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Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77
Lyndon Laney founded his namesake firm in Birmingham, England, in 1967, and helped forge the sound of heavy metal alongside the Black Sabbath guitarist
The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case
The Beatles were a prog band? Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt makes the case
The guitar solo mistake Dokken's George Lynch was too “lazy” to change
It’s a defining Dokken solo, and its wrong notes give it its “charm,” the guitarist says
How an acid trip, a cassette and an offhand comment landed teenage guitarist Al Di Meola the gig of a lifetime
Di Meola was just 17 when he played a drug-induced gig that would change the course of his career
On this day 50 years ago, Peter Frampton hit number one with ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ — then came to regret its success
As the guitarist releases his newest single, “Lions at the Gate,” featuring Tom Morello, he recalls the phenomenon that made him a superstar overnight — and reshaped his career trajectory.
Samantha Fish doesn’t like her first live album — that’s why she did it right with her latest, ‘Paper Doll Live’
The blues-rock guitarist’s latest release builds on the Grammy Award–nominated success of her 2025 studio album
Steve Vai says guitar-playing excellence is within every player’s reach. But there’s a catch
The former Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth guitarist calls virtuosity an “intellectual exercise”
Rod Stewart on the bizarre reason the Jeff Beck Group turned down a chance to play Woodstock
The “Da Ya Think I'm Sexy” singer says Beck lacked leadership skills but ultimately blames a key figure in Led Zeppelin for the band’s woes
