Guitar World on MSN2d
15 pro guitarists share their tips for memorizing music
We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, ...
Gwen Stefani on the only No Doubt song she's ever written on guitar
The Stefani-penned Simple Kind of Life proved to be the standout track of No Doubt's fourth album, Return of Saturn ...
'Neil Diamond Musical’ delivers plenty of sweet, cracklin' tunes, but not much of a story arc
“Cherry, Cherry” features a dance solo from Hannah Jewel Kohn, who is incandescent as Diamond’s second wife, Marcia Murphey. The energy of the music is off the charts, and Hoggett’s choreography as ...
MOJO Magazine15d
The Cure Live Review: Songs of innocence and experience combine spectacularly in intimate setting
“Something wicked this way comes,” he intones, his voice almost drowning in a wave of synth chords and guitar feedback ...
Alabama country singer falls on stage days before ‘Tonight Show’ appearance
Ella Langley, a 25-year-old rising country star from the Montgomery area, has been all over social media this week following ...
Guitar Player on MSN10d
"I decided that I was going to write a song with a lot of chords." Robby Krieger tells how he wrote a timeless hit with "Light My Fire"
Light My Fire” wasn’t the Doors’ first single — that honor went to “Break on Through (To the Other Side).” It was actually ...
Guitar Player on MSN13d
“It’s a famous riff, and I have to admit, it’s hard to play. You have to be a real guitarist to do it well." How Andy Summers made a massive Police hit using a hand ...
For me it’s the best of the Police,” guitarist Andy Summers says. “There are a lot of other great tracks, but I’ve always ...
Paste2d
Flower Face: The Best of What’s Next
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and ...
“Came out later”: The artist that shaped Bruce Springsteen’s songwriting
It's no secret Bruce Springsteen liked Bob Dylan's brand of writing, but he thought this simplistic writer was key to his ...
The Genius of Quincy Jones in 15 Songs
Trying to choose 15 songs from Quincy Jones' illustrious career in music is a steep challenge, but you can't go wrong with ...
Ultimate Classic Rock on MSN7d
Quincy Jones Stopped Steve Lukather From Going Metal on ‘Beat It’
Steve Lukather reflected on playing on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' as he paid tribute to Quincy Jones in a November 2024 ...
Story Behind the Song: Unlikely inspiration behind 'Rock My World (Little Country Girl)'
Songwriters Steve O'Brien and Bill LaBounty co-wrote the song "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" recorded by Brooks & Dunn ...