Do you remember the acoustic revolution of the 1990s and early 2000s? For some reason, everyone had an acoustic guitar in their bedroom, dorm room, living room, or garage. At the time, it was unclear ...

"As Tears Go By" was a top-10 hit for the famed English singer Marianne Faithfull, and came out before the Stones released the song themselves. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is one ...

Sometimes, a solid rock song just needs to have its production stripped down and its instrumentation broken down into basic parts to really shine. Plenty of rock stars have performed “unplugged” ...

With the third song on the third side of his landmark third solo album, 1972’s Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren planted a tentpole for power pop. It’s a fun ride, for sure, and the way it clatters ...

Lady Gaga has recorded plenty of music that’s decidedly traditional in its instrumentation, most notably her two albums with the late Tony Bennett. However, her latest project, Mayhem, is not one of ...