TEANECK, N.J. -- Two instruments stolen from a vintage guitar shop last week in New Jersey were returned in an unusual way: with a handwritten apology note. The store's owner said the thief gave back ...

In a sobering decision, one drunk thief apparently changed his tune and returned two mandolins that he had previously stolen, according to the owner of a New Jersey vintage guitar store. JFK's niece ...

A legendary guitar personally customized and once wielded by arena-rock icon Eddie Van Halen is hitting the auction block at Sotheby’s in October. Its estimate? A whopping $2 million–$3 million. And ...

Bill Burr sat in with members of Primus and Tool during a performance of "Too Many Puppies" at the Greek Theatre. Speaking on his Monday Morning Podcast the next day, Burr admitted the appearance was ...

This lick is all about control and character - moving from 16th notes to triplets while staying grounded in a bluesy feel. Whether you’re playing over a blues or a major ii-V-I, this phrase teaches ...

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Born in New Jersey in 1954, Al Di Meola is a bona fide guitar legend. At the age of just 19, he was chosen by the great Chick Corea to fill the guitar chair in Return To Forever, with whom he recorded ...

In Cormac McCarthy’s 2017 essay “The Kekulé Problem,” the late novelist defines the subconscious as “a machine for operating an animal.” He goes into detail about the German organic chemist August ...

Which TOOL songs are hard to play at concerts and festivals? Few bands can compete with Tool’s complexity and natural ability when it comes to expanding the boundaries of progressive metal. Tool, led ...

While speaking with the Tennessean at the Analog at downtown Nashville's Hutton Hotel, Austin-based guitarist Jackie Venson laughs loudly, her mouth wide open and her eyes flashing in giddy hilarity.

When I was eleven and learning my first chords on the guitar (enough to play ‘Wild Thing’ by The Troggs), I was obsessed with AC/DC. I longed to play those gigantic riffs to cement myself as a ...

‘Playing for the song’ is great, but sometimes the song requires busy 16th-note bass drum parts, and in all honesty, who doesn’t enjoy playing fast, busy parts from time to time? Recently, German ...