Latest articles by Gary Graff
Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa
“I don't really know the secret of how guitarists create their own unique sounds,” Rodgers tells us, “but I know a good guitar sound when I hear it”
Rik Emmett talks Triumph’s rocky career and triumphant return as the band announces a 50th anniversary reunion tour with Phil X
The road show kicks off April 22 in Ontario and continues in the U.S. starting May 13
Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and other giants of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock scene
The cofounder of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna has just released 'Wabash Avenue,' a collection of his rediscovered live recordings from 1965
Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band’s upcoming feature film, plans for music — and his brand-new Epiphone signature bass
Dirnt's Grabber G-3 is offered in two finishes and sports a Leo Quan Baddass II bridge, plus three Gibson G-3 pickups
Micky Dolenz on the worst tour match-up in rock history: the time Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees
The singer says he’s “the one to blame for that little bit of insane rock and roll trivia”
Giles Martin tells what happened behind the scenes of the Fab Four's final single
Martin and director Oliver Murray shed light on Anthology's new Episode 9 and the Beatles' final record release
As Martin Barre drops his memoir, the former Jethro Tull guitarist talks Jack White, Jimi Hendrix... and his secret gig with Paul McCartney
Available now in the U.K., Barre’s autobiography is heavy on guitars, gear and growing up
As Joe Walsh auctions off a career’s worth of guitars and gear, he riffs on the Eagles’ future and sharing the stage with Vince Gill
The hitmaker, who plays his ninth VetsAid concert on Saturday, is hoping to release some new solo music during 2026
The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseball and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Neal Schon says the classic hit owes a debt to its producers’ unusual request
Steve Howe on the most polarizing album Yes ever made, now getting a 15-disc deluxe box treatment
‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ divided fans and critics, and caused Rick Wakeman to depart. Howe still stands by it
Davey Johnstone on the time John Lennon joined Elton John on his hit remake of a Beatles classic
The track is among the treats included on the new reissue of ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirty Cowboy’
Jim McCarty on Jeff Beck’s and Jimmy Page’s “stressed out” time in the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds drummer reveals the highs and lows of the group’s most successful era
Warren Haynes on his 12-string Les Paul and playing the iconic guitars of Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Duane Allman
Haynes has been playing some interesting guitars as of late — his own and those of other famous players
Ace Frehley on plans for his unfinished final album — plus memories of Hendrix, Zeppelin, Kiss... and the hardest song to play
The late Space Ace was always good for a quote and a smile. Here he is, in his own words
Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds
The Yardbirds drummer tells GP Clapton thought the group was selling out when it chose to record “For Your Love.” It turned out to be their first hit
As Bernie Leadon drops his first solo album in 21 years, he talks about the Eagles and the birth of California’s country-rock scene
A pioneer of the West Coast sound that shaped the early 1970s, has lived a rich musical life since departing the Eagles in 1975
Elliot Easton opens up about the Cars’ Ric Ocasek and says new music is coming featuring the group’s five original members
As a book about the new wave legends comes out, Easton reveals that the surviving members have completed leftover tracks featuring Ocasek and Ben Orr
Ana Popovic on how her custom Fender axe inspired the guitar-dance fusion on her new album, ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
“I don’t think there’s a rule,” Popovic says of applying guitar to dance tracks. “It’s whatever the song needs, wherever you want to take it
The show that ended David Bowie’s touring career — and the song that became his last hit
Earl Slick recalls working with the artist in his final years on tracks highlighted in the new David Bowie box set, 'I Can’t Give Everything Away'
This rock and roll legend led Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on a trainwreck performance before a nationally televised audience
Nils Lofgren reveals how he was twice bitten in his encounters, including one legendary concert with Bruce on behalf of the Rock Hall
Andy Summers tells why he deserves credit for “Every Breath You Take,” the Police monster hit at the heart of his lawsuit against Sting
Summers contends the song was nothing without his iconic guitar riff
As Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes prepare to hit the road, they reveal the obscure 1997 guitar album they call a game-changer
As the two guitar icons prepare to hit the road, they discuss their long shared history in and out of the Allman Brothers Band
Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin explain why Mirador is the twin-guitar fusion that's now rocking their world
The guitarists said taking a serious approach to their side project was the only way to make it work
From jamming with David Gilmour to getting guitar lessons from Keith Richards — one guitarist lived out every player’s fantasies
Former record exec Paul Rappaport recounts his adventures with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and other rock legends in his new memoir, ‘Gliders Over Hollywood’
