His father, a talented dancer and Santa Barbara native, filled their home with records by Glenn Miller, Chuck Berry, Los Trio ...

No matter the era, trading in shoegaze usually means sweeping tidal waves of romance and optimism underneath even more towering noise and distortion. The clarity of emotion shining through Hotline TNT ...

Isbell sympathizes with newbie players struggling with them, but discusses why they’re a vital songwriting tool ...

Saturday, June 21, at the hallowed Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, Appalachia Rising features music chameleon Jim ...

Number 6 (If the first letter of your name is U, V, or W) Aim for equitable give-and-take in money, labor, and love as well as elsewhere. This week could show areas needing gentle adjustment.

Many musicians play guitars, but some have a special connection to their prized axe. So special, in fact, the guitars have names and are treated like family.

If only that guitar could talk. If Dinah could, she might say she misses being out on the road living her best life in front of massive crowds in the arms of Ashley McBryde. Iggy, on the other ...

Ashley McBryde named her guitar Dinah because she played her a lot in the kitchen. Read where Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstein" guitar ended up after his death. Willie Nelson has been playing his ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Elise, a Boulder resident who did not want to share her last name, wants to know why Boulder Councilwoman Taiysha Adams is the only one not to sign the governing body's letter ...

On certain nights, you can still find him there, not headlining but sitting in, guitar in hand, making room for someone younger who knows just enough to listen. There’s something about the way Guy ...

Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and guitar culture since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitar World. He uses Jazz III nylon ...

For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ongoing M72 world tour. Photo book by Metallica's Kirk Hammett ...