Keanu Reeves picks up the bass guitar again as his band Dogstar ready new music and live dates
Keanu Reeves looks to be taking a break from his movie career to pick up the bass guitar once more as his long-dormant band Dogstar…
Canadian songwriter and folk icon Gordon Lightfoot dies, aged 84
Gordon Lightfoot – the Canadian singer-songwriter behind hits like If You Can Read My Mind and Sundown – has passed away, aged 84 according to a statement…
Watch Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt play the Rise solo live for the first time
Nuno Bettencourt has played his face-melting Rise guitar solo live for the first time – and the Extreme guitarist’s execution is quite simply jaw-dropping. The…
Dunlop, Daredevil Pedals team up to create "gnarly," fuzz circuit-loaded Cry Baby wah pedal
Dunlop has teamed up with boutique Chicago pedal firm Daredevil to create a new Cry Baby wah pedal – with a twist. This particular Cry…
Slash, Andrew Watt trade solos, channel their inner punk onstage with Iggy Pop in revved-up take on The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog
When people discuss age-defying frontmen, usually the first name to come up (deservedly so) is Mick Jagger. Shout out to Iggy Pop, though, who –…
Aerosmith announce farewell North American tour
Aerosmith have announced an extensive North American tour that they say will be their last. Titled Peace Out, the tour will also feature The Black…
Huey Lewis and the News’ Chris Hayes: “Am I an unappreciated guitar hero? Probably. But that’s OK”
Chris Hayes can’t get away from his old band. No matter where he goes or what he does – he can be out for a…
How to use chords in a blues guitar solo
Our ability to solo over any chord progression is greatly enhanced by understanding the content of those chords, even if we choose to stay purely…
10 last-gasp hair metal guitar albums that arrived before the grunge armageddon
Hair metal was a wild party, with seemingly every blond-haired voicebox pairing up with their very own enigmatic six-stringer as they prepared to stake their…
The Lowlist: INXS's Kick was the sound of a rock band taking on modern technology
Kick was Australian pop-rock band INXS’s sixth album, released in late 1987. The INXS snowball had been gathering momentum through the 80s, but 1988 was…