BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Introducing contrasting open chords – the open-string shapes used by the likes of Alex Lifeson and Jeff Buckley in some of their dreamiest guitar parts

What is a contrasting open chord? It's simply an open chord that combines high-fretted notes and open strings, and it can be used to great effect on acoustic or electric guitar

Guitar World · Dec 14, 2023

Lzzy Hale: 10 records that changed my life

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale talks the albums that changed her life, from Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper to Sevendust and Disturbed

Metal Hammer · Dec 8, 2023

Rock’s 20 greatest one album wonders: the bands that made one album then vanished

They came, they saw, they vanished – these are the bands who made one perfect album then split up

Louder · Jul 27, 2023

Chester Bennington would have turned 47 today. In 2017, in his final interview, he gave us these touching words about his friend and hero, Chris Cornell

In the summer of 2017, we spoke to Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington about the life and legacy of his friend, late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell. Here's what he had to say

Metal Hammer · Mar 20, 2023

How low can you go? Singer Iestyn Davies’s melancholic playlist

What connects a tea towel, a double-decker bus and a facial? The countertenor picks his 10 favourite tracks that distil the beauty of tears, pull at the heart strings and suspend time

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Groupies Deserve More Credit

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

The Walrus · Oct 19, 2022

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Pakistan’s ‘fearless’ musical icon

Twenty-five years since his death, the legendary qawwali singer remains a major influence in South Asia and beyond.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2022

Leonard Cohen documentary Hallelujah explores the creation and cultural impact of the iconic song

Hallelujah, the song that launched a thousand covers — by musicians such as John Cale, Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright — is the focus of this new documentary.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

‘Hallelujah’, a Dud Turned Classic Song, the Focus of New Cohen Doc

Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" pretty much flopped when it came out nearly 40 years ago. Today, it enjoys cult status and has been performed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jeff Buckley and Bon Jovi -- even appearing in animated hit "Shrek" -- in a unique evolution detailed in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 10, 2022

‘More than a song’: the enduring power of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah

In a new documentary, fans and experts explore the legacy of a song that was originally shunned before becoming a timeless classic

The Guardian - US · Jun 29, 2022