Edinburgh music‑lovers looking beyond the city’s usual concert circuit will have the chance to hear one of Yorkshire’s most ...

The 1990s was the decade for acoustic guitar. These are three acoustic classic rock songs from the 90s that are more like ...

Singer Kelli Belles wrote a song about Jolene's son — the famed character from Dolly Parton's 1973 hit — on a whim. Then Parton heard it and not only signed off, she sang harmonies on the song. "It is ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The Beatles' penchant for rock is baked right into their winkingly rhythmic name. Still, they were already unplugging for rootsy acoustic songs while Beatlemania was still raging in 1964. As their ...

Many rock songs are written on an acoustic guitar. When MTV Unplugged began airing acoustic versions of popular songs, it gave audiences a glimpse of what a hit might have sounded like in its earliest ...

Welcome to a world where less truly is more! Join us as we explore unforgettable tracks that, when stripped down to their acoustic core, reveal an emotional depth and raw musicianship that elevates ...

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

Taylor Swift is peeling back the curtain — and revealing what her life as a showgirl is really like — by sharing behind-the-scenes photos from the making of her latest album. “Being in the studio and ...

Taylor Swift has dropped some new versions of The Life of a Showgirl, this time she’s going unplugged with a few of the album’s songs. The acoustic tracks are available on four new CDs on the musician ...

Taylor Swift announced Saturday that she re-recorded eight tracks from “The Life of a Showgirl” in acoustic versions with her co-producers Max Martin and Shellback, which will appear on four ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...