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Roger McGuinn Works to Preserve Folk Music, Improve Guitar Skills at Age 68

Former Byrds guitarist/vocalist Roger McGuinn is working on a documentary about his musical life and getting better at the guitar. ... Read More »

50 Greatest Guitar Riffs in Rock 'n' Roll

A "riff" is defined as a short, repeating musical theme that forms a song's framework. ... Read More »

The Go! Team Preview '60s-Inspired 'Rolling Blackouts' -- Exclusive Video

UK garage-funk band the Go! Team have a new album on the horizon and to preview it, they gave Spinner an exclusive trailer that features a few choice song snippets. ... Read More »

Matt Costa Draws on Bob Lind for 'Mobile Chateau'

As Spinner previously noted, singer-songwriter Matt Costa isn't shy about emulating the classic songwriting of the Byrds and Donovan. ... Read More »

Matt Costa Performs Live on the Interface

Matt Costa's latest album, 'Mobile Chateau,' finds the indie singer-songwriter taking a metaphorical trip back in time to the '60s. ... Read More »

ZZ Top Prepping New Album With Rick Rubin

Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images As ZZ Top prepares to share a few show dates with Tom Petty and the ... Read More »

Matt Costa, 'The Season' -- Song Premiere + 'Mobile Chateau' Cover Art

Singer-songwriter Matt Costa is changing things up this fall. Case in point: the first track off his new album 'Mobile Chateau,' a washed-out, Donovan-inspired pop song about breaking hearts and a season where "everybody's leaving." ... Read More »

Violens Embrace Remixes and Mash-Ups

On the second song of a free mixtape they dropped late last year, Violens imagine a rock supergroup that really ought to have existed. ... Read More »

Teenage Fanclub Explain Their 'Fragmented' Songwriting Process

From their critically lauded 1991 album 'Bandwagonesque' to their latest, 'Shadows,' Scotland power ... Read More »

Count Five: Randy Bachman's Essential Electric Guitars

As a member of the Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and as a solo artist, Randy Bachman has sold ... Read More »

Twisted Tales: Country-Gospel Duo Louvin Brothers' Nasty, Drunken Ira Is a Holy Terror

Ira Louvin had a problem. "If he came here tonight," his brother and erstwhile singing partner ... Read More »

10 Eponymous Albums Worthy of Their Name

When an act names an album after itself, it's often introducing itself to the world, signaling a ... Read More »

Chris Hillman Calls Altamont a 'Complete Nightmare'

After the Flying Burrito Brothers' first song at Altamont, a member of the band pleaded with the ... Read More »

Former Byrds Member Chris Hillman Ponders Teaching Career

After lecturing at the Library of Congress last month, former Byrds member Chris Hillman says he ... Read More »

Roger McGuinn Reveals He Didn't Want to Work With David Crosby

While David Crosby continues to plead unsuccessfully for a Byrds reunion, the band's former frontman ... Read More »

Roger McGuinn Tried to Sway Metallica on Downloads

Metallica might not have faced a well-publicized fan backlash had the band listened to former Byrds ... Read More »