You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King ...

The bass is rarely in the limelight. But together with the drums, the bass drives the beat of the song, at the same time ...

In the instrumental break, Starr is the foundation that allows George Harrison to go sprinting on one of his showiest guitar solos. Meanwhile ... rhythm of the main section into a kind of stomping ...

In the final years of his life, the musical genius behind songs like “Go All the Way” and “All by Myself” was estranged from ...

Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man ...

Recorded at Sound City Studios in LA and produced by boygenius, jasmine.4.t travels through the harsh truths of queerness, documenting stretches of homelessness, PTSD, and harassment. Each member of ...

The shred virtuoso also talks about working with Steve Vai and Brian May for his new album, 'Bumblefoot....Returns!' ...

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally ...

Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone era when the likes of Bob Dylan, ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Taking a nostalgic tone, Whibley dedicated 2000’s Makes No Difference (Sum 41’s debut single) to “old school” fans. During Pieces, he played a stripped-down piano intro as his bandmates kicked in with ...

The Dream Theater drummer gets put on the spot but emerges as brilliant as he is baffled ...