
Will Groves
I'm lucky enough to be MusicRadar's Editor-in-chief while being, by some considerable distance, the least proficient musician on the editorial team. An undeniably ropey but occasionally enthusiastic drummer, I've worked on the world's greatest music making website in one capacity or another since its launch in 2007. I hope you enjoy the site - we do.
Latest articles by Will Groves

Slipknot sued for “callously” profiting from Joey Jordison’s death by drummer’s estate
By Will Groves published
Lawsuit alleges band used former drummer's belongings for profit and promotion

Hear the first known recording of Eddie Van Halen playing Jump's iconic, band-breaking synth part: "If I want to play Bavarian cheese whistle, I will do it"
By Will Groves published
Best of 2023: "This is something I did last night"

Eddie Van Halen on how he discovered tapping watching Led Zep: "I never claimed that I invented it! But I do know how and when I figured out how to do it..."
By Will Groves published
Best of 2023: "I never really heard anybody do with it what I did, which is actual pieces of music"

"Hell, let’s do it": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened
By Will Groves published
Remembering Lennon: "It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

Meet XLN Audio's AI-powered "happy accident machine": Life is a potentially highly addictive field recorder and plugin that makes instant beats from found sounds
By Will Groves published
Plugin/mobile combo takes any sound and turns it into music

RØDE acquires rival Mackie to create audio powerhouse: "Their origin story is uncannily similar to ours"
By Will Groves published
Firms join forces under the Freedman Group umbrella, with "big announcements" promised ahead of NAMM '24

Avid has extended its Pro Tools, Sibelius and Media Composer reductions to Cyber Monday and beyond: you've now got till 4 December to save 20% on subs across their industry-standard range
By Will Groves published
Big savings on flagship DAW, market-leading notation software and more

Is this the Black Friday percussion pad deal that makes you upgrade or take the plunge? Save $300/£340 on Roland's powerful SPD-SX Pro
By Will Groves published
Best-in-class module going for a song right now

"Now you have the sound of a band in a room. Four men in their early 20s hitting the shit out of stuff": Giles Martin on the separated and remixed Beatles Red and Blue albums
By Will Groves published
"You hear the crack of the snare. Ringo suddenly has a kick drum.”

Tony Visconti likes The Beatles' final 'likable' single, but says "I think the string writing is boring... I should have written the arrangement for this. Paul used me for Band on the Run because he liked the string arrangements I wrote for T.Rex"
By Will Groves published
Fabulously grumpy super-producer is on a troll and rails against missing T.Rex credits

Paul McCartney says Yoko Ono being in the studio with The Beatles was "disturbing": "I don’t think any of us particularly liked it"
By Will Groves published
“It was an interference in the workplace. We had a way we worked"

"It was like someone kissing your girlfriend - it felt invasive": Trent Reznor on first hearing Johnny Cash's Hurt
By Will Groves published
Plus, Rick Rubin on how Cash "looked at me like I was insane" Remembering The Man In Black's stunning Nine Inch Nails cover 20 years to the day after his death

Keith Richards on The Rolling Stones' Start Me Up: "I was convinced – and I think Mick was – that it was definitely a reggae song"
By Will Groves published
Rifftastic smash hit was unearthed after years in the Stones tape backlog - "It was like a gift, you know?"

Eric Clapton's While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was laid down on this day in 1968 because, says George Harrison, "I worked on that song with John, Paul and Ringo, and they were not interested in it at all"
By Will Groves published
Check out the story behind the session, and Clapton's isolated guitar part

Businessman/YouTuber Lee Anderton will declare "any personal financial interest" in future product demos following complaints to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency
By Will Groves published
Statement issued following Victory Amps conflict controversy

Watch the Rolling Stones reveal details of their first album of new songs since 2005: "Let me put it this way, you haven't heard the last of Charlie Watts"
By Will Groves published
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood will talk Hackney Diamonds live tomorrow (6 Sept)

Where is Paul McCartney's original Hofner bass? "Surely if anyone can find my guitar, it's you guys"
By Will Groves published
The Lost Bass Project is on the case of the missing four-string

Is IK's new flagship iRig HD X the ideal compact interface for guitar streamers?
By Will Groves published
Loopback+ function lets streamers seamlessly rope in any app, like TONEX of Amplitube, of their choice

Universal Audio reveals Apollo Twin X USB, promising 'elite' audio performance for Windows-based producers
By Will Groves published
UA's acclaimed audio interface escapes Thunderbolt's clutches

Native Instruments' latest Traktor DJ Controller is 'X1 of a kind'
By Will Groves published
All-new layout, OLED displays and smart lighting adorn Mk3

Harley Benton heads South with its new Delta Blues Resonator
By Will Groves published
Mississippi vibes for less than €300

Beato it: Gibson reveals second Rick Beato signature model finish - "My signature guitar is the one that I reach for every morning"
By Will Groves published
Les Paul Special Double Cut now available in Sparkling Burgundy Satin as well as last year's TV Blue Mist

Have the Rolling Stones just announced their new album with a local newspaper ad for a glass repair company?
By Will Groves published
Hackney Diamonds ad promises Satisfaction
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