Joshua M. Miller

Joshua M. Miller

Josh is a freelance journalist who has spent the past dozen or so years interviewing musicians for a variety of publications, including Guitar World, GRAMMY.com, SPIN, Chicago Sun-Times, MTV News, Rolling Stone and American Songwriter. He credits his father for getting him into music. He's been interested in discovering new bands ever since his father gave him a list of artists to look into. A favorite story his father told him is when he skipped a high school track meet to see Jimi Hendrix in concert. For his part, seeing one of his favorite guitarists – Mike Campbell – feet away from him during a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert is a special moment he’ll always cherish.

Articles by: Joshua M. Miller

Soccer Mommy

How a love of jazz chords and alternate tunings inspired Soccer Mommy's most boundary-pushing album yet

By Joshua M. Miller published

Sophie Allison is a guitar diehard, best showcased in the expansive tones of new album Sometimes, Forever – here she explains her individualistic approach to the instrument

Parker Griggs

Parker Griggs on the radical sound expansion and retro psych guitar influences behind new project El Perro

By Joshua M. Miller published

The Radio Moscow guitarist has a new sound, and it's got one hell of a groove, inspired by digging deep into the crates and the freedom to really cut loose on guitar

Molly Tuttle

Molly Tuttle: “I was like, ‘I’m going to try to write some bluegrass songs’ – and once I started, I couldn’t stop”

By Joshua M. Miller published

Experiencing a creative rut? It might be a simple case of bluegrass to the rescue

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach breaks down the guitar playing on 5 classic Black Keys tracks

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The prolific frontman, producer and fuzz pedal aficionado at large takes five to talk five, unpacking the stories behind a fistful of the band's most-loved tracks

S.G. Goodman

S.G. Goodman: “Music is healing for the listener and the writer... You don’t always know exactly what a song is trying to teach you while you’re writing it”

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The Kentuckian's guitar-laden new album has plenty of six-string bite – courtesy of her unique perspective and vintage Guilds

Bartees Strange

Bartees Strange: “I saw a Black guitar player making contemporary music I could relate to. After that, the gates were just open”

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The D.C. artist on combining TV on the Radio and My Bloody Valentine to create one of 2022's most invigorating albums

Neal Schon

Neal Schon on Journey’s greatest tracks: “After Don‘t Stop was done I turned to everybody in the room and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’”

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The AOR icon shares the stories behind eight Journey songs, including four from the band's life-affirming new album, Freedom, and four stone-cold classics from the catalog

Joanne Shaw Taylor

Joanne Shaw Taylor: “There aren’t any rules of how you play the blues, just as long as you input your own personality and feel”

By Joshua M. Miller published

The heralded British guitarist on taking on blues gems by Little Milton, Magic Sam, Albert King and more

Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “I’m not a virtuoso. I’m a songwriter that plays rhythm guitar – and once in a while I have to play lead”

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The drummer who got addicted to guitar discusses his epic gear collection, working with John Lennon and Jeff Beck, and the making of the Rockford, Illinois rock institution’s storming new album, In Another World

Edge U2 17 guitarists feature

How the Edge changed the sound of guitar playing forever: 17 guitarists share their favorite U2 moments

By Joshua M. Miller published

The likes of Tom Morello, Joe Bonamassa and Satchel still can’t find what they're looking for, but they know why the Edge rules, and just how he's shaped the sound of modern guitar

The Edge

The Edge: “Digital delay was a way for me to add coloration, dimension, additional rhythm and a certain machine-age quality”

By Joshua M. Miller published

In this exclusive interview, U2's trailblazing sonic architect recalls how 1981’s October and 1991’s Achtung Baby helped the band forge and refine their identity

Jackie Venson

Jackie Venson: “Texas blues players have a way of commanding the entire room and just melting your face off”

By Joshua M. Miller published

After circling it for years, the Austin-based guitarist gives in to the undeniable power of the blues

The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson on 30 years of Shake Your Money Maker

By Joshua M. Miller published

How the Atlanta rockers’ 1990 debut set the table for a career that distilled rock ’n’ roll to its quintessence, and brought soul, blues and a sense of ambition into the mix

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rodrigo y Gabriela: "With any kind of cover we play, we make it our own just by the fact that we play it with two guitars"

By Joshua M. Miller published

The acoustic duo dive head first into uncharted waters on their dazzling new EP

Hearty Har

Hearty Har's Tyler and Shane Fogerty on learning from their father, starting their own studio and experimenting with sounds

By Joshua M. Miller published

Sons of Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty, the brothers are writing the next chapter in the family's storied musical history

South of Eden's Justin Young

South of Eden's Justin Young: "For me, the guitar has got to have a lot of grit"

By Joshua M. Miller published

Ever since their Audioslave cover caught Tom Morello’s ear, these Ohio rockers have been letting their freak flag fly

Ben Harper

Ben Harper: “There’s a devotion that comes with a lifetime commitment to the instrument, and I hope you can hear that in the melodies”

By Joshua M. Miller published

Harper discusses the inspirations and perspiration that went into his novelistic lap-steel album, Winter Is For Lovers

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa: ”Writing this record in London has done its job. It really does sound inherently British”

By Joshua M. Miller published

The Guitar Man and blues-rock maestro puts the kettle on and sits down to talk British blues, Abbey Road and Royal Tea track-by-track

Gary Lucas

Gary Lucas: "The guitar is like an extension of my nervous system - I try to play what I feel and transmit it"

By Joshua M. Miller published

From Jeff Buckley to Gods and Monsters and beyond, the Captain Beefheart alum celebrates his diverse career on an impressive new compilation album

Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal: "I forgot how much I loved playing progressive music - I could play a little more outside"

By Joshua M. Miller published

The ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist explains why Sons of Apollo’s new album - MMXX - lets him tap into his inner Allan Holdsworth

Jazz musician Al Di Meola performs onstage during the 'Past, Present and Future' tour at The Canyon on September 20, 2019 in Agoura Hills, California

Al Di Meola on The Beatles: "It's surprising that they had the guts to play those kind of chords"

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The jazz-fusion great talks Across the Universe, his latest tribute to the Fab Four

Mike Zito: "You can't outdo or be better than Chuck Berry"

By Joshua M. Miller published

The St Louis-bred guitarist on working with Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Walter Trout and more on his tribute album to the rock 'n' roll legend

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