Kraftwerk began as the Beatles ended in 1970 and are still with us. In terms of years together, then, Kraftwerk have the big ...

New Jersey has been at the forefront of nearly every popular music movement of the last century. This is essential listening.

The late 1950s were as though the world was opening up in the most optimistic manner possible. America was still in the post-war high and the families were flocking to the suburbs and the open road ...

This is not a talent hunt, a retreat, or a feel-good art camp. Mongeet is a test of whether young artists can survive without validation—and still choose to create.

It was 56 years ago…  Coming across this Melody Maker front page story from January 31,1970 prompted me to recall the events of 56 years ago when Led Zeppelin were undertaking a long awaited UK ...

The Beatles often saved something special for the end of their LPs. But these four songs were unheralded album closers.

George Harrison’s broken guitar string and a rare set of Beatles autographs obtained by a teenage fan in 1963 could sell for more than $5,352 at auction. The Fab Four scribbled their names down for ...

Farhan Akhtar has been cast as Ravi Shankar in Sam Mendes' Beatles films, but who exactly was this man? A concise history of the sitar maestro who mentored George Harrison.

For more than 20 years, Tommy Thayer has been damaging eardrums with a high-volume attack as the lead guitarist for Kiss – so why would he choose as his favourite guitar an acoustic with a lovely ...

Help - a university needs somebody, not just anybody, to assist with a Beatles experiment. Using the "cultural phenomenon" of the Fab Four as the template, researchers from the University of ...

If you’ve ever wanted in-person guitar lessons, but been put off by the expense, you might be swayed by Samsung’s latest proposition. The brand has partnered with the guitar company Fender to bring ...

Keep Beating The Drum(s) article by Doug Collette, published on February 9, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Multiple ...