Latest articles by Gary Graff
“You can't look over and be, 'Omigod! I'm playing with Jimmy Page!'” Twenty-five years after Page and the Black Crowes joined forces, Rich Robinson explains the group’s split with the legend as an expanded ‘Live at the Greek’ arrives
The Page and Crowes tandem marked a high point in both artists' histories. Robinson recalls being "awestruck" to perform with his hero
"Why it didn't sound like a complete pile of crap, I don't know!" Steve Howe on “Siberian Khatru"
The guitarist also talks about the 1972 album’s genesis as it receives its Super Deluxe box set release
Steve Howe reflects on the future of Yes — and reveals that he once refused to let his techs tune his guitars
The guitarist hints he "may have something else I want to talk about, maybe later in the year as well."
Ana Popovic got her favorite guitar with a box of $20 bills. Years later, it helped her find the strength to survive the worst
The Serbian guitarist bought her 1964 Fender Stratocaster at a time of economic uncertainty. “It’s been a lifesaver,” she says
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says Eric Clapton convinced him he had a limited future as a guitarist
Anderson credits Clapton and albums by Dire Straits, Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa with shaping his musical direction
Nels Cline on the Allman Brothers Band, the Byrds, John Coltrane and the 10 albums that changed his life
The debut album Cline’s new band, Concentrik Quartet, comes out March 14
Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires
The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom
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
