If Ballets & Solos is any indication, then at least five young composers in the US are breaking barriers between genres and idioms. These young folks are brimful with ideas, humor and humanity, their ...

Mr. Ayers is an author, the president of Beggars Group US and a musician. His memoir “My Life in the Sunshine” will be published in June. When I recently saw the singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...

An iconic guitar solo doesn’t just elevate a song, it defines it. It’s the moment that sweeps you off your feet, sets your speakers on fire, and cements a track’s place in music history. And while the ...

There is a reason “Free Bird” is the most requested song at college parties and barrooms—it is electric to the utmost degree. While the song is great, the one facet of the song that people rave over ...

There is a select group of guitar solos that have stood the test of time. They continually pop up in “best of” lists and have long captured the imagination of burgeoning guitarists. But the praise for ...

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...

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, ...