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Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

With his trusty Fender Strat in hand and at a young 64, Bob Mould is an evergreen icon of alt and indie guitar – and he’s back with a new solo album

FOR DECADES, DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN IMMERSING US IN THE ACTION WITH DAZZLING, REAL-TIME, SINGLE-TAKE SEQUENCES. NOW, WITH THE LIKES OF ADOLESCENCE UPPING THE ANTE, WE FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO CAPTURE AN EPIC ONER

This signature collaboration with Yvette Young incorporates chorus, delay, grain effects and reverbs for atmospheric soundscapes

As Alex Lifeson ’ s second album from latest prog project, Envy Of None, hits the stores, we delve deep into the mists of its sonic landscape

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World