Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

By the time the bass guitar came along in 1951, upright bass players had been slapping and pulling on their strings for several decades. Milt Hinton was one such player who pioneered a percussive ...

Comedian Larry David attacked Sesame Street’s Elmo on NBC’s TODAY show last week, prompting jokes, memes, and a multitude of online reactions. But no one reacted more than actor Wil Wheaton. David ...