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"I still use the same hi-hat and cymbal combination when performing in my acoustic jazz band": Roland designer Atsushi Hoshiai on the origin of the TR-909's sounds

"Mr. 909" reveals the story behind the legendary drum machine's hi-hats and cymbals in an interview with Attack Magazine

MusicRadar · Aug 22, 2024

The tracklisting for The Crow 2024’s soundtrack is pretty goth, to be fair

The controversial reboot will be soundtracked by Joy Division, Gary Numan, Enya and more when it comes out on August 23

Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2024

Miranda Lambert To Receive Country Icon Award At 2024 Pcas

Miranda Lambert to be honored with Country Icon Award at 2024 People's Choice Country Awards. Leading nominations include Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, and Kacey Mu...

System Of A Down aren’t releasing a new album, but bassist Shavo Odadjian is, with new project Seven Hours After Violet

Odadjian’s new band have released their second single, Radiance, and announced a self-titled album for October

Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2024

“You can hate every piece of music I’ve ever made, and still pick this up and be like, ‘That’s got some cool features’”: Fender honors FINNEAS with its first-ever signature Acoustasonic Telecaster models – and they have a built-in chorus effect

The Grammy-winning Billie Eilish super-producer and prolific multi-instrumentalist has been bestowed with two signature Acoustasonics that aim to be the ideal all-in-one stage and studio instruments

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

“We're in the middle of all this woke bullshit... there’s a constant flow of information and suddenly nothing makes much sense”: Don McLean on the world in 2024

Don McLean rages at the modern world and "woke bullshit"

MusicRadar · Aug 22, 2024

“After all these years, I get to see a U2 show”: The Edge in the director’s chair for new U2 concert film

The Edge directs new U2 concert film

MusicRadar · Aug 22, 2024

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Robert Fripp, Mike Portnoy, Pat Mastelotto and more guest on new Tony Levin album

King Crimson and Peter Gabriel bassist Tony Levin will release Bringing It Down To The Bass in September

Louder · Aug 22, 2024

Paul McCartney joins Chad Smith and Andrew Watt for a surprise knees-up in Long Island, NY

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Chad Smith for gig at tiy Long Island venue

MusicRadar · Aug 22, 2024

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Wild God review – this masterpiece will make you fall back in love with life

Contemplating pain, death and suffering, rock’s former prince of darkness finds euphoria despite it all, on an album of contagious joy and thrilling melody

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

Cyan share video for emotional new version of All Around The World

Modern-day prog supergroup Cyan will release new mini-album The Guardians in September

Louder · Aug 22, 2024

Taylor Swift Breaks Silence on Vienna Eras Tour Cancelations Following Terror Plot, Explains Why She Didn't Address It Before

Her team and fans' safety was primordial.

Marie Claire · Aug 22, 2024

“We were trying to get to that level of the music we really loved… It’s always slightly out of reach, but my God, you can have fun trying to get there”: Tears For Fears on their mystical purpose

A King Crimson show in 1981 kickstarted the duo’s partnership, powered by all kinds of prog and never completely destroyed by their battles

Louder · Aug 22, 2024

Five bands you must not miss at this weekend's Pelagic Records Festival

Pelagic Festival runs from August 24-25 at Maastricht's Muziekgieterij

Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2024

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MusicRadar · Aug 22, 2024

“If this is not good, please don’t put it on YouTube, because I don’t want to get in trouble with Taylor": Chris Martin and Maggie Rogers pay tribute to Taylor Swift and her fans with Vienna performance of Love Story

Swift, meanwhile, has just released her first statement on her cancelled Vienna Eras Tour shows

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

“Everybody was trying to make money off us, and we were oblivious. I thought everybody understood what we were doing. We weren’t trying to be Nirvana”: Page Hamilton on Helmet’s 1994 classic Betty – the unsung curveball the critics tried to kill

After the claustrophobic intensity of Meantime, Hamilton opened up the doors and chased down different sounds on album number three. No one was ready for Betty

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show

The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

“Rory Gallagher’s a saint in my house. There’s even a saintly painting of him above where I hang my guitar”: Meet Louise Patricia Crane, the solo-loving songwriter, seeking new prog sounds with King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyk

Netherworld is the sound of Crane and producer Jakszyk testing the boundaries of where guitar can go, in the company of special guests Tony Levin, Gary Husband and Ian Anderson

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Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

“It’s like you’re hearing a song within a song”: How to turn a guitar solo into a mini composition

Ibanez signature artist Andy Timmons shows you how writing a solo is like writing a song, and why you should apply the same dynamics

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Mercury Prize 2024 announces winner reveal date and ceremony details

Charli XCX, Ghetts, Barry Can’t Swim and Corinne Bailey Rae are behind some of this year’s shortlisted albums

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Noah Kahan at the O2 review: soulful, witty nostalgia for the dance-crazy crowd

London has heard the gospel of the US folk-pop star, and it’s been converted

Guitar World · Aug 22, 2024

“The special sauce is the Enhance facility, which mimics the input stage of tube amps”: Blackstar Polar 2 review

Blackstar presents a USB audio interface that it proudly proclaims has been “designed by guitarists for guitarists”

Louder · Aug 22, 2024

The Sheepdogs drop Paradise Alone EP led by "dumb rock song" Take Me For A Ride

Paradise Alone is the first release by The Sheepdogs on their own Right On Records label

Metal Hammer · Aug 22, 2024

"Unravels the horrors and joys of the world through a rouge-tinted pair of spectacles. The results are epic." Simone Simons soars on solo debut Vermillion

After 22 years and eight studio albums with Epica, vocalist Simone Simons is spreading her wings as a solo artist

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Imagine Dragons fans concerned by ‘crazy’ band post after drummer announces departure

Musician confirmed his departure after going on hiatus from the band last year

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