Tom Porter

BLOG: The Strokes don't need another songwriter

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Is Julian Casablancas still in charge?

Beatles iPod comes loaded with CDs, not MP3s

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Collector's Box arrives, still no iTunes

Tablets & Phones

Bring me the head of Paul McCartney!

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Left in plastic bag on train: £2000 reward

Audio Technica reveals 'world's lightest' earphones

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

High-end headphones to entry-level buds

Headphones

Have U2 got writers' block?

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Bono and The Edge look perplexed in video

Magneat: earphone cable management yo-yo style

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Fix your tangled-wire woes

Headphones

Create your own eBay soundtrack

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

The sound of eBay translates your account data into music

Software & Apps

Strokes man, Santogold and N.E.R.D. record Converse ad

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Stars celebrate 100 years of Converse shoes with free download

Led Zeppelin join Foo Fighters on stage

This isn't the first time Taylor Hawkins has taken centre stage...

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones play Wembley Stadium with the Foo's

Rhythm Tech announces Eclipse congas and bongos

The congas feature an 'earth-safe' hardwood shell construction

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

New additions to the entry level line-up

Percussion

The control labels are written in Kirk's own handwriting

Metallica's Kirk Hammett unveils Randall KH-15 Amp

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Practice amplifier is latest addition to Signature Series

Guitar Amps

Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood records track with Starsailor

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

New song reminds Wood of 'Maggie May'

Nine Inch Nails give away even more music

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

A free tour sampler from Trent Reznor

Gigs & Festivals

Reverend tweaks entire guitar line

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

New tuners and other upgrades

Guitar Tuners

House music: David Byrne turns a building into a giant organ

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Talking Heads man wires up a pump organ to a ferry terminal

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee inspires cartoon

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Rocker lends his voice to cartoon based on his own life

Drummers

Foldable stage concept for versatile bands

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Are you bored with square stages?

Speak n' Spellbinder: Guitar Hero meets circuit bending

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

If ET played guitar…

Guitarists

BLOG: Oasis vs Blur: battle of the support bands

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Blur name indie Hyde Park lineup

Green Day reveal 21st Century Breakdown lyrics

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Read the entire new album before release

Whiter Shade Of Pale 'most played' song for 75 years

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Procol Harum top 10 most publicly played

6 things we learnt about music last week

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Limp Diamond, death metal and more

Guitar Lessons & Tutorials

MTV's Greatest Albums Ever list is… wrong

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

Craig David better than Radiohead?

10 politically corrected animal band names

By Tom Porter last updated 25 January 17

A few alternatives, if PETA had its way