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THE EVOLUTION OF HEADPHONES
We use headphones every day. Whether we’re listening to music, gaming, talking on phone calls, basically, every time we do something that requires us to hear sounds loud and clear, without disturbing anyone else around us. But have you ever wondered how this popular device transformed so rapidly over the...
Adele announces 2016 UK arena tour dates
Singer will celebrate success of '25' album with rare live appearances Adele will embark on a rare UK and Ireland tour in 2016, it has been confirmed. Currently celebrating her record-breaking success with new album '25', Adele will head out on the road for a series of arena gigs in...
Latest Gear from Epiphone: Guitars, Basses and Amps — 2016 Guitar World Buyer's Guide
This month, we’re showing off the hottest gear from the all-new 2016 Guitar World Buyer's Guide, which collects the latest and greatest gear from a host of manufacturers.Today, we present a host of new guitars—electric and acoustic—plus basses and guitar amps from Epiphone.Be sure to check out the photo gallery...
Five Modern Throwback Artists Breathing New Life Into Revivalist American Music
Brian Setzer did something truly extraordinary in the early Eighties. Despite his 1950s-inspired pompadour-on-acid haircut, his uber-retro-at-the-time hollowbody Gretsch 6120 and his slap-back-delay-laden guitar sound, he and the Stray Cats morphed their retro-rockabilly roots into something new, fresh, exciting and—best of all—modern. And this was during the days of skinny...
Eagles of Death Metal give first interview following Paris attacks - watch
Band hope to be the first to play Le Bataclan music venue when it reopens. Eagles Of Death Metal have given their first interview following the Paris terror attacks. 89 people were killed by gunmen at the band's gig at Le Bataclan music venue on November 13 including their merch...
Queen's Freddie Mercury: The Maddest Stories About Rock's Best-Loved Hellraiser
Where have all the good guys gone? We need a hero. Preferably one in a leather biker's cap, brandishing a truncated microphone stand like a skinny phallus, with an overgrown caterpillar under his nose. It's 24 years to the week (November 24, 1991) since the death of Freddie Mercury, the...
Gwyneth Paltrow wrote lyrics for new Coldplay album
New album 'A Head Full Of Dreams' will be released in December. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow will score writing credits on a song from Coldplay's new album. Despite famously "consciously uncoupling" from frontman Chris Martin over a year ago, it had already been confirmed that Paltrow will provide backing vocals for...
Chris Brown gives away 2,000 turkeys from back of truck for Thanksgiving in New York
R&B star visited the New York borough of Queens on Wednesday (November 25) Chris Brown helped hand out 2,000 turkeys to members of the community of the New York borough of Queens on Wednesday (November 25). Thanksgiving takes place in the US on Thursday (November 26), with the R&B star...
IJA – live at #RIBBIT Delhi
The ideas of genre bending and post-modern mix and match have always been around in indie music, but those ideas have gained a lot of strength in the internet era, as ‘genre’ or ‘scene’ boundaries have come tumbling down. In India, one of the most exciting examples of avant-gardist art...
Mumford & Sons confirmed as British Summer Time Hyde Park 2016 headliners
Mumford & Sons have been confirmed as headliners of Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2016. The band will be joined on the July 8 bill by Wolf Alice and Alabama Shakes, with more artists to be announced. Take That were previously revealed to be playing the London festival...
The Ghost Inside involved in serious road accident
Band's tour bus driver is killed in the crash and drummer Andrew Tkaczyk is airlifted to hospital The Ghost Inside have been involved in a serious road accident in the US. The metal core band's tour bus driver was killed in the crash which happened yesterday (November 19) after their...
Avid EuControl updated to 3.3.2
Avid has released an update to their EuControl software for their EuCon controllers. Version 3.3.2 features support for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and Windows 10. It also includes these key fixes: Stereo pan controls in Pro Tools Control now displayed when using Pro Tools. OSX 10.11: Fixed OLED/TFT...