After 6 decades, Guitar Player magazine to release final print edition
The publication Guitar Player still will exist online at GuitarPlayer.com, where it will continue to publish digital content about guitars, the people who play them…
Get to know a few of música Mexicana’s instruments
From the mariachi’s booming guitarron on “Cielito Lindo,” to the powerful accordeón in Los Tigres del Norte’s “Ni Parientes Somos” to even the trap drums…
Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt is living the dream
Andrew Watt is chilling. The 33-year-old wunderkind record producer plans to decompress over the next couple of months at his Malibu rental, enjoying the Southern…
Instrumental L.A. band La Lom to open for Vampire Weekend
Dating back to 1927, the historic Roosevelt Hotel still maintains its old Hollywood charm. An antique-looking chandelier hangs from the patterned ceiling of the lobby,…
U.S.-Ukraine aid talks, then Neil Young guitar riffs in a Kyiv bar
WASHINGTON — Even as fierce new clashes erupt, one of Ukraine’s toughest fights these days is taking place off the battlefield: persuading allies that its outgunned,…
John Pisano, dean of L.A. jazz guitar, dies at 93
Jazz guitarist extraordinaire John Pisano, renowned for his solid rhythm, melodic solo lines and generosity, died May 2 at his home in Studio City with…
We found dusty old guitar hidden in damp attic – turns out it’s worth £600,000 thank to specific markings on wood
A MAN found a dusty old guitar hidden in his dad's damp attic - only for it to turn out to be worth £600,000 thanks…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Cheech Marin
You’d be hard pressed to find someone with local roots deeper than L.A.-born Cheech Marin, who parlayed a 1970s stoner comedy act (as half of…
WA singer Shenai Johnson reflects on music, empowering women as she heads to Nashville
Sitting on the front porch of her rustic farmhouse, surrounded by fig and olive trees, Shenai Johnston reflects on the impact music has had on…
Paul McCartney ‘grateful’ for stolen Höfner guitar return
Paul McCartney‘s signature, violin-shaped Höfner bass guitar is back in his hands, decades after it was stolen in the 1970s. The Beatles rocker confirmed on…