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Lonnie Donegan riding on the Rock Island Line in 1956. | Photo: Public Domain via Wikimedia
Milestones in Music History #54: Lonnie Donegan, The Man Who Shaped Modern Music
A favourite target of criticism by all bass "professors" of merits – the thumb that is not neatly hidden behind the neck and is obnoxiously poking above the E string. | Photo: Artmaster
TOP 5 Bass Playing Techniques Forbidden by Academics
It's probably time to say that major chords are not "cheerful" and that minor keys can work well even in very positive compositions. | Photo: Bailey Zindel (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #3: The Myth of Happy Major and Sad Minor
Instrument with Arctic Blue Burst finish | Photo: web Tom Anderson Guitarworks
Legendary and Mythical Guitars #2: Tom Anderson Guitarworks
If you want a revolution, become a revolutionary, not a musician. | Photo: Pixabay
10 Tips for Musicians Who Are Missing the Boat
Radim Syvala | Photo: Dr.Hyenik
Dreamstruments #26: Red Ant Stompboxes
"I was so lucky to be in London with The Clash because they were always doing things. It was a very creative time," says Pearl | Photo: Anthony Masterson
Pearl Harbour: I Couldn't Get on the Radio Because of My Name
Joshua Paul Davis, aka DJ Shadow, at the Roxy Club, Prague | Photo: Filip Kůstka / Fource Entertainment
Concert Review: DJ Shadow, at Roxy, Prague, Connecting the Past and the Present
The statue of Bedřich Smetana in Prague's Novotného lávka, which also houses the composer's museum. Tourists who, like to take pictures of Prague Castle from here, are probably more familiar with Dvořák's New World Symphony than with Smetana's work. | Photo: Flickr
Bedřich Smetana: Dave Mustaine of the 19th Century?
If you get a chance to talk to kind and charismatic Richard for a while, you will quickly develop a positive relationship with his instruments. You almost feel that this nice guy can never make or sell any junk. | Photo: archiv Santa Cruz Guitar
Legendary and Mythical Guitars #1: Santa Cruz Guitar Company
The prodigious synth TONTO ("The Original New Timbral Orchestra") | Photo: r/pics via Reddit
Milestones in Music History #53: Tonto's Expanding Head Band, New Synths, New Sounds
"We're currently working on our live set for the first show, but our main priority is to finish our debut album," says Péter Kedves about the plans of the fusion techno project Palo Canto. | Photo: project's archive
Palo Canto: Live Session at Sunset to Fusion Techno Rhythm
Many especially five-piece bands can't resist the temptation to form a V behind their frontman. The Foo Fighters are no exception, and the brick wall in the background is of course not to be missed. | Photo: Live Nation
TOP 8 Greatest Clichés in Band Photography
With "Imagine" Lennon doubled down on his message for the world, in what is arguably his most radical song. | Photo: Eric Koch (PDM 1.0 DEED)
Story of a Hit #18: "Imagine"
Charles Darwin didn't think much of the importance of music in terms of his theory of evolution, but he believed that music made us more attractive to the opposite sex and therefore contributed to the replication of our genes. | Photo: Edward Cisneros (Unsplash)
Music is Not Rocket Science #2: Is Music Sexy?
"I really like the feel of playing drums – the tactile, haptic response I get from the instrument," says Tony Buck. | Photo: Holimage
Tony Buck: Drum Kit Is like a Kaleidoscope