The sound is unmistakable. A barre chord slices through the speakers, the guitar edging into distortion. The snare kicks in ...

We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, ...

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For Veterans Day, Mark Farner shares the story of writing Grand Funk Railroad’s breakthrough hit “Closer to Home” and what it ...

“Cherry, Cherry” features a dance solo from Hannah Jewel Kohn, who is incandescent as Diamond’s second wife, Marcia Murphey.

With some basic guitar chords (C, A, G, E, D for example, plus some minor versions such as Am, Em and Dm ... you to use some ...

Tom Morello has shared what he sees as the similarities between Post Malone and Chris Cornell when it comes to songwriting.

Tom Morello compared Post Malone to this alt-rock icon, both in terms of the writing process and the melodies he creates.

On 'Sick of Me' Taylor Austin Dye has crafted an album that speaks to a journey of self-discovery, packed with powerful lyrics & big choruses ...

“Songs Of A Lost World” is worthy of the early critical acclaim it has received, and if The Cure are to release at least one more album and retire at the end of the decade as Smith anticipated in the ...

Florida-born singer-songwriter Hayden Silas Anhedönia, known by her stage name Ethel Cain, released the single “Punish” on Nov. 1 in promotion of her upcoming project Perverts, which is set to release ...

The Kinks changed rock music forever with the use of one particular type of chord on their 1964 hit, "You Really Got Me." ...