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Black Friday studio headphone deals 2022: today's top deals on over-ear and in-ear monitors for producers and musicians

By Simon Arblaster published 26 November 22

Your place for all the headphone deals from Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Amazon and more

Black Friday studio monitor deals 2022: today's top deals on active speakers of all sizes

By Simon Arblaster published 26 November 22

Price drops on Mackie, M-Audio, Avantone and more

Plugin Boutique Black Friday deals: save big AND grab FREE software this weekend

By Will Groves last updated 25 November 22

Audiolens, 2-Month Producertech Subscription, CA2600, deCoda LE or MReverbMB all available free with any purchase, including reductions

Image of various microphones from Rode, Shure, and Blue

Black Friday microphone deals 2022: top deals still out there on condenser, dynamic, and USB mics

By Daryl Robertson last updated 26 November 22

Your place for all the microphone deals from Shure, Rode, AKG, Blue Microphones and more

Thomann Black Friday deals 2022: save up to 60% off in their Cyber Week sale, which is still live now!

By Chris Barnes last updated 26 November 22

Thomann's Cyber Week sale promises up to 60% off music hardware and up to 80% off software. Here's our pick of today's best deals in one place

Black Friday Andertons deals 2022: their biggest music gear sale of the year is live

Black Friday Andertons 2022 deals are still out there: the best deals from their biggest sale

By Daryl Robertson last updated 26 November 22

Your place for the latest still-live Black Friday deals all everything from guitars to drums, keyboards, recording gear and more from Andertons

"The smell of Abbey Road. Actually, it's the smell of fear!" Elton John, Paul McCartney, Nile Rodgers and more discuss the world's most famous recording studio in new documentary

By Will Groves published 15 November 22

If These Walls Could Sing tells the studio's 90-year story

Nazareth lead singer Dan McCafferty dies, aged 76

By Will Groves published 9 November 22

Hair of the Dog vocalist was "a wonderful loving husband and father"

Tributes paid to Low drummer/vocalist Mimi Parker

By Will Groves published 7 November 22

Slowcore pioneer has passed away, aged 55

Songwriter-Artist of the Decade winner Taylor Swift onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards

"I AM IN SHAMBLES!": Taylor Swift on taking all top 10 slots of the Billboard 100 songs chart

By Will Groves published 1 November 22

New album Midnights steamrollers the opposition

"I’m in with all the people I look up to": Martin Garrix crowned world's no.1 DJ in annual mag rankings

By Will Groves published 31 October 22

Dutchman marks win with world's first set from the top of New York's iconic Empire State

Noel Gallagher's Custom Silver Sparkle Gibson Les Paul Florentine Guitar

"It's not one of the best guitars, it's the best guitar": Noel Gallagher's Custom Silver Sparkle Les Paul up for grabs - again

By Will Groves last updated 18 October 22

"This one gives you more. It goes to '11'" - and could cost you half a million pounds

santigold, sampa the great and animal collective comp

Live music crisis: Animal Collective the latest to cancel a tour due to "unsustainable costs" in snowballing trend

By Will Groves published 11 October 22

Santigold and Sampa The Great also amongst many acts "finding ourselves simply unable to make it work"

Why The Wombles will never do a Revolver: “Do you think the Eagles would want Hotel California remixed when they’re dead and gone? What’s wrong with it as it is?"

By Will Groves published 11 October 22

Mike Batt, Wombles mastermind, "went through the tapes and threw them in the skip. Then they got taken away for landfill”

AmpliTube users: here's how to grab IK's filthy OverScream for free

By Will Groves published 10 October 22

Based on the famous Ibanez Tube Screamer, this could be what you need if you're after some sonic filth, gratis

Ringo Starr has COVID, forcing pause of tour

By Will Groves published 4 October 22

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band cancel seven US and Canadian shows

Black Francis reveals Pixies’ tasty song-building methodology: “It’s how you stack the sandwich”

By Will Groves published 30 September 22

"We’ve got onion on this sandwich"

Gangsta's Paradise star Coolio dies, aged 59

By Will Groves published 29 September 22

His mega-hit topped one billion YouTube views

Sammy Hagar calls for Van Halen line-up reunion to lead Taylor Hawkins-style EVH tribute: "I think it’s necessary"

By Will Groves last updated 29 September 22

And Dave Lee Roth would be invited

“Compared to the London show, this shit rocks a little harder”: Dave Grohl leads all-star Taylor Hawkins LA tribute

By Will Groves last updated 28 September 22

Watch key performances from the epic 53-song setlist - and Dave Chappelle doing Radiohead karaoke - plus check out the full list of songs and stars here

Memories of Metalica's lost bass titan Cliff Burton, from Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield: "I get emotional when I think about Cliff and when we're together we think about Cliff"

By Will Groves published 27 September 22

Influential bassist tragically died on this day in 1986

Live music in crisis, part 232: Now tour bus price hikes are blamed for cancelled tours

By Will Groves last updated 26 September 22

You wait years for one cost-of-touring crisis, then loads come at once

Pharoah Sanders, seminal jazz saxophonist dies, aged 81

By Will Groves published 26 September 22

"Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace"

Melodics, the smart keys, pads and drums app that gamifies learning, has added hit songs

By Will Groves published 26 September 22

Roster of hits will keep growing, says maker

The speedy creation of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black - Mark Ronson: “Damn, I wish it did take longer, because I would have more memories”

By Will Groves published 16 September 22

Mark Ronson and more on the making of a classic track, in their own words

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