Long Beach's Warren G has consistently carried the flag of g-funk, from 1994 to present. The GRAMMY nominee revisits his classic album, which offered a different perspective on Southern California life.
“[Drummers] need to know the same things about music that the other musicians know. Because I play differently when I know lyrics, when I know the chords, where it’s going, and when I can sing the melody, you know? I can’t really play unless I know the melody and can sing it...
The aspiring professional Guitarist needs to spend long hours practicing. While this takes a certain amount of discipline, it isn’t as hard as it seems, because it’s great fun to practice as knowledge accumulates and learning surges ahead. ...
Jean’s forthcoming album,Raving Ghost, (out May 5 on Third Man), and its first single, "Trouble," touches on all the traditional rock favorites like pentatonic power chords and call-and-response guitar squeals. You can check out Oliva Jean's rock on her American tour in...
time while faster and more “rhythmically active” melodies take the spotlight. Perhaps things happen the other way around, and a melody can be really long and sustained, with little “rhythmic” motion, while the accompanying chords play more of a rhythmic role and help propel the music ...
Chords, melodies, textures, and rhythms might bring up certain images, emotions, and ideas. Sometimes you just can’t help but put them into words. Some of the best songwriting can happen when you tap into that inspiration and ride the wave. ...
The lyrics, as Kravitz toldRolling Stonein 2018, were meant to sound as if they were "coming from the mouth of Jesus Christ":"I was born long ago, I am the chosen – I'm the one," the first few lines of the song proclaim, "I have come to save the day, and I won't leave ...
There is a great moment here (it happens three times, actually) in the pre-chorus, when David Gilmour shakes off his subject – rolling his eyes and singing “You’re so hard to please” – as the chords ascend, boosted by a choir of background singers. The band and the women’s vo...
She was a child prodigy whose brilliance was clear from the start. But the struggles she endured helped make her the Queen of Soul.
The engine that drives the Stones has long been the brotherly push-and-pull of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. But when that necessary tension boils over into deeply felt acrimony, no one benefits. It’s not a surprise that the nadir of Mick and Keef’s partnership coincided with the worst...