Drew Daniel of The Soft Pink Truth & Matmos asks an existential question of himself, what good is making music under fascism?
Magnets keep strings suspended without anchor points, and pushing a magnet piece bends notes, so you get expressive sounds with simple moves.
But when John Koeninger picks up a guitar, his brain goes into overdrive. Gears turning, he’s analyzing tension, vibration, resonance, the physics that transform energy into sound. In retirement, the ...
“The sound of Chuck Berry’s guitar,” Angus said. “It’s everything rolled into one. It’s blues, it’s rock ’n’ roll, and it’s ...
We’re not going to string you along here. Bluegrass virtuoso Billy Strings just extended his 2026 tour, adding 11 East Coast ...
The Byrds built their signature, jangly sound with the help of a 1964 Beatles movie and a finicky studio engineer.
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