Rolling Stone UK
ED GAMBLE AND JAMES ACASTER "THE AUDIENCE CAN TELL THERE'S GENUINE ENTHUSIASM'
With their Off Menu podcast, this comedy pairing have become the most beloved UK double act of a generation. Here, they discuss the show's expansion, live performances and their favourite music of 2025
5 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
KING OF THE ROAD
Come on feel the noise: as Aston's baby goes drop-top, it's a glorious mix of naughty and nice, with a rock-God soundtrack you'll miss when it's gone
4 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
The best of 2025
Rolling Stone UK’s Album of the Year for 2025 is a record built around a made-up word that became a binding principle.
4 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
FLORENCE WELCH 'ANXIETY IS THE HUM OF MY LIFEUNTIL I STEP ON STAGE'
If you talk to Florence Welch on any given day, it’s safe to assume she’s feeling a little anxious.
8 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
BLUD BROTHERS
After Steven Tyler suffered a life-changing throat injury in 2023, it was uncertain whether Aerosmith would ever record again. That changed when an informal meeting with Yungblud turned into a studio session, and eventually a five-track EP that brought the US rock icons together with one of the UK's brightest and brashest young rock stars
10+ min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
DOG DAYS and collective naps
After launching debut EP Return the Day, London five-piece Dog Race set out on an autumn tour in the UK and Europe. Here, guitarist James Kelly records their rollercoaster ride of beer and Buckfast, drunken bumper car driving and karaoke, dodgy hotels and group naps – not forgetting the obligatory celebrity death...
10+ min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
JON BON JOVI
The rock legend on playing Wembley next summer, taking road trips with Bruce Springsteen and the strangest place he's ever heard his music
4 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
BIFFY CLYRO
Track the evolution of our award-winners through five of their most important and transformative gigs, as remembered by frontman Simon Neil
4 min |
December/ January 2026
Rolling Stone UK
THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
I Swear delivers a masterpiece in telling the true story of Scotsman John Davidson, who lives with Tourette syndrome. Here, Rolling Stone UK meets the film's captivating lead actor Robert Aramayo
5 min |
December/ January 2026
Guitarist
Special Source
Building on what it started with its Collider delay/reverb pedal, Source Audio delivers a close Encounter of the ambient kind
4 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
CLEAN MACHINE
If the Fender Stratocaster is such a perfect design, why - wonders Dave Burrluck is there a whole industry of aftermarket parts and pickups to improve it?
7 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
KIKI WONG
TikTok sensation turned Smashing Pumpkins shredder talks cheap Hamers, Craigslist deals, and how her rig has evolved since she became a Pumpkin
4 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
THE BIRTH OF ELECTRIC BLUES
T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues giants, as we explore in the following pages
7 min |
December 2025
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Three Here, Now
Gibson and Epiphone's latest signature models have been chosen for their specific roles in the Oasis history book
3 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Swell Shaper
Electro-Harmonix takes one of the best-loved features of its POG2 and puts it into a standalone pedal
2 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Blues Headlines
Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player - with full audio examples and backing tracks
1 min |
December 2025
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Master Chef
More aged nitro finishes and a new US-made line-up that pares back the modernisms. Are our tastes changing?
4 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Fit To 'Burst
Last month, Jamie Dickson got up close with seven original 'Bursts from '58 to '60 in London. Here's what was learned...
6 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Talking 'Shop
Remixed and refreshed by the late, great amp-guru Mark Sampson, this Black Cat has two more valves, 10 more watts and a whole new voice
4 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Lowden F-50C £10,895
Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...
2 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Fretbuzz
A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most
3 min |
December 2025
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Power Up
Converter to enable a pedal power supply to run from a USB source
2 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Wolfgang Van Halen
As the son of one of the world's most influential rock guitar players, it's understandably taken Wolfgang Van Halen some time to feel comfortable in his own skin as the creative visionary behind Mammoth. This year's third full-length, The End, is undoubtedly the sound of his confidence growing stronger and stronger
8 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
DANNY THOMPSON
1939 - 2025 The fabled upright acoustic bassist leaves us with a thousand tales of misadventure and an extraordinary body of music that weaves through the rock 'n' roll era
6 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
CHRIS DREJA
Co-founder of The Yardbirds, Chris Dreja - who supported Clapton, Beck and Page on rhythm or bass guitar, then went on to become a photographer - has died, aged 79
3 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
T-BONE WALKER How His Guitar Gave Birth To Electric Blues
SUAVE, STYLISH AND A CONSUMMATE SHOWMAN, T-BONE WALKER KICKED OFF THE ROCK 'N' ROLL ERA WITH HIS ICONIC 1949 GIBSON ES-5N.
10 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
1961 Southern Jumbo Restoration Pt 4
As work continues, we get to hear the guitar for the first time in months
6 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
Tones Behind The Tracks
Celebrating 20 years as a pro musician, singer-songwriter John Smith reimagines personal- and fan-favourite songs for his latest album
5 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR
In a journey from classical guitar via Stevie Ray Vaughan, the soulful blues-rocker explains how the blues helped her find her voice, and why Teles will always be her number one
8 min |
December 2025
Guitarist
ACE FREHLEY
The consummate showman and KISS's 'Spaceman' guitarist dies aged 74, following a fall at his home
5 min |