Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
Sammy Hagar would have been “embarrassed” if Van Halen had adopted proposed Van Hagar name change
Fortunately, Eddie Van Halen nixed the idea immediately
Rick Beato's signature Gibson Les Paul Special is officially in production
The YouTube personality and musician shares a sneak peek at the first Pelham Blue model off the assembly line
Poco co-founder, guitarist and pedal steel great Rusty Young dies aged 75
The musician and songwriter helped to pioneer country-rock in the late ‘60s and ‘70s
Watch Stephanie Bradley shred on the “completely mind-blowing” ESP LTD EC-1000 Gold Andromeda guitar
New mid-priced model boasts Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, stainless steel frets and a stunning light-reflective finish
A brief history of the Foo Fighters' remarkable quarter-century career
Okay, it's been 26 years, but who's counting? Dave Grohl unpacks the unlikely mega-stardom of the drummer turned frontman
Power up your Profiler with Kemper’s new Power Kabinet monitoring solution
New offering boasts Kemper Kone with 19 speaker imprints and more
Mark Hoppus partners with Reverb to sell Blink-182 and +44 album and tour-used gear
The bassist is unloading Marshall, Orange and Bogner amps, drum machines and more
José González announces first album in six years, shares new song, Visions
Local Valley is out September 17
A guitarist spent 22 years learning to play King Crimson’s Fracture, and wrote a book about it
Anthony Garone chronicles his very long journey to conquer Robert Fripp’s 1974 “moto perpetuo” masterpiece
Chibson USA is now offering NFTs of its ingenious ad campaigns
The company that brought us the Durst Burst and the Dual Retinafier gets in on the Non-Fungible Token game – and tech mogul Cameron Winklevoss is already a fan
Watch Tool’s Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey play Ænema for a class of college students
Let’s hope there wasn’t a pop quiz afterwards
Quench your thirst and help save music venues with Fightback Lager
UK-based beer label launches crowdfunding campaign to co-own the start-up brand
Jump back, what’s that sound? It’s a mashup of Metallica’s Enter Sandman and Van Halen’s Panama
The Hammett/Hetfield-Eddie Van Halen pairing we never knew we needed
Alice in Chains’ William DuVall is releasing recordings from his ‘80s cult hardcore band Neon Christ for Record Store Day
The limited-edition vinyl is “quintessential youth music from a tumultuous time,” DuVall says
Rising rock guitar star Ayron Jones announces new album, Child of the State, drops new single
Listen to the explosive Spinning Circles now
Bassist Sérgio Brandão, known as the “Brazilian Jaco”, dies aged 65
The in-demand bassist was a tireless ambassador for Brazilian music for more than four decades
Former Sabaton guitarist Rikard Sundén convicted of child sex abuse, possession of child pornography
Sundén has been fined and sentenced to nine months in prison
Watch Pete Thorn create an original song with three “special” Furch acoustic guitars
The musician blends a Red Series, an Indigo Series and a uniquely-engineered travel guitar, all from the innovative Czech builder
August Burns Red on expansive new Guardians Sessions EP: “There's only so many metal riffs you can write – so we decided to do something new”
The Pennsylvania metalcore vets on stripping down tracks from 2020's Guardians, Mariah Carey covers and their music being used as a torture device on NCIS: Los Angeles
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Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: James Hetfield barely has drums in his in-ear monitors, Lars Ulrich follows his lead onstage
The Gojira leader discusses the Metallica frontman’s rhythm guitar dominance in a new interview
From the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix to Rush and Guns N’ Roses, Rotosound bass strings have powered rock’s most iconic recordings
Anywhere there’s great music being made, there’s also Rotosound strings
Watch Brian May and his father discuss the Red Special in a vintage video clip
The Queen legend built the iconic guitar with his dad when he was a teenager
Guitar Center and D’Addario partner for COVID-safe Earth Day recycling and re-stringing events
Nationwide promotion offers free guitar strings on April 22
