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"From professionals to advanced amateurs, EAD50 empowers every drummer to achieve their ideal sound": Yamaha confirms the EAD50, and it looks set to be your one-stop hybrid drum module

By Stuart Williams published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: After a couple of weeks of teasers, Yamaha has finally lifted the lid on its next-level EAD product

“A seamless start-to-finish creative workflow”: LANDR announces new “ethical” AI music-making assistants for songwriting and production, but will using them leave you feeling empty inside?

By Ben Rogerson published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: Blueprints and Layers can do so much that you might wonder what you’re bringing to the party

“We hashed it out”: Jack Black and Kyle Gass have repaired their friendship

By Will Simpson published 22 January 26

And Tenacious D will return, says Gass

Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Supergrace is a two-hander between Laney and Brian Carstens, and Corgan gave it a trial by fire when playing with My Chemical Romance in front of 60,000 fans

“Everybody can play it... Just bring your own energy”: Fatoumata Diawara’s signature SG wears her Malian roots proudly on its horns

By Dan Mold published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: Push/pull coil splitting and phase shifting for the genre-breaking fusion fun

Champagne Symphony Nova? Apogee’s latest audio interface is fizzing with ARM-based DSP

By Ben Rogerson published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: Where were you when we were getting high-gain mic preamps and realtime processing on every channel?

Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too

By Dan Mold published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: Out this spring, the Beam Mini gives guitarists access to more than 200,000 neural captures created by the Tone3000 commuity

Pro-Trump punks: "it's a bit weird" says Glen Matlock. Who could he be talking about, we wonder…?

By Will Simpson published 22 January 26

Plus Jack White mocks Trump’s ‘accomplishments’ - "Trump smart. Good boy deserve Nobel Peace Prize! Dementia? What is? NO!"

“A meditation on responsibility and legacy”: Chuck D and John Densmore have made a concept album about ageing

By Will Simpson published 22 January 26

No Country For Old Men by doPE is out in April

"Rethinking motion, balance, and response": Strandberg’s new Arc TILT tremolo has been designed from the ground up for a more natural, expressive and inspiring playing experience

By Dan Mold published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: Strandberg reveals brand-new Arc TILT tremolo system for smooth motion and stable pitch control – debuts on two of its most popular headless 6-string guitar models