The acoustic guitar is still an important part of rock music. A huge production, complete with electronic components, isn’t always necessary to create a solid rock song for the ages. These four bands ...

It’s hard to go from a loud, house-frame shaking rock band to a nuanced, delicate acoustic outfit. It’s why so many guitar teachers tell their pupils to learn on an acoustic six-string. Then once ...

These acoustic versions of hard rock songs are even more potent than the originals. Once you hear them this way, there is no going back.

Classic rock songs like "Dust In the Wind" by Kansas and "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin have some of the best acoustic ...

Sometimes, alternative rock gods just have to yank out their power cords, click off the distortion and knock out soulful acoustic jams. And we're glad they do. While we have nothing against stacks of ...

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Ledisi soundtracked one of the 2014's definitive cinematic moments. By Elias Leight Ledisi soundtracked one of 2014’s definitive cinematic moments: Acting as Gospel great Mahalia Jackson in Selma, she ...

Billie Joe Armstrong botched two chords and swore on “Good Riddance,” later listed among Guitar World’s best acoustic rock songs.

Today, we're pleased to bring you the exclusive world premiere of a brand new and very unique live performance of Night Ranger’s classic anthem ‘(You Can Still) Rock In America.' It's taken from the ...

Great Grandpa return after a six-year hiatus with their third album. They were working on a follow-up to 2019’s Four of Arrows in 2020 when COVID essentially shut them down. Time passed and members ...

Documentary taking an insightful, irreverent look at the love affair between rock and the acoustic guitar. Contributors include Johnny Marr, Keith Richards and Ray Davies. Show more The cliche of ...