The story of the Amen Break and how a six second drum solo reshaped hip hop, electronic, and global music culture.

The likes of Hi-Fi Rush and Unbeatable are proof that the concept of rhythm games is finding new ways to keep things exciting ...

Wireless MIDI speaker and light-guided keyboards let groups play real songs together in minutes without lessons Music shouldn’t start with homework. It should start with a party. Almost everybody ...

Full disclosure: I play the drums. I play them every chance I get. Although my drumming career has served mainly as a steady education in my own shining mediocrity as a drummer, a reminder that I was ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: One of the greatest things about getting your first drum beats and fills down is being able to play with other musicians, or even simply jamming with recordings of your favourite ...

This year’s NAMM trade show has opened up its doors, so that means there will be a wealth of new musical doodads to lust over. Case in point? Polyend just dropped a hybrid device that combines the ...

Steinberg has announced the release of Cubase 14, bringing new instruments, effects and modulators to the next version of its flagship DAW, along with a host of workflow tweaks and enhancements.

Replay: The legendary Linn LM-1 drum machine came out in 1980 and only 525 were ever made. What makes this long discontinued drum machine so unique that top producers and engineers are still using it ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. While software-based plugins and instruments continue to offer incredible flexibility and convenience, there's something undeniably ...

Last week, as Philadelphia’s, native son Lil Uzi Vert neared the end of his set at Roots Picnic, the music died out, and Uzi surveyed the crowd like a wrestler at the top of a turnbuckle, preparing ...

As Queen’s “We Will Rock You” played, residents of Touchmark on South Hill kept the beat in a drumming pattern. The seven members aren’t in a rock band, but rather an exercise class. A new fitness ...