Latest articles by Amit Sharma
Stewart Copeland, Adrian Belew and Mark King on the chemistry that fuelled unlikely new supergroup, Gizmodrome
“There are too many drum fills and the guitars are insane!”
Session bass supremo Justin Meldal-Johnsen talks playing with Nine Inch Nails and Beck, and reveals his studio secrets
In-demand bassist and producer shares lessons learned
Fusion legend Scott Henderson: my top 5 tips for guitarists
“Widening your vocabulary is not about playing licks you’ve learned”
Def Leppard's Hysteria, 30 years on: "I’m going to have to go back in a time machine"
Bassist Rick 'Sav' Savage talks track-by-track
Andy McKee’s top 5 tips for guitarists
Acoustic whiz shares technique advice and top-secret alternate tunings
AFI's Jade Puget talks playing, history and essential gear
AFI’s Jade Puget explains how having the unlikeliest of guitar influences guided him through a different kind of punk and beyond…
Rich Robinson talks The Magpie Salute, creativity and The Black Crowes' end
The Crowe flys again
Plini talks technique, creative solos and that Vai endorsement
We meet Australian progressive fusion wizard Plini, whose tasteful musicianship and blistering talents made last year’s debut an absolute tour-de-force in modern instrumental guitar…
Yngwie Malmsteen's 6 tips for guitarists
Yngwie Malmsteen is talking to MusicRadar on speakerphone while driving around Miami Beach in one of his five Ferraris
Brendon Small: my top 5 tips for guitarists
Dethklok and Galaktikon mastermind shares electrifying guidance
Saturday Night Live guitarist Jared Scharff: how I landed one of TV’s biggest gigs
Versatile six-stringer on his guitar rig, Pearl Lion project and trial-by-fire live shows
Peter Iwers on his final record with In Flames, Battles
Peter Iwers walks us through his final recordings as a member of In Flames and reflects on two decades of metal mastery…
Stone Sour’s Josh Rand: the records that changed my life
Plus the lowdown on the gear used on new album Hydrograd
Miss May I's BJ Stead: 10 guitar albums that blew my mind
Metalcore guitarist on the records that shaped his sound
Dan Maines talks Clutch, Psychic Warfare and tonal minimalism
In their 26 years of playing together, Clutch have become one of the tightest forces in the world of music. Bassist Dan Maines invites Amit Sharma into the epicentre of their modern blues.
Avenged Sevenfold talk playing hang-ups, practice philosophy and guitar rigs
Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance speak: "We’ve shown everyone we are musicians first and foremost"
Longtime ABBA guitarist Janne Schaffer picks his career-defining records
Swedish six-stringer on working with pop royalty from Bob Marley to Toto
DragonForce's Herman Li: my top 5 tips for guitarists
“Great vibrato is a high-level Jedi skill”
Angie Bowie: how Mick Ronson and David Bowie made music history together
The origins of The Spiders From Mars
Seether's Shaun Morgan: 12 records that changed my life
“You might notice anger is a bit of theme here…”
