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July 31
- See Mike McCready destroy his guitar, amp and attempt to bludgeon his pedalboard onstage at the end of Pearl Jam's final show of their European tour
July 29
- Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Rick Beato’s famous studio crammed with cool guitars, amps and pedals
- Listen to Taylor Hawkins drumming on King Princess’ new song, Let Us Die
- DC Gore channels the spirit of the '80s through modern software: "It goes beyond just the synths that you're using - it's a mood"
- “Originally, it was about having a hangover” – Serge Pizzorno on Kasabian’s new single, THE WALL
- FINNEAS reveals the one plugin that he couldn't live without: "It's on 99% of every song I’ve ever made"
- SampleRadar: 310 free melodic drum samples
- See Duran Duran ace their live set at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in the UK
- Fender’s Pink Paisley American Acoustasonic Telecasters are a flashback to rare guitars
- Snapchat launches Sounds Creator Fund, worth up to $100k per artist, per month
- Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher demos the Marshall JCM 800 Studio Series amp
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: turn it up while keeping it down
- Brian Eno sings for the first time in 17 years on new album: "I create sonic worlds - this time I wanted to have somebody in the landscape"
- Pixies' Black Francis: "In the internet age, rock music has been knocked off its pedestal. People just don't need it as much, do they?"
- Skrillex, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell, Grace Jones and more - Beyonce's all-star, cross-genre credits for new album Renaissance revealed
- Suzi Quatro talks about her incredible career as a rock 'n' roll trailblazer and plays her first bass; a '57 Fender Precision
July 28
- "That memory means so much to me" – David Lee Roth's new song is about Van Halen and recorded with John 5
- "If I can inspire one person, then it’s worth it": Guy Chambers launches the 'Sound of Confidence' song contest
- Road Worn for less? Squier are now making guitars with aged hardware
- Score a scene from hit Netflix drama Bridgerton and win $20,000 of Spitfire Audio software
- Gregg Rollie on the recording of Santana's Abraxas and the classic instrumental Samba Pa Ti: "We put things on there that nobody would do. We experimented and had hit songs as well!”
- If you think filter pedals are dull you need to hear the new Old Blood Noise Endeavours Float
- This free plugin lets you do the car test without leaving the house
- Legowelt shows off his cheap 'thrift store' vintage synth collection
July 27
- 10 key things to consider when buying a used electronic drum kit
- KHDK and Joe Duplantier partner for the Gojira Drive to "unlock" his tone
- Misha Mansoor to sell guitars from his collection on Reverb – including Jacksons and a rare custom Blackmachine
- Real-time virtual jamming, rehearsal and performance could now be possible with JackTrip
- Technics at 50: how the SL-1200 series accidentally changed music forever
- Death By Audio launch the Space Bender chorus pedal with wonderfully bizarre video
- Mooer enters the audio interface fray with Steep I and II
- Watch Universal Audio designer James Santiago give the best overview of Vox AC30 amp sounds we've seen
- See Slash audition for a teenage band in new commercial
July 26
- Epiphone’s new Power Players Les Paul and SG beginner guitars are hard to beat
- Fender’s new George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster is a psychedelic masterpiece
- Watch Virgil & Steve Howe’s kaleidoscopic Lunar Mist music video
- Make Noise unveil the XPO Stereo Prismatic Oscillator
- Issue 386 of Future Music is out now
- Origin Effects releases the vintage Tube Screamer-style Halcyon Green Overdrive
- "I'm learning": Joni Mitchell on relearning to play guitar by watching online videos "to see where to put my fingers"
- 5 reasons Joey Jordison was one of the most influential metal drummers of all time
- How Richard Nixon and Moog birthed the Chinese synth industry
- Vince Clarke on sequencers: "the revolution in electronic music didn’t happen with the DX7 or the Prophet-5 – it happened with the sequencer"
- Win big with Thomann's #SummerMusicMadness contest
July 25
- It's official: older music outpacing new releases in popularity, data shows
- 6 ways to avoid cliches with your chord and lead guitar playing
- Five songs drummers need to hear by Deftones
- Thomann’s scorching Summer Music Madness sale includes Harley Benton acoustics from just £59
- Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood explore challenging rhythms in new The Smile outing
- Check out drummer Luke Holland’s stack-filled playthrough of Polyphia’s Neurotica
- How to recreate the sound of Teenage Engineering's OP-1 and OP-1 field - absolutely free
- Rave from the grave: Crypto devs host illegal party in Paris Catacombs
- Q Drum Co. stops taking new orders amid founder Jeremy Berman’s cancer diagnosis
July 24
- See Paul Simon come out of retirement to play a surprise set at the Newport Folk Festival
- Red Hot Chili Peppers announce surprise new album, Return of the Dream Canteen
July 23
- Steve Morse leaves Deep Purple
July 22
- Fender Custom Shop and Illumination combine forces to create the Fender x Minions: the Rise of Gru Collection
- Listen to St. Vincent cover Nine Inch Nails with Dave Grohl on drums
- The new J-Rockett Uni-Verb pedal combines Uni-Vibe with vintage spring reverb
- “They've proven to be incredibly stable on this tour” – Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus gives us the latest on his new Gretsch Falcons
- ODESZA: "You can have all the gear in the world, but that doesn’t mean you’re going to write anything super special"
- Teenage Engineering OP-1 vs OP-1 Field: which is the best portable synth?
- Megadeth and Ice T is the collaboration metal didn't know it needed on Night Stalkers
- Hear Black Sabbath legends Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne reunite for new song Degradation Rules
- IK Multimedia announces AI Machine Modeling: 3 reasons this could be huge news for your guitar tone
- Best DJ software: Mixing apps to suit all styles, setups and budgets
- Taylor Swift joins HAIM on stage in London for surprise mash-up performance
- Billie Eilish showcases her acoustic side with new Guitar Songs release
July 21
- See Peter Buck and Kim Thayil join the Black Crowes onstage to cover REM and The Velvet Underground
- Is TikTok the most important platform for new guitar music? This Fender video explains why it's changed the industry
- SoundCloud’s “historic” new licensing deal with Warner Music Group promises a fairer way for major label artists to be paid streaming royalties
- Bass alternatives: how to create bass sounds without using a synth or a bass guitar
- Matt Bellamy says this new Muse song is the band at their heaviest – and it's probably their best in years
- Andertons summer sale is heating up with big discounts on guitars, recording equipment, drums and more
- Best audio interfaces under $200/£200: 11 models from Focusrite, Audient, Arturia and more
- 6 of the best budget vocal mics
- Ashdown reveals its versatile Little Bastard 2.N bass amp
- Fender CEO talks PreSonus acquisition and the future of recording software: “The simplest version of Studio One right now has a 150-page manual, which is 149 pages too many”
- "If you’re a festival organiser in Barcelona, British bands will be at the bottom of your list" - UK acts playing Euro festivals have nearly halved post-Brexit, estimates report
July 20
- How to design your perfect modular system
- One of Harley Benton's best-value electric guitars now comes in two new finish options
- FKJ gives a multi-instrumental masterclass as he uses Ableton Live to play a loop-driven set from his home studio
- Best guitar amps under $300/£300: Get the guitar tone you want for less
- Remute calls for Unity as he releases a new album for the Game Boy Advance
- How's your Fender nut? Graph Tech's latest option could be the self-lubricating answer to your woes
- Elton John hails contemporary female rock artists: "Apart from Sam Fender, none of the boys are doing it"
July 19
- Check out Brandon Ellis’s awesome 27-fret Jackson Custom Shop Kelly
- Aly James’ OB-Xtreme synth plugin now gives you an even more authentic Oberheim-style experience
- Watch Alter Bridge’s epic Pawns & Kings music video
- Best USB microphones: All-in-one mics for streaming, vlogging, podcasts and voiceovers
- Best 3/4 acoustic guitars: Portability and playability from Taylor, Yamaha, and more
- “Some people make it very difficult to do anything” – Wolfgang Van Halen opens up about Eddie Van Halen tribute concert
- These are the 3 ways that playing a musical instrument can improve your health and wellbeing, says Casio
July 18
- Polyphia release new track Neurotica from forthcoming fourth album, Remember That You Will Die
- Oasis have released a lyric video for the only Be Here Now track Noel Gallagher ever remixed
July 17
- Zakk Wylde on taking part in Pantera tour: "I think it's a beautiful thing"
- See Samantha Fish guest with Gary Clark Jr on When My Train Pulls In live
July 16
- Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk has officially joined the Ludwig artist roster
July 15
- Happy Mondays bassist Paul Ryder has died, aged 58
- A Moog Etherwave Theremin could be the expressive controller missing from your live modular setup
- Jeff Beck & Johnny Depp’s new album, 18, drops today
- Watch Nick Perri & the Underground Thieves covering Neil Young’s My My Hey Hey
- A mint-condition DX1, Yamaha’s greatest FM synth, goes on sale for €149,000
- Chad Smith’s Paiste cymbal setup for 2022 revealed
- "I looked around, and I saw a lot of Peter Pans but no Captain Hook" – Alice Cooper on 12 of his career-defining records
- Wilkinson Hardware launches brand-new website where you can now order direct
- Up close with Danny Carey’s new Toolbox: synth designer Peter Grenader shows you how the Tool’s drummer’s revised modular system was born
- How long does it take to build the Moog Mavis DIY-kit?
- See Nita Strauss make her debut as Demi Lovato's touring guitarist after leaving the Alice Cooper Band
- MESA/Boogie advances California Tweed Series with new “vintage expanded” 6V6 2:20 amps
- Loopmasters are here to save your tracks with 50% off a huge range of loops and sample packs in their epic summer sale
- Could a more affordable Fender Acoustasonic guitar be coming?
- Interview: Fender CEO Andy Mooney on the company's big plans to shake up home recording, huge challenges and why it's been successful reaching a new generation of guitar players
- Pantera reunion: Anthrax’s Charlie Benante confirmed to take Vinnie Paul's place on drums
- IK Multimedia’s Beat Machines is a smorgasbord of vintage analogue drum sounds
- Zakk Wylde confirmed as guitarist for Pantera reunion: here's 3 times he proved he's the right man for the job
July 14
- Boss Katana MkII users can now get their hands on the Version 2 software update
- Watch Living Room Gear Demos recreate Josh Homme’s guitar tones from Queens of the Stone Age No One Knows
- Spitfire Audio makes the BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover plugin free for everyone, and you can download it right now
- This video proves you can dial in far more grunge tones with a chorus pedal than Come As You Are
- Fender’s Limited Edition Pro Junior IV SE affordable valve amp is here, and this is how it sounds
- Perfect guitar pull-offs with this riff of the day from Marc Seal and Elixir® Strings
- Orbital: "Ableton Live does all the things I wanted a sampler to do when I first bought one"
- Mick Jagger talks ABBA Voyage show and AI technology: “you can do a lot of musical stuff with not very complicated computerisation”
- Interview: Perturbator's James Kent and Cult Of Luna's Johannes Persson on their synth / guitar post-metal crossover Final Light
- Harley Benton’s R-446 guitars sets its sights on high gain and shred players
- "Dime's sound was so big, I had to look for ways to fit something inside that wall" –Rex Brown on his top five Pantera basslines
- Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown are reportedly reuniting Pantera – but who will play guitar and drums?
- How to design your perfect modular system: utilities
July 13
- Fender faces class-action lawsuit over CMA ruling
- Steve Howe on using Line 6 modelling to recreate his classic Yes guitar tones: "I put the record on the hi-fi and had the amp and processor on in my control room at the same time"
- Add authentic analogue dirt to your tracks - plus, enjoy not one but two free plugins!
- Make your Minimoog synth plugin feel mighty real with the 001:model D MIDI controller
- 5 essential tips to beat ear fatigue and protect your hearing
- Universal Audio offers a passive update to its Spark plugin subscription service as it adds the Pultec EQ Collection
- The guitar Eddie Van Halen gifted to Aerosmith's Brad Whitford is up for sale
- Ableton Live co-creator Robert Henke says that it’s time to stop pressing vinyl and “fully embrace CDs”
- Take a look inside Timbaland's $1.3million mobile recording studio
- "It's low end for days" – Gibson announce Rex Brown signature Thunderbird bass
July 12
- Blues titan Kirk Fletcher reveals title track from new album, Heartache By the Pound
- Fender reveals new look California Coast Series ukuleles
- Cort powers up with the KX307 Multi Scale seven-string
- Watch Brian May and Graham Gouldman’s cosmic Floating in Heaven music video
- How to design your perfect modular system: LFOs and modulators
- James Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies, aged 94
- Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: DiscoDSP OB-Xd
- Novation’s Bass Station and V-Station synth plugins are now free to download
- Roland’s F107 and RP107 digital pianos promise to bring high-end sound and playability to the entry level
July 11
- Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane plays drums for cover of Foo Fighters’ My Hero in tribute to his father
- Evans launches dB One volume-reducing drum heads and quiet cymbals
- The story of Rage Against The Machine's Bulls On Parade: "Our method of working was pretty much; jam, roll the cassette tape, then cut the real track"
- Jeff Mills: "I’d advise anyone who makes electronic music to just go into your studio, pick one machine and try to do something with it that you’ve not done before"
- Erica Synths offers Perkons drum machine update: new demos, a release date and a price change
- New footage confirms Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn learned the Master Of Puppets riff for his iconic guitar scene
- Tom Morello shows us his Rage Against The Machine guitars
- Monty's Guitars adds new UnderSpun pickup option to its acclaimed range of PAF humbuckers
- How to design your perfect modular system: effects
- See Rage Against The Machine make a triumphant return to the stage after 11 years away
July 10
- 5 key songs guitarists need to hear by… Pearl Jam
- See Johnny Marr guest with Pearl Jam in London for Neil Young cover
July 8
- Harley Benton launches new Double Pedal series dual guitar effects
- Great Eastern Effects launches the Design-A-Drive, offering tone-tailored gain to suit your rig
- Eats Everything: "There’s a plugin that I use on almost every channel and it only cost me about €30"
- Spitfire Audio gives you a free, wobbly, lo-fi tape piano plugin
- Catalinbread’s new Callisto MKII is making a strong play for your modulation money
- UVI Dual Delay X promises to put “a unique spin” on what a delay plugin can be
- Groove Synthesis: "The 3rd Wave is our imagination of what would've happened if PPG had stayed in business"
- How to design your perfect modular system: sequencers
- Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead’s custom “Chrysler” Fender Bassman has surfaced on Reverb for $55K
- Arturia releases Sound Explorers Collection Belledonne, a massif bundle of vintage instrument and effect plugins
- James Bay and Fender are offering five fans the chance to win an in-person guitar lesson with the singer-songwriter
- Jon Hopkins shares remix of Orbital's Halcyon and On and On: "I used to listen to it on repeat in my room before I had the ability or gear to make any of my own stuff"
July 7
- Eric Clapton releases surprise new song Pompous Fool
- "It's as though it was made for me" – Jeff Beck explains why the Strat is his favourite guitar
- More of the SEM? GForce Software’s officially-endorsed Oberheim synth plugin goes beyond the original
- Reason Studios introduces “the world’s first ever game of chord progression ping pong”
- GForce find beauty in simplicity with their authentic recreation of the Oberheim SEM
- New Remoter plugin enables you to stream audio direct from your DAW to your phone
- SampleRadar: 515 free percussive synth samples
- How to design your perfect modular system: filters
July 6
- See 50th anniversary remastered footage of David Bowie and Mick Ronson performing Starman
- An Oasis fan has recreated Don't Look Back In Anger with Noel Gallagher's 'Wonderwall guitar' at the original recording studio
- Spitfire Audio “channels Afro-percussion through dub signals and free jazz” in new plugin instrument
- DrumCraft returns with a brand new triple-pronged drum kit line-up
- The beginner's guide to vocal mixing
- Best cheap synthesizers: including the best synths under $500/£500
- Neural DSP CEO Doug Castro interview: "What I felt, until Quad Cortex came around, is that there was a false dichotomy in terms of power and usability"
July 5
- Way Huge celebrates 30th anniversary with the Red Llama Overdrive MKIII
- You can now assign DAW shortcuts to your Launchpad X or Launchpad Mini
- Take a tour through Steve Vai’s career-defining guitars followed by an in-depth gear interview with the man himself
- Save up to 50% on Native Instruments’ Komplete 13 software bundles
- This is your last chance to bag $100 off the killer Positive Grid Mini practice amp and Spark Control wireless footswitch
- Here's why the new pocket-sized Fender Amperstand could replace your guitar stand
- Fabric 70 goes the extra mile with its free VST/AU Explorer synth plugin
- Flume: "I’ve seen some of my favourite electronic acts try to do a show with live bass and drums and it sucks"
- Save up to 51% in Baby Audio's sizzling Summer Sale
July 4
- Watch Fender’s futuristic Player Plus Meteora HH in action with Wet Leg
- UK Blues Awards winners When Rivers Meet announce new album, The Flying Free Tour Live
- Win a Roland JD-XA synth signed by Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes
- Co-founder and CEO of Neural DSP Doug Castro reveals the dark art of guitar amp modelling
- Marshall boss buys George Michael’s baby grand piano for £200k
- Learn to play the guitar riff to Metallica's classic Master Of Puppets
July 3
- Best digital pianos under $1,000/£1,000: budget-friendly pianos for at home and on the go
July 1
- Gretsch announces the USA Custom Ridgeland Snare Drum
- Watch prog rock legend Steve Hackett perform the Genesis classic Squonk live
- Wordcolour: Images in Sound
- Slap: in-your-face drum processing plugin from Yum Audio and producer Mr Bill
- Kanye West sued by Marshall Jefferson over alleged unauthorised use of Move Your Body sample
- The weight is over as Caveman Audio introduces the AP1 Compact Acoustic Preamp
- Cherry Audio’s Galactic Reverb plugin promises “extraterrestrial ambience” at a down-to-earth price
- Best desktop amps: a lightweight and portable practice solution for all guitarists
- The beginner's guide to vocal processing
- Korg’s new Pa5X arranger keyboard looks too good for hobbyists
- Alexander Pedals and Deafheaven’s limited-edition Infinite Granite is back on pre-order
- CopperSound Pedals release the Strategy V2
- 10 classic sample packs that changed electronic music
- Roland’s SP-404 MK2 sampler now has a TR-style step sequencer