The fusion subgenre known as blues rock came together in the early 1960s in the US and UK. It didn’t really kick off in a massive way until the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which some of the ...

The guitar is one of the most popular instruments of all time. Ever since Les Paul and Leo Fender put their names on some of the first ever solidbody electric guitar lines in the 1940s and ’50s, the ...

A 1967 rock classic was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time and it still lives on today.

A 1973 blues rock classic was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time. It sparked a local controversy and got the ...

Artists “I still think it’s a great lyric. Probably the best I’ve ever written”: The classic ’80s rock anthem and the ’70s hit that inspired it Artists Replicate the sonic magic of the Human League’s ...

One of the most defining factors of rock music is the guitar riffs. Throughout the genre’s history, there have been several songs defined by the musicianship, particularly guitarists. In the musical ...

ELECTRIC GUITAR WEEK: If Jack White’s mega-hit with The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army, is anything to go by, the secret to a great electric guitar riff is simplicity and a singable melody. There ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...