It's relatively easy to use free audio samples and DAWs to make music at home. Build a sound library and organize and arrange ...

Track by track (usually from top to bottom) your song will start to take shape, moving from its intro on the left to its ...

A song heavy with restlessness, "Urge for Going" was written in the mid-'60s before Mitchell left Canada, and was originally recorded by her friend Tom Rush. It was eventually released as a B-side to ...

With lead guitarist Garcia and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Lesh was the bottom layer in an unpredictable rush of sound. Add in ...

From harmonious doublestop solos to blisteringly fast chicken pickin’, country guitar has so many techniques ... ve learned and play over the backing track. There’s a video to accompany ...

Just before Mother’s Day, folk-rock staple Ben Harper became Son of the Year when he released a whole album of duets with his ...

When U2 singer Bono Vox walked into the studio in Ireland one day last summer, he was met by producer Brian Eno and his engineer Danny Lanois. They were listening to some obscure backing tracks the ...

Ani DiFranco is a great example of how independent artists can still be successful. She also has an eclectic music taste that manifests in her favourite tracks.

Every day, I sift through the hundreds of tracks that bombard my inbox. On a biweekly basis, I will discuss two artists whose ...

With Bobby Gillespie virtually the sole surviving member, Primal Scream offer diminished returns, writes lapsed fan JR Moores ...

Spark AI then gives you several different sets of effects to choose from which you are free to further ... adaptive backing track, and it's a great tool for practicing guitar.

The Brisbane ‘goofballers’ take us through their brand new album.