There are gear demos and then there are gear demos in which a guitar legend performs the most radical amp mod to show us how ...

Slimmed down and focused on us guitarists, the Link I/O is a handy interface to have around in its own right. Combine it with the free Fender Studio software, and you have yourself a powerful means of ...

The Hammertone Breakup Drive and Hammertone Boost have abundant tone-sweetening powers with lots of bang for your buck ...

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The Isle of Wight quartet discuss Josh Homme’s hospitality, giving lessons to Wet Leg and their sticky yet therapeutic second ...

Following the privately-pressed Bloom EP, Stockport's finest issued their first ever single on James Skelly's Skeleton Key ...

TALES FROM NERDVILLE by Joe Bonamassa TOOLS OF THE TRADE, PART 4 For the last few columns, Joe Bonamassa has been demoing a variety of his favorite vintage guitars and discussing each instrument’s ...

North Shields singer Sam Fender took his People Watching tour to the UK in 2025, including three stadium concerts at St James' Park in June. Sam Fender was a former regular at open mic nights like the ...

Fontaines DC, Wolf Alice, FKA Twigs, PinkPantheress, Pa Salieu, Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, and Martin Carthy complete the 12 artist shortlist, with the winner to be announced at the ...

Day 1 of Evolution Festival this year found Langenberg Field dry and under warm, sunny skies, a pleasant change after last year’s mudfest. Structurally, the event saw some reorganizing of GA and VIP ...

Donald Trump brands Keir Starmer ‘tough negotiator’ as he jokes trade deal was ‘better for UK than US’ After a nightmare return to parliament for Keir Starmer, who saw the departure of both Mandelson ...

The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk has been seen in bodycam footage speaking with Utah police after a car crash, years before he allegedly murdered the conservative activist. Tyler Robinson ...