On the anniversary of his death, we unpack the brilliance of jazz-fusion trailblazer Allan Holdsworth, with some help from ...

The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.

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Whether he's playing something aggressive or something melodic, there is no escaping Ritchie Blackmore is one of the absolute ...

Conventional wisdom dictates that the pointy end of a pick is what you use to pluck the strings. The broader top is where you ...

There's a particular kind of silence that follows a great guitar solo. Not the silence of an ending, but the silence of a ...

Luke Doucet’s first night as Bryan Adams’s temporary lead guitarist began with the song Kick Ass on Feb. 25, at the José ...

A reissue brings back the recordings of an artist who reached Greenwich Village before Bob Dylan or Joan Baez, only to ...

The Ards International Guitar Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a jam-packed line-up. Festival ...

The Beatles can attest to having completed most of 'the music game', but even we were surprised to learn George Harrison ...

She made stunning, forward-thinking songs in the 1950s, but was barely known – and aged 50, she disappeared. Now, with a new re-release of her music, she's recognised as a trailblazer.