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"Sometimes you get to the double time in Paradise City and think, ‘Man, I’ve got to play this now!?’”: How drummer Frank Ferrer powered Guns N’ Roses for 19 years

And why You Could Be Mine was his favourite song to play

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"I've analysed hundreds of players over the years. They're all a part of what I do": Clem Burke's 10 essential drum albums

"You've got to listen to what the greats have done," the Blondie 'heartbeat', who passed away this year told us

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“A versatile set with dry and dark tonal qualities”: Zultan 25 Series Cymbals review

Zultan delivers another extremely versatile cymbal range for a wallet-friendly price

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“He came in, and just on the first take, I was like, ‘Oh my God. I didn't know that a person playing eighth notes could do that much”: How Pino Palladino transformed the simple bassline in Miley Cyrus’s End of the World into something "so much better"

"I just thought it would sound the same, but my God," says awestruck producer Shawn Everett

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“We came off stage and looked at each other in amazement, because all that singing from the audience was so extreme. And I said to Freddie, ‘Maybe we should be harnessing this kind of energy’”: How Queen created the mother of all rock anthems

“I was hoping it would catch on," Brian May said

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“We decided that our audiences would come along with us, rather than it being down to us to feed them a conventional diet”: Paul McCartney on how the '60s avant-garde influenced the Beatles

I Am The Walrus drew from John Cage

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'Illness' forces The Who to postpone Philly date on final US tour

Though it’s not known who exactly is ill

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“We tried it as a laugh in sound check one day. Drummer II and I loved it so much that we stayed with it”: The secret sauce behind Sleep Token’s live drum sound

Because delivering drums for one of rock’s hottest acts requires the breaking of more than a few rules

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“Back At It”: Are the rump Jane’s Addiction recording an album without Perry Farrell?

No clues as to what name they might use

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“His influence is referenced by many contemporary drummers and he has no doubt spawned his fair share of copyists”: 6 of the most inspirational drummers of all time

Welcome to MusicRadar’s Drums Week! To kick things off, we’re spotlighting some of the most consequential sticksmen of all time

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“Instead of shouting ‘Maiden! Maiden!’ they were going ‘Sooty! Sooty!’”: Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain's funniest moment

His famous drum battle with two glove puppets

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Where to start with a drum kit

Before you start your drumming journey, let’s take a tour of the instrument it’s all about…

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Spotify responds to Apple Music’s new AutoMix feature by letting you turn your playlists into ready-made DJ sets with “seamless transitions”

You now have BPM and key information for all your playlist tracks, too

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"They may be the spiritual successor to Sony’s Scheps-approved mixing cans, but they tread their own path": Sony MDR-M1 review

Sony’s new studio cans nod to the legendary MDR-7506, swapping forensic mids for balance you can wear all day

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Beatles Anthology compilations, documentary and book all restored, revamped, repackaged and reissued this autumn

But still no Carnival Of Light

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“Can someone fill me in pls. Cause I actually don’t know who this is?” Some Fortnite players have never heard of Gorillaz

Others think they’re a “late 90s band”

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“When Bowie lived with me, he kept pushing me, saying, 'You’ve gotta keep changing. You can’t keep repeating yourself’”: The legendary rock singer whose band stopped him from recording with David Bowie

“We were joined at the hip in 1974!" says Glenn Hughes

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“There were plenty of drummers who could copy what Nicko did, but we don't want one of those. We didn’t want a clone”: Bruce Dickinson on why Maiden chose a drummer with a different feel

Plus singer isn’t keen on The Sphere

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“I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way”: Al Jardine criticises Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral

He says his bandmate has some “serious megalomania problems”

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Loopcloud's Flip Sample feature transforms any sample from its library with a single click

The sample platform says the new tool "bridges the gap between browsing and producing", allowing users to slice, sequence, and reimagine samples on-the-fly

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"Classic and timeless": Slingerland Drums are back, and Bruno Mars' drummer and JR Robinson are on board

Brand trusted by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Neil Peart relaunches two classic kit ranges

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“Each guitar includes a 40th-anniversary certificate hand-signed byPaul Reed Smith”: PRS swaps maple for mango to give its flagship Custom 24 an eye-popping satin nitro makeover

The Mango tops on the Custom 24 Satin are exquisite, but they’re only making 500 of ‘em

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"It is not a polite instrument – nor is it clean, safe, or obvious": Cherry Audio revives the cult classic Crumar Spirit in its latest plugin

That's the Spirit

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“Sometimes swinging all the elements of the drums doesn't make it groove better”: Breakout producer Silva Bumpa on the secret to creating sub bass and UKG rhythms

The fast rising producer reveals his top tools and techniques in our new video interview

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“Thom sat down and played it in three takes, then just burst into tears afterwards”: How Jeff Buckley saved Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees

It was the song Thom Yorke just couldn't get right, but a stellar Jeff Buckley gig unlocked the missing ingredient

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