The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds inside them.A real riff is a story compressed into a few seconds of sound.

Part of what made grunge so likable in the 1990s was its focus on gritty, fuzzy, distorted guitar riffs. It was only natural that rock music would evolve in grunge’s direction. And while the genre’s ...

Forget Godzilla. Two indie bands launched their own tirade on the city on Saturday, destroying Chicago with a wash of guitar and a wave of nostalgia. Tourzilla, the combination of indie bands Last ...

From Yes to Zep to Steely Dan to Pink Floyd, Jimmy Brown — Guitar World magazine's longtime senior music editor — plays and ...

What a win for Sturgill Simpson. In an era where streaming music isn't just the norm but ultimately the standard for ...

Robben Ford's 2021 solo album, Pure, is arguably the pinnacle of his storied career, a lucid, wholly instrumental ...

Plus, Chicago Artists Against ICE drop a new fundraiser compilation and Trash Tape records coowners release their own music.

Few artists bridge virtuoso musicianship and arena-sized charisma quite like Keith Urban. A perennial chart-topper known for his blazing guitar solos and emotionally charged songwriting, Urban has ...