There's something almost rebellious about an acoustic cover in today's world of overproduced pop anthems and bass-heavy club tracks. When an artist takes a well-known song and strips it down to just ...

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Classic rock music is most often meant to be heard loud. If the speakers and amplifiers are left standing by the end of the show, then something has gone wrong! Let all the hair get pushed back, let ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Shane Parish first came on my radar about a year and a half ago when he released his gorgeous fingerstyle guitar interpretation of Aphex Twin's "Avril 14th." He's continued to release beautiful music ...