For a song that’s two minutes and change in length, “You Really Got Me” has kept guitarists entertained for decades with stories about its creation and recording. The 1964 Kinks classic rose to the ...

The late songwriter released around 50 records, writing gay love songs and effortless folk songs from folk’s fringes. Fans including Bill Callahan explain his singular brilliance ...

The most mercurial guitarist of his generation, Jeff Beck never conformed to the conventional image of a guitar hero, ...

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Twenty years since its release, the LP continues to show how country can mirror real-life, with songs about teen pregnancy, ...

During the nine years since Tom Petty passed away, Mike Campbell -- his guitarist and wing man in the Heartbreakers -- has applied himself to a new band. Campbell actually formed the Dirty Knob around ...

Derakh replaced Craig Goldy in Rough Cutt, was edged out by Zakk Wylde for the Ozzy gig, and has been an undercover ...

David McGraw Early into our conversation, Skerik said, “I've always been a band person and recording band music. It’s only in ...

Before Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs’ tour started last week, it had been close to a year since the band played a full-on ...

In the early days, we hopped on every bandwagon going – punk, ska, mod, everything. Fantastic Day was always there, just in different styles. The original was more Talking Heads. I preferred that’ ...

For all of the technical theory Elton John and Sting knew about music, they knew that some pop songs were beyond ...