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May 2023

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28 articles

May 31
- “I Think the Sound of the Guitar Straight Into the Amp Is the Purest Form of Expression”: Arielle Takes a Sonic Tour of the Classic Rock Era on Her New Album, ‘’73’
May 26
- “On Paper, the Song Shouldn’t Have Worked at All”: How Randy Bachman Wrote His Favorite Guess Who Track, “Undun”
May 25
- “You Come to the Shows and You See Kids, Older People, Young Girls, Guitar Nerds”: Tyler Bryant and Graham Whitford on the Universal Appeal of Rock and Roll
May 23
- “I Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix
May 18
- “’Any Means Necessary’ Is My Philosophy”: Forget Analog Versus Digital – Steve Vai Had the Final Word in 1990
- “It Has the Best Guitar Tone Stevie Ever Got on Record”: Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Showstopping “Love Struck Baby” Music Video
May 17
- Watch AC/DC’s Stunning ‘Back in Black’ Tour Footage
- Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance
- Watch Noel Gallagher’s Breathtaking “The World Keep On Turning” Peter Green Tribute Performance
May 16
- “Our Attitude Was, ‘F**k the ’60s! We’re Going to Chart the New Decade!’” How Led Zeppelin Took the ‘70s By Storm With Their Game-Changing Third Album
- “I Actually Thought It Might Well Be a Dismal Failure”: Steve Vai Discusses the Making of His Groundbreaking Shred Album, ‘Passion and Warfare’
May 12
- Watch Steve Howe’s Jaw-Dropping “Clap” Instrumental Solo Performance
- Watch the Kinks' Riotous "Victoria" Performance From 'One for the Road'
May 11
- “Here’s a Song I Wrote in a Little Apartment, and We’re in Bruce’s Farm-Barn Studios Singing It Together”: Jesse Malin Reflects on Working With Bruce Springsteen and Ric Ocasek
- “He Holds Everything Together”: Neil Young Reveals Why Nils Lofgren Is the Ideal Bandmate
May 10
- Watch Joe Bonamassa Play Blues Legend Albert King’s Flying V
- Watch Gary Moore’s Stunning “So Many Roads” Performance with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
- Watch Led Zeppelin’s Mississippi Delta-Inspired “Travelling Riverside Blues” Video
May 9
- “I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar
May 8
- “I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career
May 5
- “When I Heard Pavarotti Sing It, I Thought, All This Is Is Sophisticated Blues”: How Jeff Beck’s Unlikely “Nessun Dorma” Cover Earned Him a Grammy
May 4
- The Slash Guitar Collection: 8 Rare Treasures From Guns N’ Roses History
- “Almost More Expressive Than the Human Voice”: Jim Campilongo Waxes Lyrical About One of His All-Time Favorite Jazz Discs
- “Music Is a Vast Ocean if You Dive Into Yourself Deeper”: Debashish Bhattacharya Connects East to West in a Fusion That’s Earned Him Raves From John McLaughlin and Americana Dobro Icon Jerry Douglas
May 3
- “Pops Staples Invented the Americana Tone of Guitar”: Ben Harper, Rick Holmstrom and Aaron Livingston Explain How the Pioneering Guitarist Brought Black and White Music Together
- “Saviors of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Måneskin Are Introducing American Ears to Their Infectious Brand of Glam-Rock Revivalism
- “Finding the Right Lineup Is the Single Most Important Thing in a Band”: Goose Guitarists Rick Mitarotonda and Peter Anspach Talk Band Chemistry as They Evolve From Underground Darlings to Major Venue Headliners
May 1
- "I Play Rock, I Play Soul, I Play Funk – That’s the Malina Moye Sound”: With ‘Dirty,’ the Strat-Wielding Lefty Leaves an Indelible Record of Her Singular Style