Happy New Year. This article concludes a brief look at the life and influence of drumming great Elvin Ray Jones. ...more

In today's music forms there is a common trend for one chord to extend for 4-8 bars or more of a song. ...more

This is the first of a year long series of brief lessons to help you get started on guitar. Who knows where it might lead to, you may even get to grace the cover of NZM one day! ...more

In this issue we'll look at a few mistakes that are sometimes made prior to the CD being pressed. We'll expose some common gremlins in the hope that you won't make the same mistakes on your next CD project. ...more

Let’s kick off the new year with a series of lessons dealing with different musical styles and various basslines associated with those styles. ...more

Katchafire's latest offering 'Slow Burning', along with 2003's 'Revival', is getting massive play in our house this summer, and I want to share some thoughts about reggae with you. ...more