Tom Porter
Tom Porter worked on MusicRadar from its mid-2007 launch date to 2011, covering a range of music and music making topics, across features, gear news, reviews, interviews and more. A regular NAMM-goer back in the day, Tom now resides permanently in Los Angeles, where he's doing rather well at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
Latest articles by Tom Porter

Producer Sessions Live 2011 announced
By Tom Porter last updated
Event returns on 3-4 September!

Blackstar partners Live and Unsigned, gives away 18 HT5-S mini stacks
By Tom Porter last updated
British amp giants to award regional finalists

Cancer Bats announced for Live and Unsigned 2011 Showcase Tour
By Tom Porter last updated
Hardcore Canadian punks hit Middlesex on 17 April

Black Country Communion announced for High Voltage Festival 2011
By Tom Porter last updated
Joe Bonamassa's supergroup join Judas Priest and Dream Theater

Aquarian and MIDItronix unveils inHEAD acoustic/electronic trigger drum heads
By Tom Porter last updated
NAMM 2011 sees its second acoustic/electronic innovation

Summer NAMM 2011: Alesis introduces DM6 Session Kit
By Tom Porter last updated
Affordable edrums unveiled in Nashville

VIDEO: robot band covers Marilyn Manson's Beautiful People
By Tom Porter last updated
Guitar, drums, cello, and a printer…

Two unreleased White Stripes tracks from 1997 surface online
By Tom Porter last updated
Covers of Love and Otis Redding escape Jack White's Vault

Musikmesse 2011: Korg monotribe video demo
By Ben Rogerson, Tom Porter last updated
Get a first taste of this analogue synth and rhythm machine

Musikmesse 2011: Korg Wavedrum Mini video demo
By Tom Porter, Ben Rogerson last updated
A first look at the tiny Wavedrum with built-in speaker and sensor clip

Musikmesse 2011: Paiste launches Twenty Custom Collection cymbals
By Tom Porter last updated
New CuSn20 bronze series hits Frankfurt

Fender and Gretsch announce Pink rhythm section clinic tour 2011
By Tom Porter last updated
See Eva Gardner and Mark Schulman for free

Musikmesse 2011: Orange Amps Dark Terror unveiled
By Tom Porter last updated
New black model is highest gain Terror yet

Brady Drums launches Walkabout Series snares
By Tom Porter last updated
New range of rare indigenous wood drums

Radiohead's King Of Limbs: album stream, artwork, newspaper, 24-bit FLAC format
By Tom Porter last updated
Download and read The Universal Sigh

EVH unveils Wolfgang USA Custom and Stealth electric guitars
By Tom Porter last updated
Eddie Van Halen-designed Wolfgang Series expands

Classic Rock Whitesnake Fan Pack 'Snakezine' is on sale now
By Tom Porter last updated
Features copy of new album Forevermore

Band call themselves BuyStock.net Band for $250k
By Tom Porter last updated
Website buys the rights to name unsigned band

Live and Unsigned 2011 Showcase Tour: tickets, dates and details
By Tom Porter last updated
UPDATE: We Are The Ocean join the lineup

Topspin: direct-to-fan marketing platform for bands
By Tom Porter last updated
The concept's not new, but is this the best one yet?

Reading and Leeds Festival 2011 headliners announced
By Tom Porter last updated
MCR, The Strokes, Muse and Pulp

In-demand drummer Jason Bowld launches Remote Sessions venture
By Tom Porter last updated
Sticksman hopes to revolutionise the recording process

Rocksmith: a guitar game for real guitarists?
By Tom Porter last updated
Hero-style game lets you plug in with a real guitar
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