Music

Herman Li performing live

Herman Li: “Guitar Hero was very important for metal – and for all guitar-driven music”

Steve Vax playing his heart shaped guitar as part of David Lee Roth's band

Before Steve Vai, another guitarist piqued David Lee Roth’s interest for his solo band

Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell playing guitar together on stage in 2012.

“I thought, this is not me”: Kim Thayil explains why Chris Cornell played guitar during the verses of Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun

Prince

A jukebox musical film featuring Prince’s music is reportedly in the works

Taylor Swift performing live on her Eras tour

A Taylor Swift fan was going to sell a signed guitar to pay for her wedding – until fellow Swifties stepped in to help

Paul Gilbert playing guitar with a small drill on stage

Watch: Paul Gilbert spontaneously jams with guitar shopper he overheard playing Little Wing

Jennifer Batten on stage. She is looking directly at her fretboard as she is playing and has vibrant pink in her hair.

“Every musical era finds a way to screw the artists – and they’ve succeeded yet again”: Jennifer Batten on the challenges musicians face today

[L-R] Johnny Marr and We Will Rock You the musical

“We’re supposed to go along with the idea that they’re good”: Johnny Marr takes aim at We Will Rock You and other jukebox musicals

[L-R] Phil Manzanera, Kanye West and Jay-Z

Phil Manzanera’s feature on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s No Church In The Wild earned him more than “the entire 50 years” he was in Roxy Music

Adrian Bellow (left) and Steve Van (right). Both have electric guitars in hand and are on stage.

Adrian Belew forms supergroup with Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey to perform King Crimson music with Robert Fripp’s blessing

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

“It felt like breaking out of jail”: Why Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Jimi Hendrix cover allowed him to follow his heart

Nuno Bettencourt on stage

“It’s like you play the show – before you play the show. It doesn’t work”: Why Nuno Bettencourt doesn’t warm up before shows anymore

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