One of Led Zeppelin’s most famous songs has a surprising blues ancestry, a missing songwriting credit and a legal battle that ...

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Erstwhile Kinks guitarist and power-chord pioneer Dave Davies recalls the vinyl discoveries that set him on his lifelong rock ...

A solid guitar riff makes songs memorable, and Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, and these others delivered some of the best riffs of the '70s.

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Interview: Jovin Webb Finds Redemption in the Blues, about his new album 'Son of a Sinner,' and more by Martine Ehrenclou ...

From the late 1960s to 1970, three bands that would have a profound influence on later heavy metal appeared one after another ...

Our Music of the Decades series crosses perilously into a new century, as we contemplate the fast-moving, sound-clashing ...

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Eric Johanson's music blends raw blues, gritty rock, and heavy grooves with a modern twist. His guitar work ranges from ...

Blues Guitar-Driven Singer-Songwriter Ash Ravens Sends Out 'Letters from an Alien' Oct. 20, Led by Starlit Single "Last Letter from an Alien" ...