Though its roots were doggedly anti-commercial, punk has birthed an impressive array of mainstream successes. From ...

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St. Mary Catholic Central senior Blake Gust drew comparisons to Hendrix for his electric version of the national anthem at ...

He throws the strap over his shoulder and adjusts it snuggly. Brushing his calloused fingers over the strings, he prepares ...

At a time of increasingly meandering and self-indulgent prog rock, it was everything I was longing to hear — the guitar arpeggios, Kinks-like power chords, zero lead guitar noodling, the harmonica, a ...

Your monthly round up of the freshest new cuts from the world of guitar courtesy of Tetrarch, The Cure, Larkin Poe, Amyl and ...

Along the way, Legend lent his talent to other stars’ recordings, including piano for Lauryn Hill’s 1998 hit “Everything is ...

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claiming the best parts of the last 60 years’ worth of folk-rock conventions but also an acuity with bluesiness and big power chords amid the intricate tunings, time-signature changes and ...

and the power chords on “Lost in Song” recall The Who circa Quadrophenia. Whilst “My Feet on Your Ground” interestingly introduces some Hall and Oates-esque saxophones to proceedings, the harder-edged ...

Hop into your time machine and travel back to 1978 for this one. Picture yourself walking into the record store and picking ...