By the time the bass guitar came along in 1951, upright bass players had been slapping and pulling on their strings for several decades. Milt Hinton was one such player who pioneered a percussive ...

Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

Boogie woogie piano may have its share of haters, but no playing style inspires loathing like slap bass. Showy, pretentious and preposterously 'muso', for many people, it's simply beyond the pale.

For some music critics the word "slap" paints a picture of indulgent bass guitar solos and dodgy disco clothing. A Radio 4 documentary, Spank the Plank looks to rehabilitate a technique, which can ...

Bright Eyes' tenth album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was marks the end of nearly a decade of almost complete inactivity from the trio. It's a significant return. The band were prolific ...

For some music critics the word "slap" paints a picture of indulgent bass guitar solos and dodgy disco clothing. A Radio 4 documentary, Spank the Plank looks to rehabilitate a technique, which can ...

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