Funkwrench blues

He was drawn into rock by the greats, but rock’s not the only string on his guitar.

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

The Accidental EARMUSIC

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

A 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently went under the hammer with interesting connections to Noel Gallagher and Ocean Colour Scene respectively. We discover more…

From Black Sabbath awakening to jam band to Hanoi Rocks to decades-straddling solo artist, via Finland, London, NYC and beyond, he’s been up, down and up again, through thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy. You could say he’s really lived the rock’n’roll life, but that would be an understatement.