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MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS
With nearly 20 albums to his name, Eric Gales says these five tracks tell you the most about his journey.
SLIDING INTO AFRICA
Kenny Greenberg goes back to the roots of the blues for his first solo record.
How I Wrote...
Pat Travers spills out the tale behind his classic 1980 cut.
JOE'S BIG ADVENTURE
ON THE ELEPHANTS OF MARS, JOE SATRIANI GOES IN SEARCH OF NEW THEMES AND TEXTURES. THE RESULT? MORE JOE THAN EVER BEFORE.
TWO of a KIND
ERIC JOHNSON DIGS INTO HIS VAULT AND COMES UP WITH A WINNING PAIR: THE BOOK OF MAKING AND YESTERDAY MEETS TODAY.
VAPOR TRAILS
Nearly 40 years on, Dave Rusan's visionary Cloud guitar is a lasting presence in the gear world firmament.
American Beauty
Armed with a vintage Martin, jamjazz cat Scott Metzger steps out with Too Close to Reason, an intimate solo debut that highlights the acoustic's unique charms.
Necks & Religion
Between a pair of shoulder surgeries, Steve Vai delivers Inviolate. An album of artistic purity, armed with a gretsch and the Triple-necked Hydra.
Tour de Frets
Twenty-five years ago, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson launched the inaugural G3 tour, kickstarting a celebration of guitar virtuosity that remains the longest-running stint of its kind. With new albums and tours of their own. The trio sat down to recall how it all went down.
Lone Star State of Mind
Spoon's Britt Daniel reveals how ZZ Top and their native Austin, Texas inspired the group's 10th long-player, Lucifer on the Sofa.
“I Need to Raise My Own Bar...”
Every guitarist wants to play better – and Joe Satriani is no exception.
“Let's Go As Hard and Fast As We Can!”
Hardcore cult heroes Turnstile are poised to be one of the breakout bands of 2022. Guitarist Pat McCrory discusses their “emotional” return to playing live– and how to experiment without losing your edge...
Johnny Marr - “He Was Ahead of His Time”
How Johnny Marr blazed his own trail, by Dave Keuning of The Killers
Johnny Marr - “It's My Sound. I F*cking Invented It. I Can Use It As Many Times As I Like!”
Johnny Marr is an inspiration to countless guitarists. In a major new interview he discusses his entire career – from The Smiths to his latest solo masterpiece. And also included in this 20-page TG special: how to play like Marr, with three classic Smiths riffs to learn, plus exclusive interviews with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante, Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield and The Killers’ Dave Keuning on the genius of Johnny...
PERFECT TEN
10 NEW RELEASES YOU NEED TO HEAR
THE FIRST... DALE TANNER OCEAN GROVE
DALE WALKS US ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIS EARLY YEARS.
CROSSROADS
ACROSS THEIR NEW BOOSTER PACK, IN HEARTS WAKE BUILD ON THEIR FINEST ALBUM IN SPECTACULAR STYLE. JAKE TAYLOR DIVES IN…
ANY QUESTION ANSWERED CHRIS CARRABBA
CHRIS WALKS US THROUGH A LIFE AND CAREER NOT JUST COLOURED, BUT DEFINED BY MUSIC.
Bucket List - Taz Johnson - Belmont
Taz walks us through his dream list.
Ghost in the Machine
It kind of goes without saying that Bob Vylan’s new album ‘Bob Vylan presents the Price of Life’ is something worth listening to, in absolutely every sense. Here is its story.
Keep Running
Stand Atlantic are on course to release the best album of their career so far, but it’s arriving at the end of a period where they had to question everything. This is how they combatted their world crumbling around them, and made something truly remarkable.
Living in Chaos
In their latest, quite possibly greatest record, PUP have refined everything they are into one huge, chaotic chunk. Here, they tell the album’s story.
Symphonies of Destruction
LOST SYMPHONY FOUNDER BENNY GOODMAN TELLS US HOW HE ROPED IN GUITAR LEGENDS EN MASSE FOR HIS LATEST INSTRUMENTAL ESCAPADES
QUAD RAPHONIC
SLASH DETAILS THE MAKING OF 4, HIS HIGH ENERGY, LIVE-IN-A LEGENDARY-NASHVILLESTUDIO NEW ALBUM WITH MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS - AND FILLS US IN ON NEW GUNS N' ROSES MUSIC AND MORE
Top Models
TAYLOR AD27E FLAMETOP AND AD22E
ORDER FROM CHAOS
Three albums into their reunion phase, The Nightmare of Being finds Swedish death metalers At the Gates addressing their legacy while pushing off into wild new horizons
Discipline
Robert Fripp's 20 greatest guitar moments
If I Ruled The World - Jordan Stephens
Best known for being one half of hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, musician Jordan Stephens is also an actor and TV presenter. His debut solo album, Let Me Die Inside You is out now
Killing It
Nova Twins' second album Supernova
Appetite for Instruction
TG takes a look at the cat in the hat's greatest riffs with GN'R and more