Guitars
Many guitar players on their way to becoming pro look for the best acoustic guitar under $1500. Guitars in this price tier…
I’m a firm believer that every guitarist should own an acoustic guitar, even if they’re primarily an electric player. I’d put myself…
Music Man is one of the most well-respected brands in the music industry. Its StingRay bass is one of the most popular…
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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.
How Billy Joel’s 1980 album Glass Houses shattered his soft-rock image, delivered his first No.1 single, and still sounds sharper than his critics.
Brian Jones lived sex, drugs and rock and roll before it had a name. How the doomed Rolling Stones founder became rock’s first modern star.
Dickey Betts said the Allman Brothers wrote arrangements by jamming. Here’s how that method built “Whipping Post” and why Duane’s slide still wins.
How James Brown’s paranoid vow to hire ‘two of everything’ gave us double drumming, funk’s fiercest grooves, and hip-hop’s most stolen beats.
How a 1973 duet about a river, alligators and raw desire turned Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty into country music’s most talked about pair.





























