All that could be heard was the remnant of tenor tones that must have been thrilling in days when phonograph records were a greater drain on the purse. A little later, we saw Paoli in the flesh—no ...

Inside a wooden cabin of a building nestled on the outer edge of Silver Lake, Reuben Cox started messing around with a guitar and accidentally created a new chapter in the history of rock and roll. It ...

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A trail of 60 guitars - paying homage to Manchester’s music history past and present - has been unveiled across the city centre, alongside new murals and installations. Music For The Senses is a ...

If you’ve been dissatisfied with your acoustic guitar sound of late and are looking for a new instrument, a holistic rebuild of your technique, or divine intervention, take a moment, breathe, and ...

Prominent Italian producer Pietro Valsecchi (“Quo Vado”) is developing a high-end Luciano Pavarotti biopic for which he has secured a consulting agreement with Nicoletta Mantovani, the second wife of ...

Despite being each other’s competition in the early 1990s rock scene, the Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana had a lot in common: musical innovation, devoted fans, producer Butch Vig, and, according to ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Tenor Guitar Gathering includes performances, workshops, jam sessions and more, all designed ...

Alexandra Whittingham and Sönke Meinen can thank their dear old dads for turning them onto playing guitar. If there’s an instrument laying around the house most kids will naturally pick it up and ...

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