Guitar riffs are the life-blood of a great rock 'n' roll record, making the hair on the back of your next stand on end, or better wrecking your head like a bullet to the brain. So here are 10 of the ...

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let’s just start with the idea that a riff is a ...

ELECTRIC GUITAR WEEK: If Jack White’s mega-hit with The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army, is anything to go by, the secret to a great electric guitar riff is simplicity and a singable melody. There ...

For a musician who has shared the stage with everyone from Paul McCartney to Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and everyone in between, ...

Would this even be a list of iconic guitar riffs from the 1970s without including “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zeppelin? We don’t think so. The song as a whole is an epic one, and it wouldn’t be too ...

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...