Steve Vai enjoys using the whammy bar to create surreal screams and bizarre sounds to enhance his technically perfect playing. | Photo: Talyn Sherer
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #4: Vibrato Bar
Guitar Effects Guide #5: Fuzz
As always, Weller invited a plethora of excellent musicians and prepared another strong musical experience. | Photo: Raph_PH, by CCA 2.0
Paul Weller Continues to Show Off His Fine Songwriting
La Femme, at the Roxy Club, Prague | Photo: Pavla Hartmanová / Fource
Concert Review: La Femme, at Roxy, Prague, a Pandora's Box of Sound
NEW GEAR 23/24: Fender Joe Strummer, Chase Bliss Sampler, PDP Kit and Moog Spectravox
Yngwie Malmsteen and His Stratocasters
Analogue Synth Arturia PolyBrute 12
Every musician tries to put their brand on the music map – and often uses unfortunate music PR to do it. | Photo: Evgeniy Smersh (Unsplash)
TOP 5 Music PR Blunders
Adam Krofian backstage at the Guitar Armory live | Photo: Jan Nožička
Dreamstruments #30: ReBell Eli BAR
Alexander Hacke, January 1980 in Berlin, BLASSE sound and styling experiment. | Photo: Ganskörperfutter (Wikimedia CC 3.0)
Milestones in Music History #57: Einstürzende Neubauten, Industrial at Its Best
Kings Of Leon are at the peak of their musical ability. | Photo: Press
Kings of Leon's Rock'n'roll Still Entertains
"Music, even when it talks about peace, must hit like a bullet." | Photo: archive of The Junks
The Junks: Standing with the World's Outcasts and Renegades
NEW GEAR 22/24: ES-335 Slash, EHX LPB-3, Rivolta Guitars and Nord Grand 2 Piano
LTD EC-201 FT: Modern LP at an Affordable Price
If you're not looking for a band, sometimes you can have a lot of fun reading the ads. | Photo: Pinterest
TOP 5 Biggest Mistakes in Band Ads
Music is not creative chaos, but a carefully organized hierarchy of tones and sounds. | Photo: Etienne Girardet (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #5: Organized Sound
Collings has a great reputation in the guitar industry – consistency of instruments, almost no complaints and perfection in every detail. | Photo: Collings Guitars
Legendary and Mythical Guitars #5: Collings Guitars
All News Is Bad News is an imaginative album that entertains with its musicality, carefully constructed arrangements and, above all, well-written songs. | Photo: band’s archive
Skywalker Are in the Groove in All News Is Bad News
NEW GEAR 21/24: Furch Acoustics, Strymon Reverb, Valkenburg Bass and PreSonus Cards
RingerBringer and Warm Bender: Analogue Effects from Warm Audio
Steve Albini: "Find people who think like you and stick with them. Make only music you are passionate about. Work only with people you like and trust. Don't sign anything." | Photo: swench.net
Top 5 Principles of Music Making According to Steve Albini
The undeniable advantage of the fingerstyle technique is the direct contact between fingers and strings, which allows you to get much more timbre, emotions and nuance into your playing. | Photo: Patti Black (Unsplash)
(Un)usual Guitar Techniques #3: Fingers and Picks
Guitar Effects Guide #4: Variations on Pro Co RAT
St. Vincent is writing the next chapter of her musical journey. | Photo: Gus Philippas
St. Vincent Confidently Flirts with Musical Genres