When Link Wray recorded “Rumble” in early 1958, most rock-and-roll guitarists were doing everything they could to avoid distortion. Wray did the opposite, unabashedly leaning into it and, in the ...

There aren’t enough guitar solos anymore. I mean, there are guitar solos still happening—in the metalspheres of the world, most explicitly—but rock and roll’s got a serious solo deficiency going on.

The late Bob Weir had the opportunity to play and jam with many other respected musicians during his long career, both with The Grateful Dead and his solo projects. When it comes to choosing a ...

“The sound of Chuck Berry’s guitar,” Angus said. “It’s everything rolled into one. It’s blues, it’s rock ’n’ roll, and it’s ...

A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is going back on the road in 2026 for just a handful of concerts, and he’s bringing Rick Springfield along for the ride.

The guitar solo; odds are, if you've been a music fan for long enough, you've seen and heard quite a few of them, ranging from some ragtag handfuls of notes to minutes of fret-jumping logistical ...

MACON, Ga. — A new battle of the bands competition is bringing college age musicians to Macon's music scene this month, with 12 college-age groups competing for a chance to perform at Bragg Jam this ...

Billionaire wealth in 2025 surged at a rate three times faster than average over the past five years, according to a report released on Sunday by Oxfam. According to the Resisting the Rule of the Rich ...

We're remembering the founding member of the Grateful Dead this morning. Bob Weir died Saturday at the age of 78. Weir kept the legacy of the Dead alive long after Jerry Garcia died and the group ...

For more than 40 years, Graham Parker has been widely recognised as a master of rock and roll and has earned a spot in the ...

The Byrds built their signature, jangly sound with the help of a 1964 Beatles movie and a finicky studio engineer.