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This Valentines Day, say it with… strings, plectrums and some bargain-priced software bundles?
By Daniel Griffiths published
Music store giant Thomann’s Valentines Day sale has just what you need to win the heart of any sweet music maker

“We used to play that song faster…”: Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement
By Daniel Griffiths published
The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…

Tool’s Danny Carey just invented an exercise bike with a built-in drum workout
By Daniel Griffiths published
You’d think that being the drummer for Tool would be exercise enough…

DrumCraft’s new Series 3 Junior packs a punch for new players
By Daniel Griffiths published
Smaller, new kits join the Thomann’s brand’s popular Series 3, 4 and 6 range of drums and accessories

NAMM 2025 as it happened: rolling news from the world's biggest music-making gear show
By MusicRadar Team last updated
All the hottest new guitars, synths, drums and other gear from Anaheim 2025

“You gotta ask him that. We sort of know…” Did Shaun Ryder just reveal who’s playing drums for Oasis this summer?
By Daniel Griffiths published
The ex-Happy Mondays and Mantra Of The Cosmos baggy superstar may have just put his foot in it…

Look, ma, no wires: Roland teases its WT-10 wireless drum trigger and DH-10 receiver
By Will Groves published
"Lightning fast" Drumlink platform will play nice with DWe gear too

“The VQD could well unlock drumming for people who otherwise can’t possibly play a kit at home”: Roland VQD106 review
By Stuart Williams published
If noise annoys those around you when you’re drumming, this ultra-quiet electronic set has the solutions - plus, watch our volume comparison video with a standard e-kit

Prince’s ability to keep time when he was recording drums was remarkable, says his engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
“He would say ‘OK, that’s so close, cut it one more time,’ and I wouldn’t do it because I physically couldn’t cut a 16th of an inch without chowdering the tape”

“We’ve got a new drummer, his name is Dave, he’s the best drummer in the world!”: the story of Dave Grohl's drums on Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Stuart Williams published
Best of 2024: The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released on this day in 1991
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