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“It was a different level of fame. Neil was struggling”: Why a classic Rush album troubled legendary drummer Neil Peart
By Paul Elliott published
“I didn’t want to be famous," Peart said. "I wanted to be good!"

“An extremely well-thought-out and all-encompassing piece of drum education”: Millenium Legendary Drumbook review
By Tom Bradley published
Get ready, you've got a lot to learn

"After 27 fantastic years, I have taken my final steps down the drum riser": Matt Cameron leaves Pearl Jam
By Will Groves published
Grunge drumming star leaves behind 'a lifetime, one filled with friendships, artistry, challenges and laughter'

“You end up doing different things with a plugin versus a hardware synth”: Rival Consoles on why he still uses a Prophet emulation – even though he owns the real thing
By Matt Mullen published
We sit down with Ryan Lee West as he returns with his ninth studio album, Landscape From Memory

Best in-ear monitors 2025: IEMs for stage and studio
By Chris Corfield last updated
Our expert guide to the best in-ear monitors for practice, performance and production, no matter your budget

How a shrewd power move from Michael Jackson permanently dented his friendship with Paul McCartney
By Andy Price published
Once friends and collaborators, Michael Jackson’s seizure of the Beatles’ publishing rights from Paul would distance the music heavyweights

SampleRadar: 205 free EBM samples
By MusicRadar published
Before there was EDM, there was EBM

Sabrina Carpenter is Hungry Like The Wolf as she performs with surprise guests Duran Duran
By Ben Rogerson published
Well, half of Duran Duran, anyway

How the Oasis vs Blur chart battle marked Britpop's cultural peak, and the beginning of its end
By Andy Price published
1995’s chart battle between Oasis and Blur cemented the two bands as Britpop’s warring kings, but creatively, the movement was unravelling

We just witnessed the first night of the Oasis comeback. Here’s our take on the Gallagher brothers’ reconciliation
By Andy Price published
After 16 years of feuding, the pair seemed on a solid footing with each other as they shook Cardiff’s Principality Stadium with a salvo of Oasis classics
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