Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan

Tom Nolan wrote for the LA Times and Rolling Stone in the '60s, and when on to write for the Wall Street Journal. He was a contributing editor to California and Los Angeles magazines and has written several books, including a biography of crime writer Ross MacDonald, and a book about jazz band leader Artie Shaw, both available on Amazon and all good online bookstores.

Latest articles by Tom Nolan

The Edge

"If you pick up a guitar and start copying Eddie Van Halen, you're going down a cul-de-sac…" How U2's The Edge tore up the rule book

By Tom Nolan, Jas Obrecht published

40 years ago, The Edge spoke to Guitar Player about the development of his technique: "I don't play proper guitar!"

Guitarists
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30 Years On: Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan

By Tom Nolan published

In 1988, SRV was clean and sober, and sat down with GP to talk recovery, Hendrix and a future that ultimately wouldn't come to pass.

Guitarists