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In the open letter Taylor Swift wrote announcing the purchase of her original six album masters, fans noticed an Easter egg ...

"I think this one was me trying to make a pop record," Ty says of 'Possession.' "I threw the whole kitchen sink at this one" ...

Pop stars are prone to hyperbole. Artists at every level of fame, in fact, are prompted to promote their new material by at least slightly depreciating their older music. But it still felt like a ...

The guitar from the movie "Back to the Future" where Michael J. Fox's character played "Johnny B. Goode" is missing. Gibson ...

Pete Townshend doesn't get enough love for his killer guitar riffs, and these four songs from The Who prove his talent.

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape eve ...

Alternatively: Put after reverb, or stack multiple delay and reverb pedals in series for huge ambient tones. The general rule ...

For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ...

Hair metal wasn’t always all lipstick and leather. Sometimes, it had something to say — something actually progressive.

Everybody loves power ballads, whether or not they admit it. There’s just something about a rock band slowing things down and ...