Claire Davies
Latest articles by Claire Davies
James Jamerson: 11 iconic basslines
By Claire Davies published
Stone cold grooves from one of the all-time greats of bass
8 reasons why playing guitar is good for your mental health
By Claire Davies published
From strengthening your mental health to boosting your creativity and confidence
Less Than Jake's Chris DeMakes: 10 guitar records that changed my life
By Claire Davies published
With Less Than Jake heading to the UK this month, we caught up with Chris DeMakes to talk metal and punk rock guitars
Black Stone Cherry's 9 best Southern rock riffs and solos
By Claire Davies published
The Kentucky rock juggernaut's guitarist Ben Wells chooses his favourites.
The new wave of British acoustic guitarists
By Claire Davies, Acoustic Expo 2013 published
Guitarists get chatty in a series of exclusive Acoustic Expo 2013 blogs.
The Lumineers talk piano, mandolin and acoustics
By Claire Davies, Acoustic Expo 2013 published
Guitarist, pianist and mandolinist Stelth Ulvang on arranging acoustic guitar with additional instrumentation such as mandolin and piano.
All aboard the soul train with DJ Cassidy
By Claire Davies, DJ Expo 2014 last updated
DJ Cassidy is one of the biggest DJ's in the world right now, having played at Beyonce and Jay-Z's wedding and Obama's 50th birthday party.
Kevin Saunderson - the original techno master
By Claire Davies, DJ Expo 2014 last updated
Former football player turned iconic DJ Kevin Saunderson advises budding DJs to "Go with your vision, do your thing and work hard."
Free DJ video lessons, artist interviews and gear demos
By Claire Davies last updated
MusicRadar presents a huge online DJ trade show in association with Beatport
Driving Mrs. Satan: how to cover metal and hard rock on acoustic
By Claire Davies, Acoustic Expo 2014 last updated
You may not have heard of Driving Mrs. Satan (yet), but you almost definitely know the tunes they masterfully cover. Although we bet you haven't heard them sounding like this before.
The musical evolution of Andy McKee
By Claire Davies, Acoustic Expo 2014 last updated
With a gorgeous new EP, Mythmaker, recently released, now is a good time to unpick the musical evolution of one of modern acoustic's favourite sons.
Production Expo 2014
By Claire Davies last updated
Music producers will be able to access a series of free production video lessons at Production Expo 2014 on 24 and 25 September.
Production Expo 2014 is coming soon!
By Claire Davies last updated
The show for music producers is back this month
Drum Expo 2014 artist line-up revealed
By Claire Davies last updated
Let's take a peek at some of the drummers who will be sharing tips, tricks, anecdotes, inspiring stories and more at Drum Expo 2014.
Free drum video lessons at Drum Expo 2014
By Claire Davies last updated
Drum Expo 2014 goes live in less than two weeks and it's shaping up to be our most exciting show yet.
Award-wining guitarist comes to Acoustic Expo 2014
By Claire Davies last updated
Will McNicol will be presenting our series of exclusive acoustic guitar video lessons, sponsored by renowned guitar makers Lowden.
7 iconic pop punk guitar riffs
By Claire Davies, Guitars and Amps Expo 2014 last updated
Cameron Hurley, guitarist with the New York pop punk band, chooses seven iconic guitar riffs that every pop punk fan should know.
The Dandy Warhols: Distortland and the albums that influenced us
By Claire Davies last updated
Singer/guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and drummer Brent DeBoer talk
Owl City talks new album Mobile Orchestra
By Claire Davies last updated
Adam Young is excited. We can feel the OMG vibes oozing down the phone line, connecting us to the Billboard, NRJ Music Awards and Vevo award-wining, platinum-selling 29-year-old
Richard Thompson on new album Still, songwriting and guitar heroes
By Claire Davies last updated
Richard takes us deeper into his "interesting" new album, talking about the guitar masters he's paid tribute to, and how past demons give him that extra edge.
Counting Crows' Adam Duritz: 10 records that changed my life
By Claire Davies last updated
Talking us through the 10 records that changed his life, the Counting Crows frontman dishes up a fine selection of vinyl from the likes of Beach Boys, Miles Davis, Richard Thompson and Big Star.
Blink-182 producer John Feldmann on the band's triumphant return and the music that inspired him
By Claire Davies last updated
"Everything that's happened in my life has led to me having the privilege of producing Blink"
Meshuggah's Mårten Hagström talks Brixton, pyrotechnics and cash
By Claire Davies last updated
Rhythm guitarist discusses forthcoming one-off Brixton gig
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