Latest articles by Will Groves
Black Friday microphone deals 2024: With early sales starting to land, these are the best microphone savings we can find
Your place for all the microphone deals from Shure, Rode, AKG, Blue Microphones and more - whether you're a musician or a podcaster
Thomann Black Friday deals 2024: The early Cyberweek sale is live now!
Score massive deals on music gear and software in Thomann's Early Cyberweek sale
“Punches above its weight”: Alesis unveils Strata Core, a cut-down version of its flagship Strata Prime e-kit
BFD and all-mesh feature on more-affordable but still 'pro-level' kit
"Back in the Stu with Stuart Price": Madonna is back working with Stuart Price
Confessions On A Dance Floor producer is back behind the boards for her Madge
"What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend.": Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88
Fellow stars and collaborators pay tribute
"Out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm": Brian May reveals he's suffered a stroke that left him unable to use his left arm
Queen reveals 'health hiccup' on his website
"This is it, this is happening": Oasis reunion and 2025 live shows confirmed - UPDATE: Extra dates added
Oasis have this morning confirmed the addition of 3 extra UK gigs
"We saw Cliff play, and lost our minds": Memories of Metallica's lost bass titan Cliff Burton as band launches virtual exhibit
The first of four planned exhibitions includes interviews, photos, early recordings, letters and more
An electric state of mind: Alicia Keys' Electric Keys take the virtual stage
Native Instruments releases follow-up to Keys' acoustic virtual instrument, based on 'meticulous' sampling of Grammy winners' CP70 Electric Grand
"Keep on playing the blues somewhere, we love you": John Mayall, British blues pioneer, dies aged 90
Bluesbreaker was one of the most influential rock musicians of the '60s
"Sleep tight, Paul": Stars pay tribute to Sunchyme DJ Dario G
Paul Spencer passed away, 53, after cancer battle
Coming soon: Synth Week 2024
Celebrate the past, present and future of synthesis from 24 June
“No collaboration and no discussions": Tom Oberheim responds to Behringer's UB-Xa statements
Behringer previously stated in a now-deleted Facebook comment that it "discussed the UB-Xa with Tom Oberheim and got his consent" to develop the synthesizer
Superbooth 2024 live: all the latest synth news from Berlin, as it happens
Knob tweakers, assemble! Big reveals from Korg, Moog, Polyend, Dreadbox and many more
The 5 instruments you need to know about at Superbooth 2024 – New synths, samplers and drum machines
Video and sound demos of some of the biggest hitters at this year's show, from Elektron, Arturia, Polyend, Oberheim and UDO
“Didn’t know they came in that size!”: Erica Synths supersizes its Bullfrog edu-synth for the classroom
Modular 101 class is in session as giant Bullfrog XL breaks cover
David Gilmour's prestige Luck and Strange tour now includes his first US dates in 8 years
Stellar live band includes Greg Philinganes on keys, Guy Pratt on bass and Adam Betts on drums
"The crowd erupts every time": The Killers' Dave Keuning on the birth of the band's signature tune
How a cosy closet and experimenting with voicings birthed Mr Brightside
"I’ve finally been able to make my dream a reality": MidiWrist Unleashed offers MIDI control wizardry from your Apple Watch
Wrist controller now untethered from its previous iPhone gateway
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is bringing church organ music to the modular masses
But, says the thinking fan's rock star, “I think a lot about Never Mind the Bollocks"
Let It Be director Michael Lindsay-Hogg on that Paul vs George row and his restored "break-up" movie
"For them it was business as usual"
Kenny Aronoff recalls his terrifying Jack and Diane fill experience
How extreme stress birthed the iconic heart of John 'Cougar' Mellencamp's smash hit
"I’d never made a guitar before": Now Prince's Cloud 3 is expected to hit up to $600k at auction
"It’s amazing what you can do if you’re put on the spot", said Luthier Dave Rusan
