From First to Last Perform With Sonny Moore (aka Skrillex) for First Time in Over a Decade
From First to Last just played their first gig in over 10 years with vocalist Sonny Moore. Continue reading…
Read more » Cort Guitars and Manson Guitar Works Announce the M-Jet
The guitar is based upon the Manson MA EVO profile model but aimed at players who use extreme sounds and altered tunings.
Read more » Jeremiah Lockwood: Kol Nidre
Worship music with a contemporary makeover is a long tradition in rock-and-roll—gospel was one of the pillars of the genre, and Hindu infl uences show up all over the psychedelic…
Read more »The Secret Note That Makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale Better
If you’re looking for a way to make your minor pentatonic licks, riffs and solos more interesting, it might be as simple as adding one “secret” note. So says guitar…
Read more »Off-the-Cuff Advice from 13 Music-Biz Pros
I’ve seen plenty of interviews and rig rundowns. Most of them tend to overlap in terms of information—no matter who the artist is. I don’t care if I’m interviewing a…
Read more » Hear Chickenfoot’s First New Track in Five Years, “Divine Termination”
PHOTO: Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Chickenfoot have released their first new track in five years. Titled “Divine Termination,” it will be included on the group’s first-ever best-of collection, Bes..
Read more » The Secret Note That Makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale Better
If you’re looking for a way to make your minor pentatonic licks, riffs and solos more interesting, it might be as simple as adding one “secret” note. So says guitar…
Read more » 12-Year-Old Shredder Li-sa-X Releases Video for Title Track from Debut EP
Teen shred phenom Li-sa-X has released a preview of the title track from her debut EP, Serendipity , and it’s streaming below. The track, written by Li-sa-X, was released today,…
Read more » What If Metallica’s ‘Kill ’Em All’ Album Were in Major Keys?
When it was released in 1983, Metallica’s debut album, Kill ’Em All , set the pace for thrash metal, with its minor-key riffage, precise playing and fusion of punk with…
Read more » Riffs in the Key of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
As we wrote a few years ago, you could be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe—or if you’re surprised to hear that, to many people, she’s considered…
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