Crown Lands' Kevin Comeau: "We were playing 20-minute instrumental songs about space whales at hardcore punk shows!" By Brad Angle Massive guitars, slide for days, Led Zep swagger and Sabbath riffs. Join Kevin Comeau on a trip into Crown Lands' sound...
Lynda Kay remembers Lemmy Kilmister, the rock 'n' roll icon with a heart of gold By Joel McIver The actor and musician Lynda Kay on a friendship less ordinary and a special duet with the late Motörhead frontman
Former White House official Don McGahn: "I know how tough the life of a musician is - I respect them for what they do" By Clifford Hall So, exactly how did the ex-Chief Counsel to the White House wind up performing Ain't Talkin’ ‘Bout Love with Winger last year?
Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes By Alan di Perna In general, Roger McGuinn has gotten more love from the rock critic fraternity than from the guitar community. Maybe it’s time to turn that perception around
Junior Watson: "Everybody goes for the blues Kings - B.B., Freddie and Albert, but go beyond that - listen to what they listened to" By Dan Emerson The California-based blues guitarist on paying dues, learning the history and finding your own voice
Meet the owner of the world's biggest 12-string bass collection By Bass Player Staff Idaho-resident bassist Mark Rowe owns what is thought to be the world’s largest collection of 12-string basses. We meet him for a chat about the thang behind the twang...
Black Veil Brides: "We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all" By Amit Sharma Jake Pitts and Jinxx wax lyrical on technique, classical influences and completely re-recording the band's debut album, Re-Stitch These Wounds
The Go-Go's: "If you think we're sweet girls who wrote candy-flavored pop songs, our history is going to be a surprise" By James Wood The LA pop-rockers discuss touring with The Police, selling out Madison Square Garden and their upcoming tell-all documentary
The inside story of AC/DC's Back In Black, the biggest-selling rock album of all time By Paul Elliott It was the record that resurrected a band in mourning. From tragedy to triumph, this is the story of AC/DC’s greatest victory...
Refused’s Kristofer Steen: "Staying in between genres is what we do - we try to find a sound that works between the lines" By Brad Angle The Swedish post-hardcore masters find the funk, the punk and their very essence on their latest release, War Music
Howard Gee: “I’m a big fan of the Echoplex EP-3, because that, to me, is the sound of '70s rock guitar” By Guitarist editors The ex-Catalinbread masterbrain talks vintage echo and reveals his new brand of guitar effects pedals…
Jeff Bridges on how his Breedlove signature acoustic will help save the planet - and why he started his first rock band at 60 By Jonathan Horsley The Oscar-winning actor reflects on his guitar heroes, Zen koans, and finding harmony on the film set
David Vincent: "I started on upright bass when I was nine. It was a beast to get on and off the school bus" By David Vincent The former Morbid Angel frontman has spent his career among the low frequencies. Here he explains how it all came to pass...
Johnny A: “I love vintage guitars and amps, but I love new ones, too. The bottom line is: does it sound good?” By Rod Brakes We join the mercurial Massachusetts guitar legend to talk gear, playing with the Yardbirds and what the future holds...
Dance Gavin Dance's Will Swan: "I don’t want to sound like Liam Neeson here, but I really do have a specific set of skills!" By Amit Sharma The pedal-keen six-stringer on feel over theory, his love for Kiesel guitars and the making of eclectic new album, Afterburner
Alain Johannes: "I love the immediacy of acoustic instruments but I love the crazy worlds you can create with pedals - all I’m looking for is honesty and rawness" By Amit Sharma The enigmatic multi-instrumentalist talks working with everyone from Chris Cornell to Mark Lanegan, and his breathtaking new solo record, Hum
Kristiine Silinja: "I love exploration, adventures, and freedom. All that comes with a six-string bass" By Bass Player Staff Solo bassist Kristiine Silinja reminds us that there’s no such thing as ‘you cannot’...
Brian May: "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart" By Chris Bird The man recently voted greatest rock guitarist in the world reflects on his heroes and friends, finding his tone, and orchestrating guitar genius with Queen
The story of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, as told by John Mayall, Mike Vernon and Green himself By Johnny Black How the British blues-rock powerhouse came together, according to the people who were there
Ida Nielsen: "Prince always pushed us to be better - now I want to make sure I’m the best musician I can be" By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free
