On this day (May 2) in 2004, readers of Total Guitar Magazine voted that Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine” had contained the best guitar riff ever. Thousands of readers cast their votes, putting ...

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash didn't like Sweet Child O' Mine at first. The 1988 track has become one of the rock band's defining singles but the musician was unconvinced by the "ballad" feel to the ...

While most rock songs center around a titular electric guitar riff, Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” uses a bassline as the basic building block. John Deacon’s riff is almost as iconic as the ...

Regardless of how fanatical and undiluted your love of rock and metal is, you cannot possibly be unaware of the existence of pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter. Ah yes, you cry, but I bet she wouldn't ...

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