Latest articles by Tom Beaujour
James Hetfield reflects on the anxieties he experienced after stepping away from the guitar for too long
Speaking to GW in 1996, the always-candid Hetfield recounted how Metallica's post-Black Album break left him “vegging”, and out of practice
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: “We’ve just become gearheads in the last couple years. Before we were like, ‘Whatever, if you plug it in and it works, f**k it!’”
Conrad Keely and Jason Reece on how they created an immersive quadrophonic experience on their new album, XI: Bleed Here Now
Thurston Moore: “I’ve always liked that purity of guitar/amp action. The more I can get to that, the better I feel”
The Sonic Youth trailblazer on learning to record at home for new album Screen Time, and why he's fed up of hearing guitarists' pedalboards more than guitarists themselves
Paul Leary: “My 1978 Les Paul Custom was so heavy, I was having to go to massage therapy every week just to work the knots out of my back!”
The Butthole Surfers guitarist discusses his eclectic new release – and first solo record in 30 years – Born Stupid, recording the Edge, and the pedal he received from John Paul Jones
Steve Brown: “The sound is a combination of all the bands we’ve ever been in, and all bands we grew up loving“
The venerable Trixter and (occasional) Def Leppard guitarist is hard at work with Tokyo Motor Fist
Guitar Aficionado: Dhani Harrison Talks Beatles Guitars and 'The Guitar Collection: George Harrison' iPad App
From the Archive: Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett Discuss Their 1996 Album, 'Load'
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