Rockabilly Renaissance Man

CANADIAN GUITARIST PAUL PIGAT GETS BACK TO BASICS ON COUSIN HARLEY’S LET’S GO!

The ROYAL TREATMENT

SIX-STRING HEAVYWEIGHT ERIC GALES DISCUSSES HIS TRIUMPHANT NEW ALBUM, CROWN, AND HIS JOURNEY TO ULTIMATE BLUES SALVATION

Romance Play - EASTMAN ROMEO LA

IF YOU’RE IN the market for a thin-line semi-hollow electric, there’s never been a better time to shop than the present. Whereas only a few years ago the selection was pretty much limited to large, double-cutaway 335-style models with a pair of humbucking pickups, today one can find semi-hollow guitars in a variety of body sizes and styles with a wider variety of pickup and electronic configurations.

KINGPIN of the BLUES

JOE BONAMASSA RETURNS WITH TIME CLOCKS, HIS STRONGEST AND MOST DIVERSE ALBUM TO DATE — AND ALSO DISCUSSES HIS NEWFOUND ROLE AS 2021’S FOREMOST BLUES/ROCK IMPRESARIO

WINNING LAP

Having mastered Guitar Hero, Yasmin Williams turned her attention to the real deal and became a lap-tapping superhero in her own right for a new generation of players.

Joanne Shaw Taylor

"With Joe Bonamassa at the helm, the heralded british guitarist tackles 11 awesomely obscure blues gems by Little Milton, Magic Sam, Albert King and more"

2021 a Few of Our Favorite Things

Like the headline says, here’s a solid sampling of new gear that struck our fancy over the past 12 months

SHOUT IT OUT

LOUD It took four albums for Kiss to rise from Rust Belt cult act to national rock stars. Now the pressure was on for a follow-up. They responded with Destroyer, the 1976 album that turned the New York City glam-rockers into Gods of Thunder.

RUST BELT Troubadour

After making his mark with Gregg Allman and members of the Band’s camp, Scott Sharrard now takes his place in Little Feat while dropping a solo album infused with his Midwest roots.

2021 News of the (Guitar) World

Lean back, crack open that broadsheet and get ready for the splashiest guitar-centric news stories of 2021!

David Bowie's Extensive Music Catalog Is Sold to Warner

The extensive music catalog of David Bowie, stretching from the late 1960s to just before his death in 2016, has been sold to Warner Chappell Music.

Lake Effect

The late Pat Martino took a stirring voyage on fusion's treacherous waters.

MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

With thousands of sessions to his name, Lee Ritenour picks five solo tracks that define his multi-genre career.

LONE STAR Mojo

Sue Foley brings swagger, sweetness and bite to the bold and unfiltered Pinky's Blues.

RETRO-MODERN MARVEL

Mike Baranik’s “Arabella” B-1 brings 1960s-inspired guitar design to the boutique market.

Switched-On Box

With its range of tones and innovative features, the Teisco Spectrum 5 will push your buttons.

THE SPACEMAN'S RETURN VOYAGE

Back on the road, Ace Frehley is still struttin' and smokin'.

How I Wrote... "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"

The late Alan Merrill recalled how his flop became Joan Jett's runaway hit.

Acoustic Blues Musings, Pt.4

Slide song suggestions with insights from Ben Harper and Roy Rogers.

Light and Shade

Zakk Wylde emerges from lockdown with an album that laces ballads with twin-guitar rockers.

Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Deluxe Edition

Discussing the merits of Bob Dylan’s ’80s output is a lightning rod for even his most ardent fans.

He Walked the Line

Johnny Cash was beloved by Americans who could agree on little else. Was he too eager to please?

MUSICAL FRUIT

Director Francis Delia on the most memorable shot of Wall of Voodoo’s “Mexican Radio”

JOHN OATES of Daryl Hall & John Oates

The music videos have never really sat well with you.

Believe in the Beat

From Broadway to Breakin’ and beyond, Godfather of Street Dance the late Adolfo “Shabba-Doo” Quinones discusses the Lockers, Lionel, and his legacy in his final interview from 2020

Book Review

The Secret History of Washington, DC, R&B

Bob Dylan

“Subterranean Homesick Blues” Director: D.A. Pennebaker

John Landis: Still a Thriller

Waiting on the worldwide release of Thriller 3D, Landis takes us back to the best – and then bonkers – of the King of Pop, as well as his Beatle moments and his love of B.B. King.

Freekbass

The funk master talks us through five career high points.

ASHDOWN RM-800-EVO ll

What a lightweight! Kev Sanders tests the new head from Ashdown