Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of Danish musician Ida Nielsen. Mark King, lead singer and bassist of the band Level 42. Photo of Victor WOOTEN. American ...

When it comes to the most heralded leading-man roles from 2009, movie fans will likely first point to Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), George Clooney (Up in the Air), or eventual Oscar winner Jeff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bassist Larry Graham of the psychedelic soul group 'Sly And The Family Stone' plays a Vox electric bass as he works on an album ...

What is it? The most reviled totem of 1980s musicianship ever, and the most virtuosic expression of bass guitar playing. But is the disgust warranted? Or are we just hating on bass players for wanting ...

Lauded as one of the modern-day heroes of the electric bass, Toby Peterson-Stewart has enjoyed burning sessions with fellow bass guitarists Jacob Umansky and Clay Gober, and a string of bass-intensive ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The distinctive sound of slap bass is one that divides opinion, but love it or hate it, what ...

Speaking from the set of Ant-Man and the Wasp, Paul Rudd offered up a presumably fake spoiler for the upcoming Marvel film, but at least he also gave us a peek at the new Ant-Man costume in the ...

BASS EXPO 2014: The basics of this much-discussed technique come down to two motions: the slap and the pop. For this lesson, we look at how you can follow in the footsteps of players like Flea and ...

For some music critics the word "slap" paints a picture of indulgent bass guitar solos and dodgy disco clothing. A Radio 4 documentary, Spank the Plank looks to rehabilitate a technique, which can ...