David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Steve Hackett is primarily known as an electric guitarist whose ...

Timothee Chalamet did "the most humble thing" while learning to play guitar for his role in the Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown.' ...

The two guitarists became close friends over a pair of tours. Says Lifeson, "To see him lose himself in his guitar playing ...

Satch decided to emerge for his customary encore wearing a headpiece appropriate for the holiday – but he quickly realized it ...

The Script's concert is part of their first tour since co-founder Mark Sheehan died in April 2023. Read more at ...

The risks Run-DMC took on their sophomore album would go on to pave the way for future Hip-hop artists who dared to break boundaries, and the boundaries broken on King of Rock still echo in modern ...

So while it’s not exactly fair to judge both guitarists on one of their solos, ‘Comfortably Numb’ does beat out ‘Stairway to Heaven’ not only in terms of stylistic choices but also what it meant for ...

The beloved rock band played at the Sphere without the band’s longtime guitarist Steuart Smith. The 72-year-old has left the group after recently being diagnosed with Parkinsonism, a general ...

His “Oxblood” guitar, which featured on the cover of the erstwhile Yardbirds member’s 1975 album “Blow by blow”, was the highest-selling piece in the auction of the rock icon’s collection. Auction ...

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Alongside Hendrix’s inherent flashiness and soul, Clapton’s choppy signatures and blistering sustains, and Townshend’s filagreed textures, every classic rock guitarist has a trio of lessons to take ...

Award-winning blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Coco Montoya will perform live in California in February. He will be performing at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz on Feb. 23 and Yoshi’s in ...