“Black” is one of Pearl Jam’s biggest songs ... resonator guitar only adds to the windy, mysterious, and almost heartbreaking energy of this hit from Ten. This Pearl Jam acoustic track ...

An overview of the gems of the catalog of hard rock’s most innovative group, with a focus on the guitar playing, songwriting, ...

The acoustic guitar is ... This 1975 song is groovy and delightful, though it is still quite controversial for its lyrics about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Dylan had the best of intentions ...

Women artists lead this week’s crop of stellar new songs, including Hailey Whitters ‘ somber examination of grief and friendship, as well as Sierra Hull’s shimmering new bluegrass offering and Lanie ...

Prodigy is, after all, the term most people would use to describe an 11-year-old who played pedal steel guitar ... top of the country charts (and onto Billboard’s Hot 100). With gentle acoustic ...

The best guitar riffs in rock have become part of the cultural fabric, shaping the face of music and influencing wannabe axe legends down the generations. Hundreds of other superb guitarists have ...

“For instance, its 28-second intro is almost unheard of currently; the average [intro on a] Hot 100 top 10 in 2020 was just 13 seconds. So, it really comes down to the way that the ‘Blinding Lights’ ...

1 Hot 100 song. The track, which spent five weeks at No. 1, became the second song to top the weekly Hot 100, after Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool.” Also in the 1958 year-end issue ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family ...

Help Me’ is a hybrid track which shows off the best of both sides of Joni Mitchell at once. Read more about the story behind the song here.