EVH has announced the debut of Wolfgang Van Halen‘s signature guitar, SA-126. SA-126 is the result of a three-year collaborative development process between Wolfgang, Matt Bruck and EVH‘s masterbuilder Chip Ellis. With this release, Wolfgang […]
Music News and Gibson Garage London are giving you the chance to win tickets to a preview event with a special performance from the band ‘Here at Last’. The lucky winners will then take part […]
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson have announced the 1989 Les Paul Custom signature model. It’s the latest signature model axe in Hammett’s ongoing partnership with Gibson. This time, they’re going back to the …And Justice […]
“I didn’t really know much about the making of the song,” admits The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen of 1985’s star-studded Ethiopian famine relief hit “We Are the World.” “You just make these […]
Photo Credit: Maryanne Bilham Longtime sensation and celebrated guitarist Carlos Santana has shared a new single, “Let The Guitar Play,” a reimagined version of his 2021 number, “Song for Cindy.” Expanding on the original, the […]
The guitar Jason Becker received as a gift from Eddie Van Halen has sold in an auction for $110,000. Becker, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1989, parted ways with the instrument in order to […]
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed with Mojotone for the Lerxst By-Tor Drive signature guitar pedal. Lifeson originally began working with Mojotone in 2012 during the album cycle for RUSH’s Clockwork Angels, developing a custom […]
Kramer, the original made to rock hard guitar brand has been setting trends with premium, performance-focused instruments since 1976. Kramer is proud to partner with Lzzy Hale — frontwoman of the Grammy Award-winning hard rock […]
Neil Young has released a new video called “Stand for Peace,” featuring a performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” on electric guitar. The video, which was directed by Young’s wife Daryl Hannah, features footage of Young […]
Tool guitarist Adam Jones and Gibson have announced a new signature model guitar in their ongoing partnership: the Flying V Collector’s Edition. Designed and built to reflect Jones’ preference for physically heavier guitars, the axe […]
UK-based presenter and rock journalist Kylie Olsson has debuted a new episode of her AXS interview series Life in Six Strings, featuring a conversation with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. In the episode, Olsson gets […]
‘I can’t keep on moving backwards,” Marnie Stern repeats on Plain Speak, over frenetic bursts of fretboard finger-tapping, layered vocals and urgent, scratchy rhythm guitar. This surge of forward momentum sets the tone for the […]
The lineup was remarkable, with rock and folk musicians including Robert Plant, Bernard Butler, Sam Lee, James Yorkston and Martin Simpson joining in on Strolling Down the Highway, from Bert Jansch’s 1965 debut album. It […]
Hal Leonard has announced the release of the latest addition to its acclaimed Play-Along series — RUSH Play-Along packs for drum, guitar, and bass. These exciting collections feature the iconic music of RUSH, and offer […]
Back in the day, Sonic Youth, couldn’t buy a good review. In 1982, “Aquarian Weekly” writer Sukey Pett concluded: “There is no way in hell I can recommend this band, or even tolerate being in […]
Swapping duties on vocals, drums and guitar, Coley and Maria have been making music as beautiful and brooding as the skies above their native Olympia, Washington for more than 10 years. At their best, the […]
BTS’s Jimin has thanked Ryan Gosling for gifting him the guitar he played in the Barbie movie. Last week, the La La Land actor, who plays Ken in the movie, reached out to the K-Pop […]
Damon Albarn says Arctic Monkeys were the “last great guitar band” before the genre’s recent resurgence. The Blur and Gorillaz star admits guitar music had gotten “so sterile”, and even though there are bands with […]
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed up with Epiphone for the new Les Paul Custom Axcess signature model. The guitar comes in a Ruby finish and in both left-handed and right-handed configurations. Appointments includes an […]
For 150 years, Epiphone has been at the forefront of musical instrument design. By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has now set the stage for the next era of sound […]