George Harrison’s estate announces massive All Things Must Pass 50th anniversary reissues By Richard Bienstock The legendary Beatle’s landmark solo album is bolstered with previously-unreleased tracks, memorabilia and…garden gnomes
Breedlove Guitars celebrates three decades in business with the luxurious 30th Anniversary Phoenix acoustic By Richard Bienstock Updated Concert model boasts sustainable sinker redwood top, ziricote back and sides
Brian May explains why he uses a sixpence as a pick By Richard Bienstock “The more rigid it is, the more you feel what's happening at the string in your fingers,” the Queen legend says
Watch Eddie Van Halen play the riffs from Amsterdam years before its release in newly unearthed 5150 studio footage By Richard Bienstock The song eventually appeared on Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready looks back on 30 years of Ten: “It was the first time I was in a situation where everybody was firing on all cylinders“ By Richard Bienstock In this exclusive interview, McCready, discusses early gear, his Muddy Waters/Stevie Ray Vaughan roadmap, the Ten sessions and being a reformed shredder
Ernie Ball Music Man releases reimagined St. Vincent signature Goldie guitar By Richard Bienstock Annie Clark's popular signature model has been updated with gold foil mini humbuckers, fresh finishes and more
Here they are: Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox tackle the Scorpions’ Rock You Like a Hurricane for their Sunday Lunch series By Richard Bienstock The King Crimson legend gets German metal crazy
David Crosby teams up with Michael McDonald for new track, River Rise By Richard Bienstock Croz will release his new solo album, For Free, in July
Paul Gilbert unleashes howling slide guitar on funky, fusion-y new song Werewolves of Portland By Richard Bienstock The six-string virtuoso gets wild with “fast guitar riffs, percussive picking and modulating dominant sus4 arpeggios”
Ayron Jones: "While there were all these holes to be filled in my life, the void was ultimately filled by my love of guitar" By Richard Bienstock The rising rock guitar phenom on channeling the Seattle sound, attending Jimi Hendrix’s middle school and how a chance encounter with Sir Mix-a-Lot changed the course of his career
Watch R.J. Ronquillo try out Bog Street’s innovative three-sided picks, the “Swiss Army knife in your toolbox” By Richard Bienstock Unique plectrums offer multiple picks in one, with various gauges, colors and surfaces
Fender takes the American Ultra range to the next level with new Luxe Stratocaster and Telecaster models By Richard Bienstock Stainless steel frets, painted headstocks and Floyd Rose options feature on new ultra-high-end lineup
Looking for the hottest new venue in town? Come on down to TheAvenue.Live By Richard Bienstock The “No Cost to Perform, No Cost to Watch" platform bonds artist and fans with anytime live streaming, innovative tip jar payments
Molly Tuttle releases new cover EP, …but i’d rather be with you, too By Richard Bienstock The new release finds the fingerpicking titan teaming up with Iron & Wine to cover Phantogram’s You Don’t Get Me High Anymore
Misha Mansoor announces first-ever solo album, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, unveils first single Parabolica By Richard Bienstock The new track under the Bulb moniker finds the Periphery mastermind delivering syncopated and djent-y thrills aplenty
Watch Billy Gibbons rip out some mean slide licks – using a beer bottle – in new My Lucky Card video By Richard Bienstock The ZZ Top legend’s third solo album, Hardware, is out in June
Ozzy Osbourne is “so happy that Randy's genius is finally being recognized” by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame By Richard Bienstock The legendary guitarist will receive the Musical Excellence Award at this year’s ceremony
Watch Weezer perform ‘80s pop-rocker All the Good Ones on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon By Richard Bienstock It’s the latest single from the band’s long-awaited new album, Van Weezer
Tom Morello teams up with former Styx vocalist Dennis DeYoung for The Last Guitar Hero By Richard Bienstock DeYoung will release his final studio album, 26 East, Vol. 2, in June
KK’s Priest, featuring former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, announce debut album, Sermons of the Sinner By Richard Bienstock Listen to the Priest-y first single, Hellfire Thunderbolt, now
Randy Rhoads to receive Musical Excellence Award at 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony By Richard Bienstock Other inductees this year include the Foo Fighters, the Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Jay-Z and Carole King
Nancy Wilson: “I painted myself intentionally into the corner by saying I was going to do an Eddie Van Halen tribute – because then I had to do it” By Richard Bienstock The Heart acoustic and electric guitar icon on her first-ever solo album, covering Pearl Jam and Paul Simon, and that EVH acoustic instrumental
Robert Fripp contributes very Fripp-like guitar soundscapes to new collaborative effort with electronic act The Grid By Richard Bienstock Listen to Fire Tower, the first single from their upcoming full-length, Leviathan
Mark Lettieri goes deep on his new PRS Fiore signature model: "It really is a 'do everything' guitar" By Richard Bienstock The in-demand guitarist's PRS collaboration boasts a new body shape, custom pickups and much more
August Burns Red share new version of Pangaea, now with Misha Mansoor guitar solo By Richard Bienstock The re-recorded track hails from ABR's Leveler: 10th Anniversary Edition, which features special guests and new guitar solos
