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 ...

Many rock songs are written on an acoustic guitar. When MTV Unplugged began airing acoustic versions of popular songs, it gave audiences a glimpse of what a hit might have sounded like in its earliest ...

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Here are five acoustic songs that are still hard and heavy, chosen by three-piece rock band Of Limbo. The trio recently dropped their latest LP, Unplugged. It's a nine-track release featuring covers ...

Over a decade later, we’re still wondering how some acoustic tracks didn’t beat their originals for prime album spots. Here are 10 pared-down versions of alternative songs that we think were even ...

We love to keep it heavy with face-melting solos and excruciating screams. But sometimes it’s important to unplug the amps and let the emotions pour out from the soul—even if you’re too “metal” for ...

Michael Stock has been hosting “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN, South Florida Public Radio for over 30 years. Michael was introduced to folk music back in high school when a teacher at Miami Beach ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift has dropped some new versions of The Life of a Showgirl, this time she’s going unplugged with a few of the album’s songs. The acoustic tracks are available on four new CDs on the musician ...

The Beatles' penchant for rock is baked right into their winkingly rhythmic name. Still, they were already unplugging for rootsy acoustic songs while Beatlemania was still raging in 1964. As their ...