Chris Guest

Chris Guest

Chris Guest Managing Editor Our Managing Editor, Chris Guest, has loved music for as long as he can remember. Whether it was his mother singing his name to the tune of The Beach Boys’ “Surfer Girl” as a baby, or hearing The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” for the first time (about the first pop song he can remember truly loving), or listening to his dad play delicate fingerstyle guitar tracks by Ralph McTell as he grew up, Chris has long been immersed in and consumed by the potent power of music. Chris has been in a band or two in his time as a guitarist and lead vocalist, but now he plies his trade overseeing the entire editorial direction on Live Music Blog while making time to cover artists and musical topics that tickle his fancy. He has written about music extensively for Audiophix and has covered other topics for The Gamer, FanSided, EDHREC, Destructoid and The Beer Connoisseur.

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AUTHOR’S CONTENT

  • James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers playing a Rickenbacker guitar live.

    ‘Everything Must Go’ at 30: How Manic Street Preachers Faced Loss and Made a Classic Album

    The Britpop movement in U.K. music had far-reaching effects on the industry and on pop…

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  • Promotional image of R.E.M. from 1983.

    What We’re Listening To: 3/6/2026

    Each week, the Live Music Blog team takes stock of what’s been populating their playlists…

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  • The Eagles Hotel California 50th anniversary.

    ‘Hotel California’ 50th Anniversary: The Eagles Masterpiece Still Shines

    “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”

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  • What we listened to this week, including Kacey Musgraves' 'Pageant Material.'

    What We’re Listening To: 2/20/2026

    Each week, the Live Music Blog team takes stock of what’s been populating their playlists…

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  • The Olympians 'In Search of a Revival' review; exploring the first album from this Daptone Records collective in 10 years.

    The Olympians Return With ‘In Search of a Revival:’ Bigger, Sharper, and More Cinematic

    A decade between albums can kill a band’s momentum, or it can give an instrumental…

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