Almost anything is possible in music, but where are the limits? There is a difference between playing the devil on stage and actually being the devil in the real world. | Photo: Maksym Vlasenko (Unsplash)
TOP 3 Musicians from Hell
Bitter Sweet Symphony was based around a four-bar sample of a Rolling Stones song, that led to the loss of 100% of the royalties. | Photo: Roger Woolman (CC BY 3.0)
Story of a Hit #9: "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
Jake Serek in his workshop l Photo: Serek Basses
Dreamstruments #12: Jake Serek and Serek Basses
Three New Taylor Acoustic Guitars from the 400 Series
Thurston Moore made the jazzmaster really famous. | Photo: Paul Hudson, CC BY 2.0
10 Guitarists Who Swear by the Fender Jazzmaster
Laboratorium of Dr. Hyenik #5: Soundport
Göttsching and his Ash Ra Tempel coined the genre krautrock. | Photo by (c) MG.ART www.manuelgoettsching.com
Milestones in Music History #34: Manuel Göttsching – When Ambient Meets Krautrock
Miscellaneous Gear Alert: March 2023
Sometimes it's hard to tell the line between insanity and brilliance. And that applies to bands, too.| Photo: Mihail Trebugov (Unsplash)
TOP 5 Weirdest Bands
Guitar making is a kind of alchemy. | Photo: author of the article
Dreamstruments #11: ReBell Guitars
One of the Colombian Paisas to who John Jairo Perez paid tribute with the song "El Paisa es el Rey" – "The Paisa is King". | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
Songs Written with a Machete #3: "The Paisa is King!"
The 1980s at Fender were interesting because many ideas were implemented that changed things for the next few decades, such as this Telecaster reissue from the first year of its production in 1982.
Under the Hood #35: A Timeline History of Fender (Part 3)
"I'm an extremely sensitive person. The only way to deal with this emotional baggage is to vent it somehow," says Maella. | Photo: Beata Mathe
Maella: I'm Learning to Work with Both Versions of Myself
Five minutes after the scheduled start of the concert, there are a few of your most faithful fans in the venue, the sound engineer, a random passer-by, a regular from the local bar to whom you promised a beer and the drummer's mum. | Photo: flickr
5 Tips on How to Deal with an Empty Venue
Today it's regarded as one of the most outstanding products from the (in)famous era of 80s music. | Photo: Wjack12 (Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0)
Story of a Hit #8: "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Roger Waters believes that Dark Side of The Moon was not fully understood at the time. | Photo: Andrés Ibarra
The Search for the Perfect Shape, Ego, Money: Re-Recording
Surf-swimming, from Captain Cook's Voyages Round the World | Image: Flikr, British Library (Public domain)
Milestones in Music History #33: The Challengers, Surfin' Boogie
Guitar Gear Alert: March 2023
Hip hop & rap, country and pop have a surprising connection. Their artists often refer to alcohol in their lyrics as a source of inspiration, happiness or success. | Photo: Anthony Torres (Unsplash)
TOP 5 Reasons Why to Make Music Sober
Laboratorium of Dr. Hyenik #4: Infinite Tones
Fender's history is rich with personalities, innovations and both good and bad decisions.
Under the Hood #34: A Timeline History of Fender (Part 2)
Colombian cowboys | Photo: Matěj Ptaszek
Songs Written With a Machete #2: The Goddamn Mule – a Hard Life in the Saddle
Derek Trucks probably doesn't take the bottleneck off his finger even in his sleep and his playing technique has reached absolute mastery. | Photo: Stuart Levine
Ten Best Slide Guitarists in the World
Antonín Salva | Photo: Petr Kubát
Dreamstruments #10: Antonín Salva (Salvation Audio, KHDK, Distortion Inc.)