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Dublin City street. I Photo: Creative Commons
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: The Road to Ireland
Art at Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen: wooden-shoe-boats. I Photo: Honza Bartošek
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #2: A Tourist in My Own Country
We’ve been DIY from the start. And that is a long time because I founded Labasheeda already in 2004. | Photo: André Homan (2025)
Being in a DIY Band Means a Lot of Freedom, but Also a Lot of Work
Brodka demolishes many myths not only in her native Poland | Photo: Marek Reinoha
4 Busted Myths About Music
Machine Head 2025: hardcore, metal confidence, no posing. | Photo: press
Machine Head's UNATØNED: Anger, Craftsmanship and a Few More Old Scars
Loes and Honza in the Parel van Zuilen.  | Photo: Esther Bosch
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #1: From Vltava to Vlaardingen
In less than forty minutes of listening to this ten-part puzzle, we experience so much that it is essential to re-listen to fully absorb all the musical or lyrical details.   | Photo: Ebru Yildiz
On Her New Record, Suzanne Vega Playfully Flips Through Her Costume Catalogue
If you buy a costly guitar for someone who doesn’t have a musical ear and no real passion for music, the instrument will most likely end up abandoned in a corner. | Photo: Unsplash
4 Cases When a Musical Instrument is a Bad Gift
The New Collection Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 2025 Honours the 1950s and 1960s
Most of its covers are more interesting in terms of who adopted the song rather than what they did with it. | Photo: Adrian Boot
Covered #9: Bob Marley – Redemption Song
Dunlop Cry Baby MR95LTD: Signature Wah Pedal by Mick Ronson
Musicians in Prague share their hard earned wisdom
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: Words of Wisdom for Prague's Musicians
Loes & The Celtic Link
Loes & The Celtic Link from Prague to Westport (and Back) #0: Hit It!
NEW GEAR 5/25: Mesa Cabinets, Jackson Lee Malia, TCE Ditto 2 and Cort Basses
Should I tell stories about the lyrics, be funny, encourage action, or just play and let the music do the talking? Communication with the audience is a delicate thing. Berlin Manson has nailed it. | Photo: Jan Kuča
TOP 5 Tips for Better Communication with the Audience
Ultimate Shredding: The Jackson Soloist SL2 DX and DX HT American Series Superstrats
"Every guitar has a different synergy with you. It’s like a kiss. A kiss is a kiss but always feels different with each person you kiss," says Richard Kruspe. | Photo: Olaf Heine
Richard Kruspe (Rammstein): Every Environment Brings Out a Different Way of Creation
Pinar Toprak | Photo: courtesy of Prague Composers Summit
Pinar Toprak: There’s a Lot of Music in Me That Hasn’t Come Out Yet
Fender Player II Modified Series: Classics with Modern Touches
Marianne Faithfull | Photo: Hedi Slimane
Covered #8: Marianne Faithfull – As Tears Go By
Who Believes in Angels? is an extraordinary album by two extraordinary people. | Photo: George Griffiths
Elton & Brandi: Songs on Fire
The right video at the right time can have a profound effect I Photo: Creative Commons
The Guitarist's Survival Guide: 5 Guitar Videos That Changed My Musical Trajectory
Rig Rundown: Alex Skolnick
5 Things I’d Say to my Beginner Studio Sound Engineer Self