Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phil Campbell and Lemmy Kilmister (R) of Motorhead perform live on stage at Sonisphere Festival on July 10, 2011. From his ...

The late Funkadelic co-founder tells the story of his encounter with Larry Graham, bass lessons with James Jamerson, and life ...

The bass is crucial. In many ways, it leads the band. Talk to any bass player and they’ll tell you, if he or she changes up the bass line or rhythm, the group will follow along almost hypnotically, ...

Marcus Miller was a teenager when he decided to break free of what’s expected from a bass guitar player, a role not always associated with being the driving force or center of attention. The two-time ...

Anyway, Hoppus didn’t seem to know, simply adding: “Bass players are just cool. Bass players are the glue – we’re the one that brings it all together. We’re the bridge between the rhythm of the drums ...

Andy Rourke, the bass guitar player for influential British band The Smiths, has died at 59, according to his representatives and former bandmate Johnny Marr. Rourke died from pancreatic cancer after ...

Thank you all for your comments regarding my bass playing. Since so many are interested in this matter, I’d like to share a few thoughts about the subject. I’ve approached playing bass as a bridge ...

The Hard Quartet bass guitar player Stephen Malkmus has raised eyebrows by using a bass string as a guitar strap onstage with his new supergroup, with his band calling the move “a first in the history ...

One of the most recognizable bass lines is the one on the Talking Heads hit “Psycho Killer,” performed by Tina Weymouth. She also had notable grooves on “Once in a Lifetime,” “Uh Oh, Love Comes to ...

When people think of bass, they may envision a background instrument, requiring no skill. In reality, the bass is the heart and soul of music. Bass is the foundation that all music is built upon and ...