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DrumCraft’s Urban Beats delivers pro-quality looks and sound for the compact stage and budget
By Daniel Griffiths published
Their new kit comes ready made to make magic in a whole range of rhythm duties

"I love them, they just sing, they’re absolutely gorgeous:" Mike Portnoy just crashed Sabian’s party
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Dream Theater maestro just MAX’ed out the cymbal collection for his favourite brand

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

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

"David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan": The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy
By Neil Crossley published
A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide
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