As the last remaining founder member of legendary rock band Journey, Neal Schon is revered as a guitar hero. But does he ever ...

It was the late 50s, and the lead singer was not yet the alpha species. Instead, as a generation pressed its ear against the speaker of a rickety family radio, or dropped the needle on a prized import ...

The 1960s and ‘70s saw a massive rise in studio experimentation that led to some of the weirdest instrumental features to ever grace a reel of tape. To be clear, the instruments themselves aren’t ...

For as long as he can remember, Bryce Dessner has been strumming a guitar. He branched out from classical music as a teen to becoming a guitarist for the indie rock band The National. These days, he’s ...

Classic rock rules. When the right song comes on the radio, I pretty much see God. By Nate Rogers Distilled to its purest essence, rock music, my genre of choice, is somewhat embarrassing. I usually ...

It’s been more than 40 years since the likes of AC/DC or Motörhead played the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh. But their songs — albeit in vastly reimagined versions — found new life Monday night at the ...

For those who don’t write songs, a bridge is a musical connecting piece. Hence the name. It provides a release from the verses and choruses, while also keeping the arrangement intact. As with most ...