Ed Mitchell
Ed Mitchell was the Editor of The Blues Magazine from 2012-16, and a contributor to Classic Rock and Louder. He died in October 2022, aged 52. A one-time Reviews Editor on Total Guitar magazine from 2003, his guitar-modding column, Ed’s Shed, appeared in print on both sides of the Atlantic (in both Total Guitar and Guitar World magazines), and he wrote stories for Classic Rock and Guitarist. Between them, the websites Louder, MusicRadar and Guitar World host over 400 of his articles – among them interviews with Billy Gibbons, Paul Weller, Brian Setzer, profiles on Roy Buchanan, Duane Allman and Peter Green, a joint interview with Jimmy Page and Jack White, and dozens of guitar reviews – and that’s just the ones that made it online.
Latest articles by Ed Mitchell

By Ed Mitchell Published
A brilliant account of the cat in the dirty white suit.

By Ed Mitchell Published
Fender unleash a brand new twist on Jimi Hendrix’s favourite guitar

By Ed Mitchell Published
The guitar of kings that Gary Clark Jr beats blak & blu…

By Ed Mitchell Published
Bog-standard documentary on a band that were anything but.

By Ed Mitchell Published
From his sharp-suited days in the mid-60s and badass persona in the 70s to the polka dot-sporting modern icon of blues, we celebrate Buddy Guy’s ever-changing moods in this photo gallery...

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We pore over the Joe Bonamassa's back catalogue to unearth some electrifying gems

By Ed Mitchell Published
Hit-and-miss account of Bob Dylan’s Judas years.

By Ed Mitchell Published
The genius of The Woking Wonder.

By Ed Mitchell Published
B. B. King faced every hardship imaginable. While other bluesmen had turned these into cliches, he lived them - and survived. In 2012, The Blues magazine told his incredible tale…

By Ed Mitchell Published
Not yet ratedSpecial expanded editions of the 2-Tone legends’ first three long-players...

By Ed Mitchell Published
Hear Big Boy Bloater's radio documenrary on demand now

By Ed Mitchell Published
A lean, mean skanking machine: the last ones to die throw another right hook.

By Ed Mitchell Published
Five prime movers from Satan’s response to Shakin’ Stevens.

By Ed Mitchell Published
Those mod kids were alright...

By Ed Mitchell Published
Put your Cat clothes on!

By Ed Mitchell Published
The new bible of rock’n’roll excess and redemption.

By Ed Mitchell Published
Starring Stevie Ray Vaughan, the doomed Texan legend and biggest influence on contemporary electric blues…

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April’s fourth annual European Blues Challenge saw a 18-band shootout in Latvia. The Blues editor watched the good, the bad and the ugly…
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