Ask any self-professed lifer, and they’ll admit it freely: making a career as a DIY, independent musician is not easy. At some point, you may want to abandon music-making in search of a more financially stable and less emotionally and physically trying path. For some, that may be the right...
Jack and Foals’ frontman Yannis Philippakis first met in their hometown of Oxford, and bonded over a love of leftfield, complex music – a collaboration that saw them form first math-rock outfit The Edmund Fitzgerald, and then Foals. Foals’ debut album Antidotes hit in 2008, and spawned such...
Indie folk-rock group Dawes released their fifth studio album this past September, titled We’re All Going to Die, a record teeming with drummer and vocalist Griffin Goldsmith’s deep pocket and solid grooves. The band, which is also composed of Goldsmith’s brother Taylor on guitar and vocals,...
Launched in 2003 and now with over 600,000 customers, Gear4music.com is the leading retailer of musical instruments and music equipment in the UK. You can buy music gear from orchestral instruments to rock ‘n’ roll, including guitars, drum kits, digital pianos, saxophones and cellos, plus...
Rap-rock trailblazers Rage Against The Machine exploded from speakers and stages with their incendiary self-titled debut in 1992. The album was a welcome antidote to the lacking social and political commentary in music at the time. Zack de La Rocha was the band’s fearless mouthpiece, spitting...
Music & Drama Education Expo (9-10 February 2017 at London Olympia Central) will bring you a number of big names this year so book your FREE ticket NOW and enjoy exciting performances, try new products by leading brands while taking part in Europe’s leading FREE CPD event for music, drama...
Finding the right drum set for you can be a real challenge. It’s a very personal decision that should be informed by experience whenever possible. Although you’re encouraged to try out as many drum sets as possible, you can’t play them all, so we’ve prepared a short, comprehensive guide.
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Slaves smashed through with their stunning 2015 debut album, before following it up with the superbly-received Take Controll at the back-end of last year. Isaac Holman talks about all things Slaves. Take Control is produced by Mike D of the Beastie Boys, how did that link-up come about?
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Paramore fans have been waiting to hear new music from the band’s highly anticipated fifth studio album. They now get a jolt of good news from a much less expected source: original drummer, Zac Farro. We already knew he was drumming on the new album, but he hadn’t been a full-fledged member since...
What good is Phil Rudd’s opinion these days? Well, as the longtime drummer of AC/DC, it certainly mattered for the years he was in the band. However, since November of 2014, when he got arrested, that kinda went out the window. His exit from the band came quickly after that, and he got off kind...
Since joining Iron Maiden, McBrain has become one of the most influential drummers. Recent tours of the British top metal band are breaking all records, including the current “The Book Of Souls” world tour, which features a unique cymbal set crafted for Nicko by Paiste.
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former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was asked what he misses most about the rock ‘n’ roll scene from the ’80s compared to today. He responded: “It was more exciting back then, ’cause you didn’t find out everything like you do now. Everything is instantly...
In a day and age in which bands can record remotely and paste an album together without ever stepping into the same room, it is refreshing to hear that for their 13th studio album, This House Is Not For Sale, Bon Jovi preferred to jam it out in the live room. “It’s grabbing the embryo...
