The Italian maestro talks about the spiritual inspiration he draws from his Basque roots, as well as channeling his endless guitar-tinkering passions into his latest musical project, Buñuel. Italian guitarist and sonic adventurer Xabier [...] read more

On Antipodes, Jones’ sophomore release, she pulls out all the stops, including a rack full of incredible guitars, a New Zealand-made Weissenborn-style lap steel, a lineup of special guests including Joe Bonamassa, and an impressive [...] read more

The psychedelic brothers duo get hi-fi on Petunia—creating a swirling universe of expressionistic sound—but 6-stringer Andy White still won’t put on a pair of shoes. “I get nervous if I have my shoes on when [...] read more

My Morning Jacket guitarists Jim James and Carl Broemel both play amazing, beautiful, high-end guitars. But during sessions for their latest album, My Morning Jacket, they spent some time gripping a pair of unusual, less-than-fancy [...] read more

According to Paul Bender—bassist for the trippy yet eminently soulful Melbourne-based quartet, Hiatus Kaiyote—the band’s live sets often meld into one continuous song. “I never really get a break in the set because we [...] read more

“I consider it a real blessing having learned the guitar through the blues medium,” says Robben Ford. “I then developed a great love for jazz and, in particular, the tenor saxophone. Those guys—or the [...] read more

The Aussie rockers revamp their axes and slither back with three new albums—following seven others since 2017—of rock ‘n’ roll weirdness. Back in early 2017, Australia’s ever-experimenting, genre-melding, envelope-pushing ensemble King Gizzard & the [...] read more

Brit post-punk guitarists Anton Pearson and Louis Borlase take minimalism to the max on their band’s debut album. “There’s a certain magic, or trance-like quality, that you get from pushing repetition to the extremes,” [...] read more

Black Midi is a young, progressive outfit from the U.K., and their music is abrasive and outrageous. Except when it isn’t. “I hate stuff which is purposefully ugly or difficult or too obtuse or [...] read more

Matt Sweeney thinks you should fingerpick. “I don’t want to sound like some sort of dick who hates guitar picks,” he says, after about 20 minutes railing against guitar picks. “But try it. It’s [...] read more