The mantle of Americana music has a new placeholder, and his name is Marcus King. Just 25 years old, King is a throwback performer, staying true to the music of those who came before him. His songwriting reflects a weathered soul, and his fingers caress the guitar strings with the conviction of an artist three…
The label “generational talent” gets thrown around a bit loosely these days but in the case of Jeff Beck, that description may be an understatement. Beck was able to do things with the electric guitar that most would be afraid to imagine, let alone attempt. He epitomized the quintessential virtuoso but was also an infamous…
Jeff Beck might have been the perfect guitar player. It’s not due merely to his supreme mastery of the instrument or his unique touch, it’s because he never stopped challenging himself. He called the guitar “a tool of great inspiration and torture at the same time. It’s forever sitting there, challenging you to find something…
People take their musical instruments very seriously, and you don’t want to be someone who doesn’t know what you are talking about when it comes to the equipment that you need to use. This is why so many people are asking questions about bridge and neck pickups when it comes to their guitars. We want…
Two turntables and a microphone might be all that’s needed to cut a decent rap song, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of hip hop artists experimenting with a little guitar from time to time. From the Beastie Boys to Mos Def, Post Malone to The Roots, dozens of rappers have added a six-string to their…
Last month, Rickie Lee Reynolds died at the age of 72. He suffered a cardiac arrest that he couldn’t be resuscitated from while he was hospitalized because of COVID-19. The whole thing was confirmed by Reynolds’ daughter Amber Lee, who asked for a moment of silence from the fans on Facebook. The rock star will…
Cinderella is not just the name of a fairy tale. Those who love classic rock from the 1980s will almost certainly recognize the band Cinderella, along with stalwarts of the group such as Jeff LaBar. Unfortunately, it was recently announced that LaBar had died unexpectedly, at the relatively young age of 58. The death was…
Since 2012, Alex Lifeson took a break from music, but now that he is promoting his new electric guitar, the Rush guitarist has resurfaced. Lifeson has always loved guitars and even said that he still would like to play one day when he is too old. Unfortunately, the death of Neil Peart in 2020 took…
Gary Holt was born in 1964 in San Francisco. His real name is Gary Wayne. He is a guitarist, a songwriter, and a bandleader. He is in a band known as Exodus, although he also joined another band known as Slayer in 2013 to replace Jeff Hanne. Holt is a celebrated musician, and as a…