When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Jas Obrecht’s chance encounter with a then-unknown Eddie Van Halen on July 23, 1978, resulted in ...

Guitar solos – we love them. A great guitar solo can elevate a great song to the higher level. And many of us can learn a lot the skills and styles of the idols that managed that rare combination. In ...

A month and a half after his fifth solo album, Luck and Strange, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart, David ...

Laufey’s gorgeous, romantic third album feels like a brilliant throwback, while Mac DeMarco’s low-fi release is slight, if ...

Brian May's guitar work in Queen is among the most admired in rock history and one of his biggest fans came from his own band. During a chat with Total Guitar, May recalls a moment from working with ...

"Any kind of technical guitar playing was mocked and frowned upon." "I actually had some solos in songs, but they all got cut out. Because between Ross and Joey, guitar solos are stupid now." ...

If ZHU’s last single “Generationwhy” was a rollicking embodiment of a youthful summer, “Palm of My Hand” is a humid evening spent on concrete streets. Opening with the distant sounds of sirens and a ...

Life’s taken his health and band from Mick Mars, but his guitar talent and musical spirit remain as exciting, powerful and unique as ever. Mars’ debut solo album, “The Other Side of Mars,” out now, ...