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

Musikmesse 2011: Hofner unveils three new Verythin guitars and basses
By Tom Porter last updated
HVSC Singlecut, Special, and Contemporary Series bass

Latitude Festival 2011 headliners announced
By Tom Porter last updated
The National, Paolo Nutini and Suede take honours

Paiste releases iPhone app
By Tom Porter last updated
Swiss cymbal giant unveils free catalogue/news app

PocketGK: first dedicated bass amp iOS app
By Tom Porter last updated
Bass guitar amplification modelling for iPad

Watch REM's new album Collapse Into Now in videos
By Tom Porter last updated
Band commission short film for each track

Arctic Monkeys announce new album Suck It And See
By Tom Porter last updated
Band ready fourth LP for June release, grow big beards

Carl Martin unveils Classic Optical Envelope and Blue Ranger FX pedals
By Tom Porter last updated
Overdrive and envelope filter for guitar and bass

Dunlop Tortex TIII guitar picks available now
By Tom Porter last updated
New plectrum marks 30th anniversary

The Loog Guitar: 3-string acoustic designed for kids
By Tom Porter last updated
Self-assembly guitar project looking for funding

Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks The World - watch in full now
By Tom Porter last updated
Stompbox documentary available in all four parts

VIDEO: Dion Dublin plays The Dube with Ocean Colour Scene
By Tom Porter last updated
Ex-footballer performs You've Got It Bad in Norwich

The best of YouTube: #33
By Tom Porter last updated
Batman, an 11-year-old Beatle and crazy bass

Jimmy Page won't endorse Led Zeppelin 'Star'
By Tom Porter last updated
A star on Hollywood Walk Of Fame? Nah

Ludwig names signature kit for… a tattooist
By Tom Porter last updated
He has inked Metallica, though

YOUR QUESTIONS: For Duff McKagan
By Tom Porter last updated
Ask the GN'R/Velvet Revolver bassist anything

Eminem names album R3LAPSE, leaks new track
By Tom Porter last updated
Hear I'm Having A Relapse now

Chinese Democracy album artwork revealed
By Chris Vinnicombe, Tom Porter last updated
The first look at the new GN'R album cover

GN'R's Chinese Democracy has 3 versions of cover art
By Tom Porter last updated
Band also seek help with album promotion

Secret Machines release stem files for GarageBand contest
By Tom Porter last updated
Winning remix gets on Atomic Heels EP

Green Day reveal studio session with Butch Vig
By Tom Porter last updated
Sounds like Muse. Or Queen. Maybe…

Twinned MP3 Player: for lovers
By Tom Porter last updated
Two players, one song. Taste?

Songwriter tries to sue Bon Jovi for $400 billion
By Tom Porter last updated
He wants royalties for I Love This Town

Thom Yorke records with Björk on Náttúra
By Tom Porter last updated
Radiohead man does backing vocals
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