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Rhythm games have an obvious appeal, as they not only allow players to listen to their favorite songs but also immerse them in the shoes of hit musicians. How bizarre, then, that one series that's ...

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...

Magic Instruments co-founder and CEO Brian Fan knows the pain of learning new instruments. A Juilliard-trained pianist before starting his own company, he spent years trying to learn the guitar, only ...

In this exclusive video and tab lesson, the funk maestro serves up a big ol' slice of rhythm layer cake that reimagines the guitar as keyboard, bass, as everything in the band ...

Who are your top four rhythm guitar players? We're asking because Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine just revealed his four in a recent interview, counting himself among them. Going on to mention "that a ...

Out on Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo Switch, and PC, Infinite Guitars is a rhythm-based RPG set in a music-powered world of hulking mechs and broken power cores. It’s packed with over-the-top cutscenes, ...

When you learned to play an instrument online, you found out that teaching yourself to read tablature was a must for the aspiring guitarist. (If you've ever tried to learn a song on the internet, ...

Unplugged is an upcoming VR rhythm game which makes use of full finger-tracking for a Rock Band-like experience, but with an ‘air guitar’ instead of a plastic peripheral. Today developer Anotherway ...

Blues-rock guitarist Ana Popovic adds a funkier, dance-driven edge to her fiery playing on her new album, which she’ll showcase Sunday at the Kent Stage.