“This is the high-water mark for me.” Joe Bonamassa and Martin announce two new Bonamassa signature acoustics
“Music has always been my first language. Justice has always been my inheritance. Contra-ICE is where those two lineages meet”: Ad-Rock, Tom Morello, Kathleen Hanna and others team up for Anti-ICE benefit album
“I had this gig with Slash. I didn’t have a guitar at my house, but Martin had just sent these two over…” Joe Bonamassa has a new Martin signature – and he’s already played it live with a guitar legend
“I didn’t mean to break up my bass, but we don’t play music to get full cans of soda thrown at us”: Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament recalls the wild night that brought his custom “NBA” bass to a brutal end
“It’s a sick, twisted song. I thought it was a love song. Just like all those people that get married to it not realising it’s a dark, demented track”: Stewart Copeland on The Police’s double-edged classic
“My goal was, get it out before I die! If I live another 20 years, I’ll hit everyone with part two!”: Travis Barker in 2012 on his memoir, becoming sober and why he’s never really changed his kit
“I was just stroking Hamer, to be honest!” Brad Gillis on the story behind his 1985 custom Hamer S-style
Ritchie Blackmore reunites with Deep Purple for the first time in 33 years – watch him play Smoke on the Water
Reissue, Repackage, re-evaluate the songs: Morrissey And Marr have collaborated on new Smiths Rough Trade archive release
Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver apologise for hospitalising fan with guitar throw: “I’ve reflected deeply on the overwhelming burden and heartache I have caused this person due to the inadequate response”
Brian May proves “We actually don’t need AI” with appallingly bad Meta attempt at Queen album cover: “So this is the kind of intelligence that will soon be ruling the world?”
“It’s such a brilliant answer.” Johnny Marr reveals how Paul McCartney helped him come to terms with the Smiths’ breakup
Albert Lee reveals the guitar technique Eddie Van Halen was reluctant to try: “He said, ‘I can’t play on that!’ I said, ‘Yes, you can – you can do all that tapping!’”
Is this the future of the S-style market? LsL Instruments shares first new model since Fender cease-and-desist – and it could be a sign of things to come
“I was having trouble holding a toothbrush. I couldn’t button my pants. My hands just wouldn’t work… There was no way I could play the guitar”: You can’t keep a Stray Cat down – the triumphant return of Brian Setzer
