Guitars
In our search for the best acoustic guitar for beginners, we’ve seen a lot of awesome models that promise to give new…
Chords are considered the building blocks of songs. Beginning guitar players who see a chord chart for the first time will probably…
There’s plenty to love about the Ibanez GSR200, which we consider to be the best bass guitar that will give you the…
Learning to play guitar is not an overnight activity. You know what they say: Heart of Rome wasn’t written in a day.…
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.
How Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick and Yippie prankster Abbie Hoffman plotted to slip Nixon LSD at a White House tea – and why it failed at the gate.
For decades, Ray Burton turned his son’s royalties from Metallica’s first three albums into scholarships at Castro Valley High. Here is the true story.
There’s no shortage of fun and awesome-sounding models competing for the title of best ukulele.…
From Trump Tower selfies to MAGA meltdowns and Mar-a-Lago scandal, here is how Kanye West and Donald Trump built the strangest bromance in modern politics.
On Sept 30, 1977, AC/DC dropped “Let There Be Rock” as an Australian single – a loud creation myth for rock ‘n’ roll.





























