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August 2024

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August 30
- “Cold plunging is challenging to do. This record is like we’re diving in together and putting it down on tape while it’s fresh”: Cold water therapy inspired Sam Evian’s new album – which has so many guest guitarists, he wound up playing bass
August 29
- “A blues powerhouse that answers the question, ’What if Jerry Lee Lewis played guitar?’” He was one of jazz guitar’s greatest tutors, but on Wildest Guitar, Mickey Baker’s playing is unhinged in the best possible way
August 28
- “When I was 3, I saw Dickey Betts at a blues festival and was mesmerized. I put out my first album at 11 and toured heavily, mostly on school vacations”: Buddy Guy-backed Quinn Sullivan is spreading his wings on his fifth album – at the age of 25
- “Here’s the truth: if you’re a great rhythm guitar player you’ll always have a gig. They’re hard to find. There’s tons of soloists”: Go-to guitarist for everyone from Willie Nelson to Taylor Swift, Kenny Greenberg shares his top 5 tips for session success
August 23
- “The guitar was my savior”: How John 5 battled through personal tragedy and mental health struggles to become a six-string sidekick for David Lee Roth, Lita Ford, and Rob Zombie, and Mick Mars' replacement in Mötley Crüe
August 21
- “I came up with a lick, started putting the words together and called Ted Templeman at two in the morning”: The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston recounts the stories behind five of the band's classic tunes
August 19
- “I took Brian May's Red Special off him to show him what I was trying to explain about the song. You should've seen the look on his face! He was petrified”: Ian Hunter on Mott the Hoople’s All the Way From Memphis
August 12
- “Am I a country guitarist? Sure. But the genre is so wide. I mean, Chuck Berry is a rock guitarist, but so is Buckethead”: How John Osborne overcame tinnitus and mental health difficulties to make a career-defining album with his brother TJ
August 5
- “It was me who said Clapton was God. I was the one who kind of found him in my God-sort-of dreams”: Peter Green on his time with John Mayall and Fleetwood Mac, and wrestling with his demons