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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
DUVOISIN Standard 5
Mike Brooks gives this Swiss-style five a road test…
I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world – recalled by those who were there to see it
BAREFACED - One10T Cabinet
A new Barefaced cab? Kev Sanders feels the quality
KRIST NOVOSELIC
It’s 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s era-defining album, Nevermind, and high time that we revisited this 2011 chat with the great bassist turned political activist, Krist Novoselic, a musician who witnessed a truly chaotic period in music history
BASS PLAYER AWARDS 2021
After a year off thanks to the pesky virus, BP’s annual Lifetime Achievement Awards return—and this time we add a new category. Raise your glass to this year’s winners, Marcus Miller, Gail Ann Dorsey, John Taylor and Charles Berthoud.