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This article from Guitar Techniques explores the history and significance of guitar riffs in popular music over the past five decades. It discusses how the electric guitar, along with amplification and effects, revolutionized music in the 20th century, allowing guitarists to create memorable solos and riffs. The article provides examples of iconic riffs from each decade, showcasing different playing styles and scales commonly used. It also includes study pieces that demonstrate various techniques and influences from different eras. The article encourages readers to create their own riffs and highlights the importance of experimentation and creativity in guitar playing. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Guitar Techniques explores the guitar playing style of David Gilmour, a renowned British guitarist known for his work with Pink Floyd and his solo career. While Gilmour is not strictly a blues guitarist, the genre has influenced his playing style, which combines blues, prog rock, and psychedelic elements. Gilmour's playing is characterized by soulful, melodic phrasing, string bends, vibrato, and a tasteful use of chord tones. The article provides two solo studies that demonstrate Gilmour's approach to different tempos. It also discusses Gilmour's equipment and recommends albums to listen to for examples of his guitar playing. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Guitarist magazine explores the history and enduring popularity of Gibson guitars. It highlights the fact that many of the features that made Gibson guitars popular a century ago can still be found on their modern models. The article discusses the influence of violin-making traditions on the design of Gibson guitars, and how their distinctive curved top has become synonymous with 20th-century music. The article also acknowledges the contributions of various guitar shops and auction houses in providing the exceptional instruments photographed for the feature. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the dawn of the new music genre, the modern metal. It profiles William Murderface, the bass guitar player of the quantruple-platinum metal band called Dethklok, for being a bass player and is one of the bass players who paced into modern metal. It also offers opinions among bass players from the different metal bands on the beginning of modern metal including Chris Beattie of Hatebreed, Byron Stroud of Fear Factor, and Nate Newton of Converge.

The article focuses on the recording has kept modern musical history from slip slidin' away, and operatic tenors like Enrico Caruso sounded like thanks to gramophone recordings of the early 20th century.

Nostalgia scores highly as well, a point Ted Cockle agrees has helped his Queen project, which awoke the spirit of 1985's Live Aid, releasing audio tracks from that famous set for the first time on the "BoRhap" soundtrack. And, after 2018, the soundtrack show must surely go on... "You can leave the cinema and immediately listen to the music on your phone" TOM MARCH POLYDOR TED COCKLE PRESIDENT, VIRGIN EMI What's the best thing that happened to the music biz in 2018? Here We Go Again and The Greatest Showman dominated the charts in 2018 The real soundtrack to 2018 came from, well, a soundtrack. The real soundtrack to 2018 came from, well, a soundtrack. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the music release "Saturday = Youth," by Anthony Gonzales

The article presents views from remixers on continuing the trend of remixing vintage classics into modern music. It is stated that remixers affirms the importance of hip-hop, popular, dance, metal and country music in remixing classic music. They also stated the types of musical instruments and computer programs that could enhance classic sound remixing.

The article presents several posts from the archive of the periodical including best quarter since 1979, boots joining chart panel, and conn plans new label.

The author reflects on the dawn of the music genre, the modern heavy metal music in which the author sees the modern metal has much to offer, to be learned and to be admired among the music genre's audience.

The article offers the author's views on the Bonnaroo music festival. He says the event was special because of its sound and adds that it is the granddaddy of all festivals. He notes that people began to take notice of music if it has good system coming from real artists and is spread correctly. He relates that the main stage has an essential audiotechnik system from the festival's production manager Hadden Hippsley. He cites the event as a content to the modern music industry.

The article reviews the music release "Shall Noise Upon," by Apollo Sunshine.

The article reviews the music release "Burning off Impurities," performed by Grails.

Several charts are presented depicting the top music releases in Great Britain in 2009 including "Tik Tok," by Kesha, "Earthquake," by Little Boots, and "Flashback," by Calvin Harris.

The article offers information on the significant contributions of Wolfgang Matthes and Tyler Bates to development of the nonorchestral concepts. It is said that these musical concepts are often based on synthesizer and samples, the scoring technique that Bates uses. On a relative degree, the idea on electronic development is claimed to have oftentimes credited to Matthes.

The author reflects on various issues related to music artists. He notes that the O2 residency of Michael Jackson serves as his chance to reinstate his status as a musical icon. He also asserts that Jackson contributed much to some of the best music in the 20th century. Meanwhile, he notes that the commercial for the U2 album "No Line on the Horizon" would be a test case for the viability of the album format. He adds that album sales in Great Britain for more than two days is impressive.

The article discusses British musician Frankmusik. He has toured with musical group Keane in Great Britain. The author states that Frankmusik has been working with singer Madonna's musical collaborator Stuart Price on a debut album which will be released sometime in 2009. The first single from the album is called "Better Off As Two."

The author suggests that musician Cliff Richard is undervalued as a figure in British popular music history. He states that it is rare for a musician to sustain his career for longer than a few years, yet Richard has remained successful for five decades. He discusses his music group Cliff & The Shadows as preceding popular music group The Beatles.

The article reviews the music release "Stranger Things," by the Heavy Circles.

This article reports on the re-release of the music recording "OHM+:The Early Gurus of Electronic Music" as of January 2006. The 3-CD set highlights the pioneers of electronic music from 1948 to 1980. The list of songs includes "Kontakte," by Karlheinz Stockhausen and "Silver Apples of the Moon, Part 1." The bonus DVD features performances and interview footage with the like of Robert Moog and John Cage.

This article reports on the performance of experimental music band Negativland at the Great American Music Hall in October 2005. The setup simulates a fictional radio station: It's All in Your Head FM--Putting the less back in godless. Negativland issued a commentary on Judeo-Christian monotheism through various radio plays, monologues, song mash-ups and sound bites.

Several letters to the editor in response to articles in previous issues including "The Love Is Right here," in the November 2005 issue are presented

Introduces articles featured in the July 2005 issue of the periodical "Electronic Musician." Establishment of a desktop PC studio on any budget; Addition of backup software and a Web browser for downloading and registering updates; Importance of backing up computer files.

Discusses how electronic music is made in the U.S. Description of the early versions of the tracks; Equipment used; Method of layering a rim shot with a sound effect or field recording to give it an alien feeling.