Slide area

ONE OF THE standout tracks from my new album, B.B. King: Blues Summit 100, is a cover of the iconic tune “When Love Comes to Town,” which is a song King had recorded with U2 in 1988, an unlikely pairi

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

WHEN I WAS about 12, my friend’s dad was hipping me to all kinds of incredible music. He gave me the 1974 Gram Parsons album Grievous Angel, which includes “Ooh Las Vegas,” a song that features some r

The former Mr Big guitarist and solo artist reflects on the singular genius of Allan Holdsworth and the playing that changed everything.

Neville Marten recalls an early guitar influence that no-one else ever seemed to have heard of. Until an illuminating musicianly encounter…

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most