The final song on Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged album, this track is actually a cover of Lead Belly’s famed tune, “In the Pines”. For whatever reason, Kurt Cobain and company decided to change the title for ...

The foundation of most songs begins with an acoustic guitar, so it’s only natural that many bands release acoustic renditions at some point. These toned down versions allow a band to show off their ...

Eric Clapton Unplugged…Over 30 Years Later, now streaming on Paramount+, revisits the Hall of Fame singer, guitarist, and songwriter’s 1992 acoustic set for MTV, which revitalized his career for a new ...

BTS released their album BE (Deluxe Edition) in November 2020. The album features eight tracks: “Life Goes On,” “Fly To My Room,” “Blue & Grey,” “Skit ...

Time has not diluted the Cowboy Junkies’ dreamy mix of tempestuous torch songs and soup-for-the-soul soundscapes, but it has ...

An MTV Unplugged cover of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World became an iconic performance that surpassed the original.

Hendershot’s in Athens already has the ambience of a 1990s grunge hangout. With exposed brick, cozy muted colors and wall art ...

Led Zeppelin started as a psychedelic blues band in the last 1960s. It didn’t take long for them to prove they had a soft side with their more delicate work in the folk and country genres. They never ...

The acoustic guitar is still an important part of rock music. A huge production, complete with electronic components, isn’t always necessary to create a solid rock song for the ages. These four bands ...

The acoustic punk song is a time-honored tradition that has seen a rise — due to necessity — during this year of isolation. This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 30 songs from throughout ...