“Acting on your best behaviour/Nothing ever lasts forever,” sings Curt Smith as the song shifts from Em-F#m-G-F#m, then Em-F#m-G-A on “Everybody wants to rule the world”. It was released as a single ...

Metallica could have packed it all in and walked away after the tragic bus crash that claimed the life of bassist Cliff Burton on 27 September 1986. But they didn’t. They persisted, recruiting Jason ...

If you’re looking for a concert that gives the same nostalgic vibes as the CD your middle school crush gifted to you, an ...

Trap is just one of hip-hop’s many influences on electronic music. Genres such as grime (London), UK garage, Afrobeats (West Africa), and drill (Chicago) share similar roots, showcasing hip-hop’s ...

Reducing the difference between a loud and quiet attack enhances the guitar's overall sound and tightens up your playing. This is especially useful when playing rhythm lines and for bass players ...

With sparse arrangements driven by Chapman’s acoustic guitar playing ... Larry Klein who played bass and David Kershenbaum, we were all reunited. I’ve seen all of them through the years ...

Discover Tracy Chapman, the writer and original voice of "Fast Car" in this extended Q&A with Lindsay Zoladz of The New York ...

Chapman looks back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit Fast Car, which has gained a second life as a country song ...

Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the grea ...

Hull’s Roland Gift, of Fine Young Cannibals fame, and Lou Howard Duffy, original bass player for another city band The Red Guitars, both attended the launch and spoke. Kari said: “It’s been ...

Jools Holland, OBE was born Julian Miles Holland on January 24, 1958 in Blackheath, South East London. At the age of eight, he could play the piano fluently by ear, and by the time he reached his ...

Tomorrow is 404 Day, Roland's annual celebration of its popular and influential SP-404 sampler, and this one's a biggie, as the instrument reaches its 20th birthday this year. In recognition of the ...