Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has passed away. He was 84 years old and the cause of death is not known as of press time. Cropper’s passing […]
Phil Upchurch, a legendary guitarist and composer who played for Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, passed away on November 23 in Los Angeles at age 84. No cause of death has been announced […]
On the shelf The Road, by Brian Baker128 pages, $37.27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. As a guitarist, Brian […]
Joel Hoekstra (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, REVOLUTION SAINTS) will release the fourth album of his solo project JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13, “From The Fade”, on February 27, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. Once again, guitarist and composer […]
The Damned have announced a covers album, Not Like Everybody Else, arriving January 23rd. The lead single and opening track “There’s a Ghost in My House” by R. Dean Taylor drops on Thursday. The album […]
“Indoor Enthusiast”, the outstanding third record from TUESDAY THE SKY, the instrumental-driven project from guitarist Jim Matheos, arrives this Friday, October 24 via Metal Blade Records. TUESDAY THE SKY has been described as a “beautifully […]
Photo Credit: Ace Frehley by Christopher F. Allin / CC by 4.0 Ace Frehley, the Spaceman and lead guitarist of Kiss, has passed away after a recent fall at his home. He was 74. Kiss […]
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley performing in 1975. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images Ace Frehley, a founding member of KISS who played fiery lead guitar during the band’s 1970s heyday, has […]
British heavy metal band VENGER, founded by SAXON guitarist Doug Scarratt and by James Fogarty (of OLD FOREST, formerly of IN THE WOODS),will release its debut studio album, “Times Of Legend”, on January 9, 2026 […]
Oasis co-founding guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs will miss upcoming tour dates in Asia and Australia to undergo treatment for prostate cancer “Early this year I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The good news is I’m […]
Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs will skip upcoming concerts in the band’s reunion tour to undergo prostate cancer treatment. “Early this year I was diagnosed with prostate cancer,” Arthurs wrote in an Instagram statement on […]
Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has launched his new band, The S.E.T. The group performed their first show on Saturday night (September 27th) at Zen West in Baltimore. The S.E.T. — short for The Self […]
Florida death metal veterans DEICIDE played their first concert with new guitarist Jadran “Conan” Gonzalez (EXMORTUS) Friday night (Saturday, September 19) at the opening show of the band’s Latin American tour with BEHEMOTH at Tork […]
The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins has slammed the VMAs tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, calling the all-star performance “shit” in a social media post. As we reported, the VMAs paid tribute to the Prince […]
On Tuesday (August 26th), Cradle of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda announced he would quit the band after its current Latin American tour, following the exit of his wife, keyboardist/backing singer Zoë M. Federoff, who […]
Cradle of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda has confirmed that he will quit the band after its current Latin American tour, citing “low pay” and “stress,” among other reasons. His exit from the veteran metal […]
Mastodon Guitarist Brent Hinds Dead at 51 After Motorcycle Crash Published August 21, 2025 12:41 PM PDT Brent Hinds — the legendary guitarist who helped put Mastodon on the map — has died after a […]
Among the half-dozen tattoos Ty Myers has accumulated in his 18 years on earth, “probably the dumbest,” he says, is the armadillo he picked out from a set of ready-mades at a festival in Oklahoma. […]
My Morning Jacket Welcome Founding Guitarist Johnny Quaid in Idaho Rob Moderelli on August 8, 2025 My Morning Jacket, photo by Stephen Bloch On Wednesday, August 6, My Morning Jacket took the stage at Nampa, […]
A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration […]