Second coming

The blues emerged from the pain of Mississippi’s cotton fields, going on to shape modern American music as we know it. From B.B. King to Elvis Presley, Jacqui Agate traces its story across the Magnolia State

MY FAVORITE ENSEMBLE to play in is the power trio. With only three instruments — electric guitar, bass and drum kit — there’s so much freedom to explore concepts like space, time and dynamic range. Th

When Blur won four trophies at the BRIT Awards on 20 February 1995, the band changed forever. Britpop, or whatever you want to call that scene, had entered the mainstream. After the success of Parklif

IN LAST MONTH’S column, I talked about how using open G tuning (low to high: D, G, D, G, B, D) has inspired me to find my own musical and compositional voice as a guitarist and craft some cool and uni

Richie Anderson reveals he was inspired to leave city life behind by the TV series he now presents

With a new album and a new range of signature guitars lined up, the next 18 months are looking busy for this American blues hotshot