In the mid-1960s, the emergence of the powerful Marshall amplifiers enabled musicians to turn up the volume – and effectively transformed pop music into rock.
Lemmy desperate for Jeff Beck duet
Friday 11 November 2011
Lemmy has been trying to collaborate with Jeff Beck "for three years".
Why have we fallen out of love with Joss Stone?
Friday 24 June 2011
Brits scoop awards at Grammys
Monday 14 February 2011
British stars Muse, La Roux and Jeff Beck have scooped awards at the Grammys - where Lady Gaga hatched from a giant egg.
Gary Moore: Virtuoso guitarist who had his biggest hits with Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy
Tuesday 08 February 2011
A versatile virtuoso guitarist with a clean sound and a distinctive, sustained tone, Gary Moore would grimace and unleash torrents of fluid notes from his trademark Gibson Les Paul, and drew ecstatic responses from audiences across Europe throughout the last three decades. However, as he willingly admitted, he often had a tendency "to play a song four minutes after it's finished."
A Concert for Killing Cancer, HMV Apollo, London
Monday 17 January 2011
Eric Clapton to sell off guitars
Thursday 09 December 2010
Music legend Eric Clapton is to sell off part of his extensive guitar collection - including one he played on stage with Cream - to raise hundreds of thousands for his rehab clinic.
On the agenda: British illustration; Cirque du Soleil;
Sunday 05 December 2010
Boyle is nominated for a Grammy
Friday 03 December 2010
Susan Boyle will take on Lady Gaga and Katy Perry in a bid to bag a Grammy award, but said she does not expect to win.
Album: Buddy Guy, Living Proof (Silvertone / Sony)
Sunday 21 November 2010
Buddy Guy is the least lyrical, most virile of all the great Chicago blues lead guitarists, as well as the only one left apart from BB. Go figure.
American Football: Smith seizes his chance as 49ers impress at Wembley showdown
Monday 01 November 2010
American football: Broncos and 49ers cross the pond to play for pride
Saturday 30 October 2010
The Denver Broncos only flew in yesterday for tomorrow's game at Wembley against the San Francisco 49ers, who arrived in London on Monday – the Broncos, perhaps, were hoping not to draw too much attention to themselves while the 49ers are probably happy to have been a long way from the Bay Area while baseball's Giants were basking in the glory of a World Series appearance.
Maybe I'm amazed at being McCartney's chosen guitarist
Friday 06 August 2010
Album: Herbie Hancock, The Imagine Project (Sony)
Friday 30 July 2010
Herbie Hancock's new project involves collaborations with a swathe of guests – mostly vocalists like Chaka Khan, James Morrison and Seal, but also more intriguing musical cross-fertilisations.








