Latest articles by Richard Bienstock
Yngwie Malmsteen's wild tales of Lemmy, Ronnie James Dio, Metallica and more
Even talked soccer with Ritchie Blackmore as he lies on a table in a black leather trench coat, looking like Burt Reynolds? Shred king Yngwie Malmsteen has
How Slash re-electrified the blues for the hard times
Slash released an album of blues and soul standards that no one was expecting, then took the show on the road to support community causes
32 of the greatest onstage moments in the entire history of the rock guitar
Celebrating the pioneering, the spectacular, the unexpected and the unrepeatable
The 50 best Van Halen songs - the ultimate American party soundtrack
Eddie Van Halen was a game-changing guitar player, but it was his band's exuberant songs that gave his genius the power to soar - and here are 50 of the best
How Stryper found God and brought Christianity to Sunset Strip, by those who were there
The book Nothin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion tells the epic story of hair metal, including the rise of Stryper and their controversial yellow and black attack
The story behind Poison's Every Rose Has Its Thorn
On December 24, 1988, Poison topped the US charts with this song. Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into a power ballad about an unfaithful girlfriend
Pearl Jam's Ten: "It was a mind-f*** but it was awesome"
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready looks back at the making and the aftermath of their game-changing debut album Ten
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Mike Campbell on The Dirty Knobs, Fleetwood Mac, and the ghost of Tom Petty
It’s taken them 15 years and a tragic death, but longtime Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “co-captain” and current Fleetwood Mac guitarist Mike Campbell’s side-project The Dirty Knobs have finally released their debut album
The Story Behind The Song: Youth Gone Wild by Skid Row
Canadian frontman Sebastian Bach's rock anthem kick-started sales of album that would go on to sell five million copies
What happened when Dave Navarro met Eric Gales
One is a former teenage prodigy, the other is in Jane’s addiction. We sit down with guitarists Eric Gales and Dave Navarro, “two junkies of the worst kind”
The Six-string Interrogation: Dokken's George Lynch
Dokken and Lynch Mob string-bender George Lynch answers the questions no guitarist wants to answer...
