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Honoree Yvette Young, recipient of the Inspire Award, performs onstage during the 10th Annual She Rocks Awards at THE RANCH Restaurant on June 02, 2022 in Anaheim, California

Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep

By Janelle Borg published

Young is in her musician-artist-producer era – leaning into soundtracks, generating ideas with her signature Qi pedal, and reclaiming control of her career, as epitomized by her latest collaboration with Hatch: a suite of Emo Sound Baths

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Left-Nita Strauss performs at Palace Of Fine Arts on February 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California; Right-Yvette Young of Covet performs during Swanfest at Heart Health Park on April 23, 2022 in Sacramento, California

Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written

By Janelle Borg published

Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

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Bicurious guitarist Taran Plouzané

Taran Plouzané, guitarist for Bicurious, names 10 math/post-rock riffs you need to hear

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Riffs that will expand your definition of what instrumental rock can be, picked by one of the freshest talents on the scene

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Standards' Marcos Mena

Standards’ Marcos Mena blends cross-handed tapping and percussive styles into the fruitiest guitar playthrough you’ll see all year

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Cult math-rock faves offer the first taste of Special Berry

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