MNPR Magazine

Guitar Wunderkind Matteo Mancuso Reshapes Virtuosity and Expression on New Album Route 96.

Sicilian guitar savant Matteo Mancuso has announced details of his new album Route 96, released on 24 April via Music ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1960, the World Lost the Man Responsible for the First Country Music Record (Who Called It “Pluperfect Awful” at the Time)

Ralph Peer wasn't the man behind the mic on the first country music record, but he was still a critical player in this ...

Watch 15 Different Incarnations of Grateful Dead Perform ‘Ripple’ Over 56 Years

The Grateful Dead's 'Ripple' has become one of their most beloved tunes, and we've assembled 15 live versions from throughout the last 56 years.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1911, the “Bakersfield Sound” Pioneer Behind Country Music’s Most Notable Mid-Century Hits

Pioneering producer Ken Nelson was born on January 19, 1911, and had a hand in popularizing country music as we know it today ...
Louder

"I gave away all my records, I started giving away my guitars, I was fantasising about my own death." The horrifying origin story behind one of the most uplifting rock so…

" Today is the greatest day I've ever known ," Billy Corgan sings at the song's outset, sounding elated at the thought of the ...