This week's Makin' Tracks looks at the writing and recording processes behind George Birge's "It Won't Be Long" ...

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Mark Bryan reveals how Hootie and the Blowfish claimed their biggest chart success with "Only Wanna Be With You" ...

On an album of fast-and-loose party punk, the British duo rails against misogyny, homophobia, and all manner of institutional ...

These four acoustic rock songs still hit hard today and prove that you don't need a huge production to create a solid piece of music.

This unique technology uses the power of light and promises faster speeds that blow Wi-Fi out of the park. But is too good to be true? Trisha Jandoc is an associate writer at CNET covering ...

More about guitar chords "You can learn hundreds of songs with a few easy chords and some basic rhythm playing chops": Master five classic songs with just a handful of chords “A well-crafted sequence ...

If there’s one thing you can do to take your songwriting to the next level, it’s getting to grips with new chords. Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords to the daddy of altered ...

Let It Bleed is the last album by the Stones ... Bell and the London Bach Choir as singers carry the songs past “lyrics” into pure emotion. There’s a glimpse of a story — not much more.

“But I realized that, you know, I only ever did it to get chicks anyway. And I figured a guitar wouldn’t chase me around when I’m done playing it. So, I figured I might do that instead.” While it ...