It is popular in economics to employ metaphors in order to provide support to a particular idea. For example, concepts like “priming the pump” through expansionary monetary policy. In another case, ...

Throughout the past few years, more specifically since 2019, modern-day lo-fi indie rock icon Mac DeMarco has stayed on the quieter side. While the past few years have included instrumental releases ...

Imagine plucking a guitar string. It vibrates, the sound lingers, and then fades away as the energy drains into the air. Now bring this scene down to the scale of an atom. Can an atom vibrate in the ...

D’Addario's task force meets weekly to strategize response to trade war impacts Company plans own free trade zone, reroutes shipments to sidestep tariffs D'Addario estimates tariff bill will triple ...

We found the best cleaning products for your guitar. By Rudie Obias All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed ...

The not-so-humble 12-string guitar. Like its six-string brother but beefed up on steroids, its impact on a song is unmistakable. While it packs double the ergonomic punch, the result isn’t necessarily ...

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...

In a fanzine called Sideburn from the ‘70s, there was a drawing that was only there to fill space but managed to resonate with many musicians at the time. It was of three guitar chords, an A, E and G.

Like many players of a certain age, my first guitar was a nylon-string. I don’t think it had a brand name, but it was definitely a cheapo. I’d caught the rock ’n’ roll bug much earlier, which meant ...