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6 drum plugins that actually sound like a real drum kit

You want authentic drum and kit sounds as opposed to electronic 808s and 909s? Hit these ones up…

MusicRadar

“This is nuts and my jaw is on the floor with how badass this one is. I am in Tone Heaven!” Jared James Nichols just got a ’57 Les Paul with the craziest refurb ever

In vintage guitar circles, they would call this 1957 Les Paul Standard a ‘turd’, but this glorious-looking instrument was one of the first Standards to be fitted with humbuckers – and it sounds the business

Guitar World

“A lot of the things we see within our genre are all setting and no story… we’re more like Star Trek – all story and no real setting. I’ve just outed myself as a proper geek!” TesseracT on pushing technological and musical boundaries

Daniel Tompkins and Amos Williams explain the ambition that drove latest album War Of Being

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‘I was really hard to work with’: rapper Danny Brown on reaching rock bottom – then beating addiction

He’s one of the most distinctive voices in US music, but got lost in drink, drugs and depression. Brown explains why he poured his pain into new album Quaranta – and now dotes on his chihuahuas

The Guardian - UK

"Guitar subtleties astound and vocal harmonies soar in surprisingly spacious mixes leaving 2009's stereo remasters sounding weedy and gutless": The Beatles' Red and Blue albums

A Yule-targeted Giles Martin makeover for The Beatles' iconic ’73 compilation sets 1962-1966 and 1967-1970

Louder

After Seeing Taylor Swift's Dancers Re-Create A Viral TikTok Dance For A 1989 Vault Track, I Desperately Need The Song To Be Part Of The Eras Tour

Taylor Swift's dancers recreated a viral TikTok dance to the 1989 vault track "Is It Over Now?" Now I need it to be part of the Eras Tour.

Cinemablend

Alanis Morissette announces huge 2024 tour featuring Joan Jett and Morgan Wade

The ‘You Oughta Know’ singer last went on tour in 2021 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her hit album ‘Jagged Little Pill’

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Chase & Status - 2 Ruff Vol.1 album review: absolutely nasty

This is a welcome return to the duo's roots

Evening Standard

“Rock’n’roll is dead. It’s a toothless old woman. It’s really embarrassing”: how David Bowie turned his back on glam rock to make his ‘plastic soul’ masterpiece Young Americans

Drugs, madness and an ex-Beatle – the crazed story of David Bowie’s 1975 album Young Americans

Louder

Music Review: On 'Heaven Knows,' Internet pop sensation PinkPantheress provides IRL charms

Internet pop sensation PinkPantheress will release her debut full-length album on Friday, titled “Heaven Knows.”

The Independent UK

Dua Lipa, Houdini review: Pop star’s tendon-twanging, hit-making formula remains unchanged

Admittedly, there may be some daftness to the lyrics – but pop is no place for pedantry

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift sends thoughtful gift to Kelly Clarkson after every re-recording

‘She’s a very smart businesswoman. So, she would have thought of that,’ Clarkson says

The Independent UK

Travis Kelce is reportedly heading to Argentina to attend Taylor Swift’s Eras tour concert

After she spent weeks watching Kelce on the field, the NFL star is reportedly making his way to the audience of Swift’s show

The Independent UK

Harry Styles Appears to Have Shaved Off His Signature Curls

The buzz cut's timing is suspicious, according to Swifties.

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Mystery Man From Led Zeppelin IV Album Cover Identified As 19th Century Thatcher

Researchers uncover the identity of the elusive figure on iconic album artwork.

Louder

“People like bits of what we do, then they don’t like bits… and the reality is that half of the band don’t like half of what we do”: Steeleye Span never stop taking risks

Maddy Prior on building on the bedrock of traditional music - and knowing how far to take it

Evening Standard

Pinkpantheress – Heaven Knows review: a chance to stop trending on TikTok and offer something more substantial

She continues to write tunes that stick

Marie Claire

Timbaland apologises for saying Justin Timberlake should put a 'muzzle' on Britney Spears

He has faced a huge amount of backlash for his recent comments

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"Maybe we could play a show at Stonehenge? That would be very cool.” Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly and the making of Friendship

Taking inspiration from an idyllic childhood and friendships left behind, Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly’s fourth album takes the listener on an emotional and nostalgic journey. The former Beardfish and current Big Big Trainer tells Prog more…

Guitar World

“I was blown away by how it sounded”: After 30 years of Marshall stacks, Slash has switched to Magnatone – and a “killer” new signature amp is in the works

Is this the end of an era as the Guns N’ Roses rock legend joins Billy Gibbons and swaps Marshall for Magnatone?

Guitar World

Kirk Fletcher makes a triumphant return to the stage following his recent stroke – and his blues chops were in full working order as he jammed with Joe Bonamassa in Tulsa

The modern blues maestro suffered a stroke onstage in July, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith launching a fundraising auction to support Fletcher with his medical bills

The Guardian - US

Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car wins country song of the year – 35 years after its debut

Chapman is first Black songwriter to win the award, after a 2023 Luke Combs version helped the song gain newfound popularity

The Independent UK

Former Grammys boss accused of raping woman in hotel room

Mr Portnow, who stepped down as the CEO in 2019, has denied the allegations

Guitar World

“There was no intention to be clever. We didn’t know what we were doing!” Herbie Flowers on David Bowie’s Space Oddity

Listen to Herbie Flowers give lift to David Bowie’s lyric about “floating in a tin can”

Louder

“Whenever King Crimson is in active mode there is nothing else I can do with my life… to be able to focus on being more of a guitarist is the right place for me”: Robert Fripp’s new lease of life

Now Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch has moved from the kitchen to the stage, he enjoys ”giving a heavy kicking to received opinion”

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