"Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival" is an upcoming oral history about the Lollapalooza festival, from its genesis as a farewell tour for Jane’s Addiction in 1991 to becoming a counterculture touchstone by the end of the decade. 

The guitarist and drummer formed the core of the powerhouse band. After Eddie died of cancer in 2020, Alex stayed quiet, but he’s breaking his silence in a new book.

"You're getting together every year, like freak Thanksgiving."

Brian May, Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai and Tom Morello join an all-star cast to explain what makes the Extreme virtuoso one of the guitar world’s most valuable players.

The guitarist recalls how a scruffy bunch of New Wave of British Heavy Metal kids transformed into MTV and radio stars -- and changed the face of metal for good.

That time Slash and GW spent an afternoon browsing -- and buying! -- at Norman’s Rare Guitars in Tarzana, California.

‘I remember how tall they all were,’ the punk icon says of Blackie & Co. ‘I have their first three albums.’

“I was out of my tree a lot,” the Metal God admits.

I feel pretty fortunate I got to be raised at a time where you could just be a little bit more of a troublemaker,’ the Mötley Crüe bassist and songwriter says.

In this classic Guitar World interview from 2003, the brothers Young revisit the albums and songs that made them guitar giants.

The Rage Against the Machine icon explains how recording big, gnarly guitar riffs into his iPhone became his "life raft for sanity" on new album, "The Atlas Underground Fire."

How shorter, simpler songs and a bold vision helped the thrash pioneers make the biggest metal album of all time.

In this exclusive interview, the blues-rock superstar unpacks the '80s influences behind new album, "Sob Rock," and celebrates chorus pedals, pink guitars and Journeyman-era Clapton.

"I'm often asked, did I think it was going to be what it became?," Perry Farrell says. "I mean, that's ridiculous. Of course not! How could I, you know?" 

The Heart acoustic and electric guitar icon on her first-ever solo album, covering Pearl Jam and Paul Simon, and that EVH acoustic instrumental.

The team behind the irreverent heavy-metal talk show reflect on roping big names like Les Claypool and Max Weinberg into their off-the-wall yet musically legit Bedroom Covers.

Anthony Garone chronicles his very long journey to conquer Robert Fripp’s 1974 “moto perpetuo” masterpiece.

The in-demand bassist was a tireless ambassador for Brazilian music for more than four decades.

In an excerpt from new Eighties hard-rock oral history ‘Nöthin’ but a Good Time,’ GN’R members and those in their inner circle look back on how the band’s classic lineup came to be.

The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince.

The Croatia-based individual created the schematic, which employed a Boss pedal diagram as evidence of the vaccine’s 5G tracking capabilities, to combat conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers.

The iconic amp brand will continue to manufacture products under its own name as well as become “Gibson’s Custom Shop for Amplifiers.”

The fingerstyle funk master was one of the most influential bassists of the past 50 years.

Gibson, Taylor, Martin and others also report pandemic sales booms, with new users turning to the guitar as “six-string therapy.”

Carr played on classic recordings from Paul Simon, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart and many others.

New ownership seeks to revive iconic brand beloved by the likes of Jimmy Page, Elvis Presley and Marc Bolan.

Free video service pairs players with pro Gibson techs for interactive, real-time guitar assistance.

The Bruce Springsteen guitarist details the recording of "Colorado," his first album with the band since 1975.

“I can’t promise it’ll be earth-shatteringly fascinating, but I’ll do my best,” he says.

Gibson, whose electric guitar factory and Custom Shop are located in Nashville, is stepping up to help get musicians in the community playing again.

Guitar World’s readers and writers band together to pinpoint guitardom’s most vital players of the past 10 years

The pawn-shop electric revivalist breaks down the six-string-driven approach on "Let's Rock."

James 'JC' Curleigh and Cesar Gueikian reveal how they turned around.

Take a guided tour through the discography of one of the most popular rock bands of the '70s and '80s.

The shred guitar great tells GW all about how his new "bluesy" album, improvisation and how he became the first guitarist to get a signature Strat.

The guitarist reflects on the late singer-songwriter's landmark release.

"It’s so special to me, because 'Sleep Walk' became my life, and to know it was never an oldie, or doo-wop, and can connect with any time. It’s real."

RS tackles the complete catalog of the band that defined the Nineties and made the world a lot noisier.

"The only thing that means anything to me is you get up onstage and people love what you do." In a characteristically no-holds-barred interview with GW, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley discuss 'The End of the Road.'

“It was just an incredible moment to be into the guitar." A round table of hair metal's giants looks back on the genre's final days.