Nick Cracknell

Shred icon Steve Vai is judging the best unsigned shredder award at this year's London International Music Show (LIMS)!

A new iPhone 'app' from Planet Waves means you can access over 10,000 scales, modes and arpeggio shapes instantly.

The latest addition to the incredible line-up at the London International Music Show (LIMS) is a thousand piece band - and you could be part of it!

TG recently chatted to Joe Satriani about his new supergroup Chickenfoot.

Queen + Paul Rodgers have split up... that is, the two members of Queen who are still touring as the band will no longer do so with Paul Rodgers.

Metal legends Anthrax have confirmed they will tour Europe this summer and release a new album this autumn.

TG's sister mag Metal Hammer is running a competition to win tickets to an extraordinary gig...

Hundreds of aspiring axe gods from every corner of the globe are bidding to win the coveted title of Guitar Idol 2009 at this year's London International Music Show on 13 June.

Children Of Bodom guitarist Alexi Laiho has broken his shoulder on tour in the US in a tourbus accident.

TG has teamed up with Live Nation to offer 10 lucky readers the chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to a choice of festivals!

Tickets are rapidly selling out for the exclusive three hour masterclass with guitar god Steve Vai at this year's London International Music Show next month.

Guitarist Dino Cazares and frontman Burton C Bell have reunified cult 'cyber metallers' Fear Factory and will be playing two UK festivals this summer.

A collection of twelve extremely rare Supersound guitars have been discovered in a basement in Cheltenham.

Acoustic legend Ben Harper is bringing his new band Relentless7 to the UK this week for the first time.

Britpop icons Blur are gearing up for their massive reunion gigs by playing two warm-up shows in London this June.

Total Guitar's November issue is on sale in stores NOW with loads of incredible tab and practical features to help you play better.

The line-up for Music Live 2009 just keeps getting better and better, with Canadian acoustic guitar phenomenon Erik Mongrain now confirmed to perform.

The latest must-have this autumn for the fashionable metrosexual-about-town is a designer axe, so it seems...

Some of the biggest names in metal will converge in North Wales for Hammerfest II next Spring.

The South West Guitar Show opens its doors at Frome's legendary Cheese & Grain venue next month on Sunday 18 October.

Francis Dunnery, famously the guitarist with 80s prog/pop act It Bites, will be apppearing at PMT Birmingham on 12 October playing the

Dave Mustaine's dad could easily beat up James Hetfield's and he has a way cooler car as well.

A major new Hollywood film directed by Oscar winner Ang Lee tells the story behind one of the most famous events in music history, 1969's Woodstock Festival.

A unique guitar signed by all three members of Muse raised £8,100 for charity at the band's sell-out hometown gigs in Teignmouth, Devon.

Guitar legend Steve Vai has been awarded an honorary Doctor Of Music degree by the Musicians Institute.