From giant picks to 46-channel footswitches: these are the best guitar April Fools this year By Michael Astley-Brown In need of a laugh? Check out these six-string gags...
Up to 11: a full harmonic-melodic analysis of Nigel Tufnel’s genre-bending Trademark Solo in Spinal Tap By George Howlett How the pre-eminent guitar hero draws on classical, Indian and freeform jazz approaches to sculpt his game-changing leads
The ultimate Spinal Tap moments: rock 'n' roll's biggest names share their most embarrassing stories By Jon Wiederhorn Metal masters Glenn Tipton, Matt Heafy, Willie Adler, Dino Cazares, Ben Weinman and more share their own awkward tales
Watch Spinal Tap Play "Christmas with the Devil" By Jackson Maxwell No one does Christmas quite like Spinal Tap.
Watch Derek Smalls and Dweezil Zappa Team Up in New "MRI" Video By Jackson Maxwell Spinal Tap bassist unveils the latest single from his solo debut, 'Smalls Change.'
Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls Talks "Saucy Jack," Trouser Zucchini and His New Satch- and Vai-Infused Solo Album By Damian Fanelli
Spinal Tap Bassist Derek Smalls Announces Star-Studded Solo Album, 'Smalls Change' By Jackson Maxwell
Is D Minor Really the Saddest of All Keys? By Chris Scapelliti Historically, classical composers felt that D minor was the most melancholy of the keys, suitable for lamentations, dirges and requiems.
Joe Perry: “Steven Tyler Didn’t Get ‘This Is Spinal Tap’” By Christopher Scapelliti This Is Spinal Tap has been celebrated as the ultimate metal mockumentary. But not everyone got the joke.
Spinal Tap Reunite to Sue Record Label for $400 Million By Christopher Scapelliti Spinal Tap have reunited several times onstage and in the studio since they were the subject of director Rob Reiner’s 1984 metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel Talks Steve Vai and the Amplifier Capo By Damian Fanelli Tufnel discussed the amp capo—and many other amazing and wonderful things—in the April 1992 issue of Guitarist magazine.
The 10 Coolest Bands Created by Hollywood By Ebony March The following gallery shows the best rock music that Tinseltown has managed to create—in some cases with chart-topping success.
'This Is Spinal Tap' Gets the Lego Treatment — Video By Damian Fanelli In honor of the 30th anniversary of the greatest rock parody ever made, we present a few scenes from 1984's This Is Spinal Tap — in stop-motion Lego form! Hey, why not?
