Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Metallica could have packed it all in and walked away after the tragic bus crash that claimed the life of bassist Cliff Burton on 27 September 1986. But they didn’t. They persisted, recruiting Jason ...

Although the electric guitar is the bread and butter of any great rock and roll band, the classic songs are the ones that ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile are a pair of kindred musical spirits on their collaborative album, "Who Believes in Angels." ...

Launched in August 2024, the Marshall Emberton III is the latest of these portable Bluetooth speakers, and the follow-up to ...

Ska guitar is a frantic upswing and requires mechanical rhythm that Jah Jerry Hayes provided as well as signature riffs that ...

Any professional knows how to take proper care of their instruments, but it was a human strength for Jeff Buckley to hear a ...

Modeling technology has further advanced guitar ... riffs in late 20th-century rock and pop. Notable uses include Kurt Cobain's main guitar hook on "Come as You Are," Andy Summers' sparse chords ...

Justin Vernon’s version of ‘radiant pop music’ is to brighten his earthy, acoustic landscapes with synths and drum pads ...

Aerosmith were destined for stardom from the start, but it took them until their third album, 1975’s Toys In The Attic, to ...

Lesley Chow dissects the (semi-) serious intent behind Stephen Malkmus' nonsensical rhymes on Pavement's 3rd album which was positioned as the "logical end-point of rock" ...

Carlile, meanwhile, earns a spotlight moment on the tender “You Without Me” as her lovely voice flutters over the acoustic guitar ... came easy.” But then he moves from bleak minor chords ...