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Sonicware CyDrums is a "next-gen digital drum synth" that promises four-dimensional sound

With wavetable synthesis, 22 insert effects and a powerful sequencer, CyDrums is a whole lot of drum machine for only $399

MusicRadar

Jane’s Addiction members recording music without Perry Farrell after 2024 bust-up

Band cancelled their tour last year after their singer threw a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro onstage

The Independent UK

“You fix it so it won’t break again, then you pound on it some more. Every amp gets the living daylights hammered out of it”: Randall Smith on the origins of his ‘hammer test’ that makes Mesa/Boogies bulletproof

We don’t recommend trying this at home, but it’s a test that has helped Mesa/Boogie amps stand the rigors of touring throughout the decades

Guitar World

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Elton John makes light of his eyesight problems at the Golden Globes

Singer-songwriter was in good spirits as he presented the award for Best Original Film Score with country star Brandi Carlile

The Independent UK

Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s

From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and turmeric oil

The Guardian - UK

Lady Gaga to Lana Del Rey: the biggest albums to look forward to in 2025

FKA Twigs, The Weeknd, Shygirl and Sam Fender also have album releases due early this year

Evening Standard

“How dense was I, singing those songs and not realising those things were happening to me?” Linda Thompson on struggling to sing, struggling to perform live and why her kids aren’t her greatest achievement

The folk icon – who never planned on being one – recalls hilarious haircuts, playing musical bedrooms, boxing clever with label execs and becoming a heavy metal fan

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Bonnie Tyler, Thundermother, Mary Spender and five other resolute New Year rockers

Louder

"I should have put it out back then": Neil Young is to release yet another 'lost' album from the 1970s

News of Oceanside Countryside's release arrives in the wake of Neil Young's off-on Glastonbury confusion

Louder

"I really felt like I let our British and European fans down": Geddy Lee gives fans "a straight answer" about the end of Rush

Exclusive: Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock, out now

Louder

Anderson Cooper dives into the K-Pop phenomenon with new special tonight

In tonight's The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Amber Liu and MiU are among the K-Pop performers interviewed about the K-Pop industry in South Korea

WhatToWatch

Julian Lennon says he was ‘heartbroken’ by the reaction to his last album

Musician and photographer said he’d hoped to appear on late-night TV but ‘sadly nobody would have me on’

The Independent UK

“It feels like our last punk single, this mad little blip on the radar”: the story behind the Manics’ 2000 hit The Masses Against The Classes

The tale of how the Welsh trio's last Number One single, which was released 25 years ago next week, came together.

Louder

“We had to rush on to cover up this cacophony of brass players who couldn’t see what they were doing, having a go and failing miserably”: When Balaam And The Angel tried to emulate ELP, it didn’t go well

Spectacular live disaster hasn’t killed guitarist Jim Morris’ passion for Pictures At An Exhibition

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The Independent UK

Beware the resurrection: What Oasis can learn from the Stone Roses reunion

IN FOCUS: Fourteen years ago, one of the greatest and best-loved bands from the 1990s Madchester scene announced their reunion. Five years later, it was all over, the excitement of their comeback extinguished by underwhelming gigs and dubious new material. As Oasis prepare to stage their own comeback this summer,…

The Guardian - UK

Modern classical music can be a big ‘turn-off’, admits composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

Celebrated British musician reveals close encounters with unhappy concert-goers on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs

Metal Hammer

"The original fans are all our age, and they're all sort of expiring." Judas Priest's Ian Hill on the importance of appealing to a younger audience

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill says the band need to remain relevant –because their OG fans won't be around forever

Louder

“He was a great guitar player. He’s not looking at what he’s playing, he really knows the instrument”: Joe Satriani says Kurt Cobain was an underrated guitar hero

Joe Satriani knows a thing or two about great guitarists –and he says the Nirvana frontman was one of them

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“We were the biggest of our generation of metal bands. We’d done it through hard graft and killer songs. None of that trendy image rubbish”: How Saxon’s Wheels Of Steel turned them into the NWOBHM’s first stars

No band did more than Saxon to put the NWOBHM on the map

Dynamite News

'Big people faces big problems': Guru Randhawa posts cryptic post amid reports of rift with T-Series

Singer and actor Guru Randhawa hinted at potential problems with music label T-series and assured his fans of resolving it soon in a post on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Louder

‘John Belushi always used to try to get off with my ex-wife. I’d say: ‘John, I can hear you, you fat git’”: Ronnie Wood’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan and Axl Rose

Living with Hendrix? Jamming with Dylan? Giving Axl relationship advice? Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has done it all

Louder

“F*ck rock stars, tonight we’ve got musicians!”: saluting Self-Pollution Radio, Pearl Jam’s chaotic and star-studded foray into broadcasting

Thirty years ago, Eddie Vedder & co. aired a live radio show and delivered a cult classic featuring guest slots from their heavyweight grunge pals

Louder

10 underrated indie-rock records released in 2000 that deserve your attention

From Six. By Seven to Clinic and The Delgados to …Trail Of Dead, here’s ten albums released in 2000 worthy of a revisit 25 years later

The Independent UK

Neil Young backtracked on his takedown of ‘corporate’ Glastonbury – but he was right

STATE OF THE ARTS: Before walking back the decision, the ‘Heart of Gold’ singer-songwriter said he was turning down a headline slot at the 2025 festival because it was under the ‘corporate control’ of the BBC. He wasn’t exactly wrong, writes Louis Chilton... but it’s complicated

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran says he is ‘very, very grateful’ after eighth UK number one album

It comes after +–=÷× (Tour Collection) was released on vinyl.

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