From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

Forged in Washington, grunge took heavy inspiration from DIY punk and hardcore, with groups like Black Flag providing an essential part of the scene’s inspiration. Much like their earlier punk ...

Peter who? Before the monumental success of Frampton Comes Alive in early 1976—at the time the largest-selling double album ...

Aside from being an absolute legend playing 'Crazy on You', Nancy Wilson admitted to not being superhuman when playing certain Heart songs.

Did Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" really help create one of the greatest heavy rock bands of all time? That depends on who you ask.

These records serve as statements of intent and have the power to change or reshape the industry, inspire fellow musicians, ...

Ann Johansson “I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping, while my guitar gently weeps ... invented the reverberating power chord—which later became the signature sound ...

Who Sack Zak. There’s a headline for old musos that would most likely only elicit shrugs of puzzlement or indifference for ...

Meldal-Johnsen helped them evolve, but Deafheaven have a hard time sitting still. They felt a creative itch during the Infinite Granite tour — playing lots of heavy stuff during soundchecks, cementing ...

Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix ...

While the Indio festival is known for hosting prominent pop acts, others sit comfortably in the subculture of hardcore and ...