Rod Brakes
Rod Brakes is a music journalist with an expertise in guitars. Having spent many years at the coalface as a guitar dealer and tech, Rod's more recent work as a writer covering artists, industry pros and gear includes contributions for leading publications and websites such as Guitarist, Total Guitar, Guitar World, Guitar Player and MusicRadar in addition to specialist music books, blogs and social media. He is also a lifelong musician.
Latest articles by Rod Brakes
Watch Arielle’s Freewheeling “’73” Music Video
By Rod Brakes published
Video The new single arrives ahead of the Brian May Guitars signature artist’s latest album, ‘’73’
Watch Pink Floyd’s Impassioned Rock & Roll Hall of Fame “Wish You Were Here” Performance
By Rod Brakes published
Video David Gilmour and Richard Wright are joined by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan for this heartfelt acoustic rendition
Watch Jeff Beck Demonstrate His Oxblood Les Paul, Amps and Effects in This Historic BBC Clip
By Rod Brakes published
Video Officially rereleased by the BBC yesterday, this high-quality footage was captured just weeks before the landmark ‘Blow by Blow’ recording sessions
Watch the Electric Prunes Perform Their Signature Hit "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" on ‘American Bandstand’ in 1967
By Christopher Scapelliti, Rod Brakes published
Video Heavy tremolo, fuzz guitars and Eastern-inspired lead lines – this psychedelic rock smash has it all!
Watch Stone Temple Pilots Slay the Crowd With Their Alt-Rock Classic, “Interstate Love Song”
By Mark McStea, Rod Brakes published
Video This clip from 2001 captures the magic of an era-defining band during one of their best performances on film
"There Were so Many Places in This Country, Being a Mixed-Race Group, That We Could Not Play”: Johnny Echols Recounts the Incredible History of Love and ‘Forever Changes’ in This Essential Interview
By Christopher Scapelliti, Rod Brakes published
Video The story of one of the greatest bands of the ‘60s psychedelic era and beyond told by its co-founding guitarist
Watch Iron Butterfly’s Kaleidoscopic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” Performance Film
By Rod Brakes, Christopher Scapelliti published
Video All 17 minutes of this acid rock epic in full lysergic glory
Watch Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton’s Surly "Brand New Cadillac" Music Video
By Rod Brakes published
Video The duo launch new collaborative project with a mean cover of this late ‘50s rockabilly classic
Watch Moby Grape’s Historic “Hey Grandma” Performance at the Monterey Pop Festival
By Art Thompson, Rod Brakes published
Video Born in San Francisco in 1967, this signature song is a quintessential Summer of Love anthem
Watch the Trailer for Unmissable John Scofield Documentary, ‘Inside Scofield’
By Rod Brakes published
Video Filmmaker Joerg Steineck gets inside the mind of the multiple Grammy-winning “road dog” jazz guitar master
Watch Glen Campbell Take a Rare Fender VI Solo in this 1968 TV Appearance
By Rod Brakes published
Video His Grammy Hall of Fame-inducted hit "Wichita Lineman" features the textbook Fender VI sound
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