Brian May joins William Shatner’s forthcoming heavy-metal album
Queen’s guitarist is confirmed as a special guest on Shatner’s unexpected metal project, adding the Red Special to an already unusual crossover.
Sep 10, 2026
Jerry Garcia Band's final Shoreline show becomes GarciaLive Volume 23
The complete August 14, 1993 concert will arrive October 30 as a two-disc archival release sourced from a soundboard DAT.
Sep 9, 2026
Vulfpeck preview new album 'Decay Of The Aura' with Cory Wong-led instrumental
'The Beachcomber' is the funk band's first new music since Theo Katzman stepped away from touring, with Cory Wong carrying the melody on guitar.
Sep 9, 2026
Eric Clapton revives 'Give Me Strength' for the first time since 1975
Clapton opened the acoustic portion of his Detroit tour opener with a 461 Ocean Boulevard song absent from his setlists for 51 years.
Sep 9, 2026
Spiritbox return with atmospheric new single 'Mourning'
Mike Stringer co-produced the band's first new music since Tsunami Sea and co-directed its official video ahead of Spiritbox's European tour.
Sep 9, 2026
Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings announce two Divided Sky benefit concerts
The two guitarists will perform together with Trey Anastasio Band for two Worcester shows supporting addiction-recovery care.
Sep 9, 2026
Justin Broadrick says Godflesh are ending and starts a new project, White Light District
The guitarist says Godflesh will close with two final albums as health concerns and a desire to move beyond the band's established framework push him toward a new solo project.
Sep 8, 2026
Every Time I Die guitarist Andy Williams dies aged 48
The guitarist and professional wrestler died after collapsing following a match in Pennsylvania on September 5.
Sep 7, 2026
Mathias Lattin joins Kingfish’s Red Zero Records and releases Cadillac Assembly Line
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has signed the 24-year-old Houston guitarist, whose first Red Zero track blends blues guitar with R&B production.
Sep 7, 2026
Tommy Thayer confirms KISS have recorded a new Paul Stanley-written song
The KISS guitarist says the band has completed new material, although its title, format and release timing remain undisclosed.
Sep 7, 2026
Filip Mišković wins the 2026 Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition
The Croatian classical guitarist took first prize in Benicàssim, with fellow Croatian Luka Lovreković finishing second.
Sep 7, 2026
Mexican rock guitarist Felipe Souza dies at 61
The former El Tri and El Haragán y Compañía guitarist was remembered by both bands for his playing, friendship and role in Mexican rock.
Sep 6, 2026
Tárrega's 1888 Antonio de Torres guitar returns to the stage in Málaga
Jacob Kellerman performed on the historic Torres instrument once owned by Francisco Tárrega during Málaga's international guitar festival.
Sep 6, 2026
Igor Klokov and Hao Yang receive the 2026–27 GSI Foundation classical-guitar scholarships
The two classical guitarists have been named the newest scholarship recipients at USC Thornton, extending a program focused specifically on advanced classical-guitar study.
Sep 5, 2026
Francisco Tárrega competition names four finalists for its 2026 Benicàssim final
Filip Mišković, Sohta Nakabayashi, Luka Lovreković and Francisco Luís reached the final of one of Spain's longest-running international classical-guitar competitions.
Sep 5, 2026
Artur Menezes named 2026 Unsigned Only Artist of the Year
The Brazilian-born blues-rock guitarist won the independent-music competition's top honor with 'Once Again' and a $20,000 prize.
Sep 5, 2026
Sibiu's Guitar Meeting Festival opens a four-day 2026 edition built around a 1,200-player guitar gathering
The Romanian festival has expanded to four days, combining concerts, workshops and its mass-participation Manifest concert in Sibiu.
Sep 4, 2026
Tim Stafford to headline IBMA's 2026 business conference with 'From AI to G-Runs'
The Blue Highway guitarist will revisit three decades of change in bluegrass at IBMA's Chattanooga conference, with AI explicitly part of the keynote theme.
Sep 4, 2026
Edgar Barrera says he is producing a Santana album — and still starts almost every song on guitar
A new PRS interview reveals that the Grammy-winning Latin producer is executive-producing a Santana album while keeping guitar at the center of his writing process.
Sep 3, 2026
Nick Johnston breaks down five lead-guitar approaches in a new Mastodon-era masterclass
The newly published lesson moves from hybrid picking and legato to sweep picking, tapping and chromatic blues phrasing, with Johnston demonstrating how he connects the techniques musically.
Sep 3, 2026
Billy Strings trades his Martin for a Charvel to play death metal with Cryptopsy
At the inaugural Ionia Freak Fair, the bluegrass virtuoso joined Canadian death-metal band Cryptopsy for a cameo on a relic'd Charvel Superstrat.
Sep 3, 2026
Satriani and Vai finally make a studio album together: The Sea of Emotion lands November 6
The pair's SatchVai project turns from a touring band into a record, previewed by the single Mayhem.
Sep 2, 2026
Tom Morello announces his first solo rock album for September 25
Everyone Gets Everything They Want features Serj Tankian, Beartooth and Kneecap, plus five co-writes with Morello's 15-year-old son.
Sep 1, 2026
The Beatles release a 'Day Tripper' work tape from before the riff existed
A newly issued home recording of Lennon and McCartney writing the song, tied to October's Rubber Soul reissue, has the melody and structure but not yet its famous 11-note guitar figure.
Aug 31, 2026