Guitars
Fender Play is easy. According to samples of their marketing material, it’s the easiest way to learn guitar. How does it work?…
Having the best blues guitar is a step in the right direction toward becoming the next B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix or Eric…
The “GS” in the Taylor GS Mini stands for Grand Symphony. This mini but mighty acoustic guitar is shaped just like Taylor’s…
If you’re on a moderate budget and are on the quest to find the best bass guitar under $500, you’ve come to…
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Revisiting the doomed New Year’s run of 1952-53: the driver, the hotel stop, the rumored last words, and what’s fact vs legend.
Led Zeppelin’s final US show happened at Oakland’s Day On The Green in 1977 with Judas Priest and Rick Derringer. Here’s why it still matters.
Remembering Mark Volman of The Turtles and Flo & Eddie: the hits, the Zappa years, the rights battles, and the hard truths about legacy.
Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss sang “Seven Spanish Angels” in Washington, D.C. with Willie watching. Here’s why his reaction mattered.
Barry Stock mistook a heart attack for heartburn mid-set. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what every gigging musician should learn.
Robert Plant once asked teenage shredder Lita Ford to replace John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin. Here is the true story and what it could have meant.
With rowdy tunes like “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” and “I Love This Bar,” Toby Keith…
Released in 1992, Core was trashed as “inauthentic” yet packed hits, hooks, and menace. Here’s why it still hits like a snare-shot.
Amy Winehouse’s Coachella 2007 set is infamous – but inside the chaos is a masterclass in voice, bandcraft, and celebrity collapse.
How the death of Eric Clapton’s son Conor shaped “Tears in Heaven,” his sobriety, and a legacy that is as haunting as it is controversial.
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