Gwen Stefani on the only No Doubt song she's ever written on guitar
The Stefani-penned Simple Kind of Life proved to be the standout track of No Doubt's fourth album, Return of Saturn ...
“I was thrashing that guitar to pieces!”: Yes legend Steve Howe reveals what he’s learned in 60 years
In the 1970s, Steve Howe became a hugely influential figure as the guitarist for progressive rock giants Yes. His jazz ...
How Shel Talmy created one of the most thrilling sounds in rock
The sound is unmistakable. A barre chord slices through the speakers, the guitar edging into distortion. The snare kicks in ...
'Neil Diamond Musical’ delivers plenty of sweet, cracklin' tunes, but not much of a story arc
“Cherry, Cherry” features a dance solo from Hannah Jewel Kohn, who is incandescent as Diamond’s second wife, Marcia Murphey.
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How One Chord Helped the Kinks Change Rock and Roll Forever
The Kinks changed rock music forever with the use of one particular type of chord on their 1964 hit, "You Really Got Me." ...
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Zakk Wylde explains his weirdly effective method for creative guitar playing
When asked to describe how his guitar playing has evolved over the years, Zakk Wylde lets out a chortle. “Bro, there’s no way ...
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Review: California-based band Dawes begins their tour in Knoxville, TN
Despite the distance between Knoxville, Tennessee and Los Angeles, California both cities know a thing or two about good ...
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"I decided that I was going to write a song with a lot of chords." Robby Krieger tells how he wrote a timeless hit with "Light My Fire"
Light My Fire” wasn’t the Doors’ first single — that honor went to “Break on Through (To the Other Side).” It was actually ...
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Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ Songs Invade The Rock Charts—Again
Seven of the 10 tracks on Billie Eilish's new album Hit Me Hard and Soft appear on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and almost all of them are on the rise. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth ...
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Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi Reveals the Hard Rock Cafe Is Refusing To Return His Famous Guitar
And speaking with Guitar World, the musician explained why he decided to give it away. “The guy who used to buy memorabilia for the Hard Rock came to England and visited me. He wanted to buy ...
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Tony Iommi: Hard Rock Cafe Refuses to Return Guitar as Promised
Tony Iommi said he wanted the Hard Rock Cafe to return a guitar he sold them, as per the deal they’d done with him, but the corporation wouldn’t do it. “The guy who used to buy memorabilia ...
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“They knew nothing about the deal”: Hard Rock Cafe wouldn’t give Tony Iommi’s guitar back – because the employee who bought it died
The guitar Iommi played on the first “four or five ... “The guy who used to buy memorabilia for the Hard Rock came to England and visited me,” Iommi remembers. “He wanted to buy some stuff and I said ...