Need a few stellar gothic rock/new wave tracks to get you through the day? These four songs by The Cure are essential ...

Despite the prevalence of ghost players, uncredited guitar solos remain a dirty little (open) secret in the rock world.

"Your husband," he said, smiling, "has sent me over to kiss you. " A quick blush suffused her face and round polished throat. "I suppose it's natural for a man to feel and act generously on an ...

Lead guitarists tend to get all the glory within the rock and roll world, but rhtyhm guitarists are just as important, ...

Tears, tunes and boxes of lipstick-flavour chocolates – Robert Smith dispenses them all, sweet and sour, like Willy Wonka with a baritone guitar. A bestial apparition ... 87 among the grab-bag 18 ...

Every so often, though, we steer into stormy seas, the sudden stomach drop of a minor chord. Mortality on micro and macro levels ... The opener could slot into the third side of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss ...

I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat” ...

A Grammy-worthy song may showcase the singer’s rich vocals, break ground with avant-garde production, or master that winning four-chord ... SZA’s “Kiss Me More” opens with a guitar riff ...

Relive all the squishy shojo feels, laugh 'til your sides hurt, and ugly cry at painful goodbyes with our ranked list of the ...

The Kiss icon explains how Ronnie Wood is a better bassist than guitarist, why he can’t recall anything John Paul Jones played, and what makes him the Burger King Whopper of bass players ...

“In the current cycle, you have performers like Taylor Swift, who plays the guitar on stage. She’s inspiring a new generation to play, in much the same way that Jimmy Page inspired me.” ...

Closing out the main set was “Cheers,” a song that is similar to the set-opener “But Not Kiss” in the sense that it also shows a striking dynamic range with verses defined by chugging guitar chords ...