How Bob Weir boiled down 60 years of rhythm guitar wisdom into six essential principles

Often overlooked in guitar circles when compared to bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir was a brilliant rhythm player who blended jazz, folk, country, blues, and rockabilly influences into a style that any gu ...

130 Tracks of Guitar Per Song? Sunn O))) Is Back, and Going Big.

The hard-to-categorize duo recorded its new, self-titled album surrounded by nature. It’ll be the band’s first on the storied ...

Jared James Nichols on why playing in a trio opens up your soloing approaches

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Mountain, Rush... Jared James Nichols argues that three is the magic number, allowing guitar ...
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“The people who like that song aren’t actually fans of The Cure. They’re not the ones who buy my records”: How Robert Smith took a rare trip to “happy land” to ...

“A very naïve, happy type of pop song,” said The Cure’s dependably sarcastic guitarist and vocalist Robert Smith of the ...
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How the race for rare earths could shape Myanmar’s civil war

Efforts to diversify rare earth supply chains are bringing new attention to war-ravaged Myanmar, where massive rare earth ...