Latest articles by Jim Beaugez
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker and Buck Meek on the tunings, techniques and gear behind their expansive indie-rock sound
The most compelling guitar duo in contemporary indie unpack the complementary styles that make Big Thief's latest album such a life-affirming work
Joe Satriani: “There's got to be 100 guitar players out there who I love watching every day because they do things I could never do”
How Satch's search for a “new standard” for instrumental guitar albums resulted in The Elephants of Mars, an album recorded without creative barriers – or physical amplifiers
Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer: “I try to keep the chords as simple as possible and push things in the layering”
How the Canadian seven-stringer struck a balance between brutal riffs and ambient bliss on the acclaimed metal outfit's debut album, Eternal Blue
Buffalo Nichols: “As a teenager, I was more into metal and punk. Skip James always felt heavy and haunting, and I connected with metal in that same way”
The folk-blues artist digs deep on his Fat Possum debut, eschewing standard tuning for a fingerstyle approach informed by the Bentonia, Mississippi blues set
Turnstile’s Brady Ebert and Pat McCrory on why huge guitar groove is front and center of their hardcore punk sound
Glow On sees the Baltimore quintet take their metal-influenced punk into new, thrilling directions and is animated by a fierce rhythm guitar tone
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...
