Åkerfeldt doesn’t mention it by name but it is most definitely “Grandpa” that he is talking about – a 1953 Martin D-18 that Cobain was given before the touring cycle for Nevermind, which is now one of ...

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Of the last-minute writing, a frustrated Visconti said in ... the most well-known rendition of the song today is by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana in their MTV Unplugged session. In his journal, Cobain ...

The virtuoso adds that he and Joe Satriani are “feverishly writing” new music together for the SatchVai band, whose tour kicks off in June ...

There are all sorts of ways you can use the Katana:Go as a practice amp, particularly when you run Tone Studio in Session ...

From afar, Bernie Taupin is one of the most enigmatic men in music. Taupin is the John Lennon to Elton John's Paul McCartney, ...

Jackie Farry, who hosted an MTV show and rubbed shoulders with some legendary rock acts, died on Jan. 12. She was 58. Variety ...

There's no rulebook as to what makes a band great, but some musicians didn't need to have a basic understanding of theory to ...

It has been a heartbreaking year so far for the music world with nearly 30 singers or industry insiders having died already. Country music stars who could headline a Super Bowl halftime show The ...

The Pacific Northwest — specifically Seattle — has distinguished itself as having a notable music scene. To most people, the 80’s and 90’s would be described as the “peak,” with ...

On Lower, producer Kenny Segal’s crunchy percussion and resplendent keys bring a new dimension to Booker’s husky voice and ...

Arriving in a flurry of liquid legato, whammy bar squawks and woodpecker-fast tapping, the inaugural G3 tour of 1996 – featuring shred-guitar alphas Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson on the ...