“What’s my purpose on Earth if I’m not playing solos?”: Guitar hero Richard Thompson says every song absolutely, without question, needs one Salon talks to Thompson about Al Green, country ...

On its first American tour, the British jangle-rock band with a cheeky-dirtbag edge is trying to unite the states, one gig at a time.

Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album ...

On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ...

The ceremony celebrated that the veterans had completed 10 weeks of guitar lessons through Guitars for Vets, a national organization that provides free guitars and music lessons to veterans.

On "Winged Victory," the Ozarks-based musician employs more than half a dozen instruments, addresses issues of class and ...

There is something spectral about Nick Drake — not ghostly, but present in absence, like breath on a mirror or a tune ...

I am not going to include it on the following list of bad popular songs from the 1960s because … well ... I really don’t ...

Oasis thanked their fans for “putting up with us over the years”, as they closed their first gig together in 16 years.

21st Century Renaissance man: Jakko M. Jakszyk acts alone originally appeared on Goldmine. When Jakko M. Jakszyk got the call ...

Thompson may be impressed with modern guitar gear, but he’s explained why he doesn’t like digital amp simulations ...