningly diverse 2020 solo album, Share the Wealth
The punk icon talks working with viral rockers The Linda Lindas, her love of “more amateur-sounding stuff” and why she started a T-shirt business to help send Togolese girls to school
The Japanese Breakfast mastermind talks tackling grief with her new memoir, why she used to be intimidated by the Jazzmaster and new LP, Jubilee
The rap-rock singer-songwriter shares her 'less is more' philosophy as she details her six-string journey so far
The man behind the mask on his musical roots, the future of country music and his new six-track EP, Show Pony
