Latest articles by Jim Beaugez
Mikaiah Lei: “I literally got to punch an amp. Nobody in the studio yelled at me”
Lei on how he treats his amps mean to make his semi-hollow Silvertone 1475 howl on the Bots’ latest album, 2 Seater
Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years”
The Bad Religion guitarist and bona fide punk legend talks vintage guitars, new band Fake Names, and that time he jammed with Carlos Santana when he was just 12 years old
Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin: “I always feel like I’m playing in the sandbox when I’m making music with a guitar”
The in-demand engineer and guitarist talks songwriting and the secrets behind her tone on the Los Angeles rockers’ new album, Let Me Do One More
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: "There’s a lot wrong with the blues genre right now – a lot of people don’t think about the history and the significance of the actual culture"
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: “Touring with Buddy Guy made me want to brush up on my showmanship. Because he’s a showman”
Dave Hause on stripping back his sound and paying tribute to the Dillinger Four
The working class hero and former Loved Ones frontman digs into his roots on his new EPs, Patty and Paddy
Meet Kenny Brown, the greatest of the Hill Country blues sidemen
The 68-year-old guitarist has been there, done that, and is steeped in Mississippi Hill Country blues. This is his story...
Dan Auerbach: “That reckless abandon when we play was learned from people like Kenny Brown... that’s why we can go and improvise a record together“
Auerbach goes to the source of Mississippi hill country blues and enlists guitarist Kenny Brown, R.L. Burnside’s right-hand man, for The Black Keys’ new collection of blues standards
5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration
Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr. and more paid tribute to the King of the Blues in Indianola, Mississippi
Garcia Peoples walk us through their Tweed-powered, triple-guitar indie-rock attack
It's amazing what three guitarists, a bunch of effects and a little improvisation can do...
