Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

Say the words ‘instrumental guitar’, and music fans of a certain age might think of Hank Marvin; your longtime guitar fan will probably throw out the names of OG shredders like Joe Satriani and Yngwie ...

I remember the exact moment I became fascinated with instrumental singles. As I got ready for school one morning in the early 1970s, Red Alix, the longtime morning host on CJOB/Winnipeg, came off the ...

When you listen to music, your brain processes this in a different way than when you’re listening to someone speak. So where does that leave songs? In a new study, researchers found that there is a ...

There was a time when the guitar was the mightiest instrument in rock and roll. It was so widely respected that artists were able to create music using only the guitar and supporting instruments, no ...

For the most part, it’s the lyrics of a song that we remember most. A song really only needs a catchy chorus to be a hit. But, every so often, there is a musician who can create an instrumental break ...