Latest articles by Michael Leonard
Eric Clapton and the song he said he'd never play live again
"I was suddenly aware of the fact that there was a way to turn this dreadful tragedy into something positive"
"The fingers aren't very fast but I think I am instantly recognisable": David Gilmour classic guitar interview
Gilmour on the brief Pink Floyd reunion, On An Island and the art of the live guitar solo in this 2006 interview
Karma Police: the story behind the Radiohead classic that started life as a tour bus catchphrase
"Sometimes the best stuff happens when you’re not even listening at all”
An uncredited mandolin player, a bass drum played with a stick and Rod Stewart's finest solo hour: the story of Maggie May
Lindisfarne's Ray Jackson was the last overdub before it was mixed – his mandolin ended up playing a starring role
"Flea had this big pipe and was beating it, I’m playing car wheel brake drums and Anthony was playing a garbage can" - the story of Red Hot Chili Peppers' Breaking The Girl
A key BloodSugarSexMagik moment remembered
Korn's Jonathan Davis grabs banjos and lutes
His new backing band are 'Simply Fuckin' Amazings'
Bernard Butler shows off his guitar collection
"A lot of players only have a Squier Telecaster and one or two amps; which is fine, but it's nice to be able to say: 'play this one, see what you think'."
Manic Street Preachers talk Futurology, songwriting and Simple Minds
Not many bands survive 28 years of triumph and tragedy and release a dozen studio albums that retain a sense of progress, change and invention. But Manic Street Preachers are not like "many bands"...
James Dean Bradfield's guitar collection
20 years' worth of Manic Street Preachers electrics and acoustics
In pictures: David Gilmour's guitars, amps and effects
Up-close with the Pink Floyd man's gear
Nick McCabe on The Verve's studio battles, egos and tonal exploration
As The Verve reissue their seminal first two albums, Nick McCabe breaks his silence on being the young creative maverick inside one of the great British bands of the 90s
Bernard Butler talks new band Trans in rare guitar interview
PLUS! Britpop guitar hero on video
10 guitars that changed music
From Robert Johnson's Gibson to Jack White's Airline...
Jimi Hendrix: a history in photos and videos
See the first film clip, hear his last recording
Derek Trucks gig – this Thursday!
Derek Trucks plays London's Carling Academy Islington, Thursday 11 October
NAMM 2007 Highlights: Dunlop
Jimi Hendrix once again proves himself the hardest working dead man in guitardom, with a couple of new FX launches to his name.