Latest articles by Gary Graff
He kickstarted 1970s power-pop with a Gibson SG, a rented acoustic and a gem of a song that remains a classic
Todd Rundgren’s “Couldn’t I Just Tell You” helped revive 1960s-style power-pop in the era when hard-rock and heavy-metal ruled the airwaves
Grace Bowers on Funkadelic, Leslie West and the 10 records that changed her life
The guitar wunderkind reveals the diverse range of funk, rock and R&B albums that shaped her as a musician
Mike Campbell on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with
The guitarist explains how the Dirty Knobs became his labor of love in the wake of Petty's premature death
"We hit this one lick, and the lighting director came rushing forward: 'Don't change a thing!”’ Billy Gibbons reveals how a soundcheck jam turned into ZZ Top's breakthrough hit
Gibbons says he has new music in the works with ZZ and the BFGs, whose new single — "Livin' It Up Down in Texas" from the Paramount+ series Landman — comes out today
Mark Tremonti reveals the way to create unique-sounding solos
The guitarist shares his secrets for soloing and crafting metal guitar dynamics as his self-titled band drops its new album, 'The End Will Show Us How'
Nick Lowe says he’s just a strummer — but these two classic-rock hits launched made him a songwriter's songwriter
Lowe tells the story behind "Cruel to Be Kind" and four other tracks from his 50-year career
Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: The former Dire Straits guitarist told us why he moved away from the plectrum but still regards the pick as “a superior thing”
Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take”
The former Police guitarist says his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Watch David Gilmour perform on a dulcimer as he hints at more to come in 2025
The prog legend delivered his Christmas message alongside a special live version of a new standout track
Randy Bachman tells us how an inside joke gave him a hit even bigger than "Takin' Care of Business"
Not many artists can boast that their song won an award from the Stuttering Foundation of America
Tommy Shaw tells us the twisted history of a classic Styx hit
The Styx guitarist says “Renegade” is appropriately titled, given its criminal theme and stolen musical phrase
Thrown away as a B-side, this 1974 classic-rock gem became a number-one hit
"Black Water" would be the first of two chart-toppers the Doobie Brothers released
The world’s most famous charity rock song lost its guitar parts in 1984. They’re finally back for 2024
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” co-writer Midge Ure says he struggled to give guitar more prominence on the song
Who is Chris Herin and why are Peter Frampton, Alex Lifeson and Martin Barre on his new album?
The Tiles guitarist calls himself “one of the luckiest guys” to have such famous six-string connections
Marshall Crenshaw almost let his hit single pass him by. His label had other ideas
The guitarist tells the story behind “Someday, Someway” and other treasures from his career
Gary Rossington's 1961 Gibson SG returns to the stage for the first time in years
The southern rocker's gear will soon be used onstage by "some very big acts"
No longer performing, Brad Delson powers Linkin Park’s guitar riffs in the studio. The result? The #1 rock album in the world
The group's revised lineup has proved its mettle and will launch an extensive 2025 road trek starting January 31
Justin Hayward on “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan
The guitarist expounds on the virtues of guitar, saying, "It’s the perfect instrument to play and write with. You don’t need anything else"
The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. Guitarist Wayne Kramer and his bandmates have passed on, but the celebration is just beginning
Kramer was assisted by Vernon Reid, Tom Morello and Slash in making the group's final album
Warren Haynes explains the lucky break behind his take on U2's "One"
The guitarist has included the cover in his set from time to time, making it a fan favorite
Coco Montoya explains how John Mayall turned him from a bartender into his Bluesbreaker guitarslinger
The guitarist, who spent 10 years in Mayall's company, learned his stylings from Albert Collins
Rich Williams recalls how his choice of guitar picks ruined a day’s worth of playing on the biggest hit Kansas ever had
The problem was made worse by the fact that he'd quadruple-tracked his guitars
![Diego Garcia, a.k.a. Twanguero, plays his 1955 ES-295 on Panamerica. “I purchased [the boat] because rehearsal rooms are so expensive,” he says.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cfFmbvV4c4GjJAKeGQvyU5-840-80.jpg.webp)
