They were teenagers when they blew up, inspiring hope that Gen Z just might pick up the guitar-music torch after all. Now, ...

For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A ...

Released in the early eighties as a less flashy alternative to the Les Paul Standard, the Studio looked to sound and play ...

There are so many songs in American music with only 3 chords. Learning how to hear the difference between these chords and ...

How any string instrument sounds depends on hundreds of factors; even the tiniest details matter. Seemingly inconsequential things like whether the tree that the wood came from grew on the north ...

"American Pickers" is a classic History Channel staple where two hosts pick up unique finds for resale, but on one trip, they ...

Yousician is among the better guitar learning apps for beginners. Its fun game-style interface is sure to be a hit with younger players.

“Espresso” was written by Carpenter, Amy Allen, Steph Jones, and the track’s producer Julian Bunetta, best known for writing ...

During the band’s 1992 Japanese tour supporting Gish, they discovered that their record company had mistranslated lyrics from Rhinoceros as “mayonnaise seas” in a fan booklet. The band found this ...

A list of “alternate” power pop albums; in other words, albums that don’t show up on the usual rankings lists, but that could ...

This week, students talk about the power of music, boosting the city’s economy and how residents must be considered when ...

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