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Radiohead performing live in 2025, photos by Alex Lake
The wireless system that finally convinced Radiohead to ditch their guitar cables for good

By Phil Weller Published

The band hasn’t warmed to wireless systems in the past, but their live rigs are looking very different post-hiatus

Bands
AHOY Photo of Thom YORKE and RADIOHEAD, Thom Yorke, performing live onstage, playing Fender Jazzmaster guitar
“I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record, but Ed was like, ’If it’s not, I’m leaving’”: Thom Yorke reflects on the viral Radiohead smash that nearly broke up the band

By Matt Owen Published

The song has been doing the rounds on social media ahead of Radiohead’s upcoming reunion tour – but it almost didn’t see the light of day

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Guitarists
Dre DiMura tremolo picking lesson
How to master the art of tremolo picking – the indispensable picking technique heard in everything from death metal to surf rock that can power up your playing

By Dre DiMura Published

Sharpen your chops and ramp up your speed with our technique-focused workout inspired by power pickers Dick Dale, Jonny Greenwood and Kerry King

Techniques
(from left) Ed O'Brien, Thom Yorke, and Jonny Greenwood perform onstage with Radiohead in 2000
25 years ago, Radiohead were the world's most talked-about guitar band. Then they burned the rulebook

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Released 25 years ago, Kid A subverted all of the lofty expectations that had been placed on the band, and cemented their status as one of popular music's leading creative lights

Bands
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead perform during 2016 Lollapalooza Day Two at Grant Park on July 29, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois
How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums

By Janelle Borg Published

The game-changing band has just announced its first tour in seven years, alongside the release of a live album

Bands
the pickaso guitar bow attached to an acoustic guitar
Plectrums, move over – this inventor created a mini bow tailor-made for acoustic guitars and basses

By Janelle Borg Published

The Pickaso Guitar Bow is the latest guitar accessory promising to expand sonic soundscapes by turning your acoustic into a violin

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Accessories
Musician Colin Greenwood of Radiohead performs on the Coachella Stage during day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club on April 14, 2017 in Indio, California
Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with

By Janelle Borg Published

The Radiohead bassist also reflects on what makes Thom Yorke's guitar playing different from Jonny Greenwood's

Guitarists
Jonny Greenwood performs onstage with the Smile at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone on June 23, 2024
How Jonny Greenwood's renewed love of delay pedals defined the Smile's new album

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay

Guitarists
Jonny Greenwood performs on stage at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone with his band The Smile
The Smile cancel European tour dates after Jonny Greenwood is hospitalized for emergency treatment

By Matt Owen Published

The Radiohead offshoot have postponed eight headline and festival gigs across August while Greenwood recovers

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Joey Walker (left) and Stu Mackenzie perform onstage with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on October 28, 2022
This week's essential guitar tracks: Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton's final collaboration is revealed, and psychedelic titans channel their inner thrash demons

By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published

Hear fresh, vital new guitar work from Nita Strauss, Joe Bonamassa, Red Devil Vortex, R.L. Boyce, Bully, Creeping Death, and many more

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