Linda Chase One of the first lessons George Kuo learned from his slack key mentors is don’t give up your day job. They might ...

A hundred years ago, pianos were a fixture in many American homes. More than 300,000 of them were sold in 1925, but today the ...

Greg Lake wrote a song with a guitar when he was only 12 years old. It turned into the Emerson, Lake & Palmer classic "Lucky Man".

When I was a teenager, I wanted to learn how to play the guitar. There was even a small bit of sibling rivalry, with a bet that my older brother would master it before I did. He won that one; he can ...

Does anyone remember tuning before smartphones? In the era in which I started learning to play guitar (middle millennial here), there were these little electronic tuners. Remember those? To be honest, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images What happens when one of the world’s most esteemed composers works with one ...

When people talk about playing slide, the conversation often progresses on to open tunings, heavier strings, and a high action. It’s true that these can make things easier and, in some cases such as ...

Mr. Morello has spent over three decades melding music and political activism as a power guitarist with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, with the ...

Isolation isn't easy for anyone, but many of us are finding comfort in making things with our hands, whether that's through cooking, sewing, or gardening. That said, Niall Horan is now adding a new ...

It once was that climbing the corporate ranks was impossible without a healthy respect for authority. Toe the line, and you were rewarded with a promotion. It may have helped a year-end report, but ...

Jenny O. had a banner year in 2012 when songs from her EP, were licensed for popular television shows, commercials and films. Now she is releasing Automechanic, her debut full length, which channels ...