Blues grew from Delta labor life, then spread along river and rail routes into bigger stages and wider audiences. The post Visiting the Birthplace of the Blues and the American Music That Followed ...

Our contributors choose their favourites of the year, including Dijon, Geese and Haim.

"Funky Drummer" by Clyde Stubblefield shaped hip-hop and pop, yet the most sampled drummer in music history died unpaid and overlooked.

So, you've just unboxed a new electronic drum set for Christmas. If you're totally new to the drums, then congratulations - you're about to embark on a supremely fulfilling rhythmic journey (I'm 25 ...

The past 12 months of dance music contained some both strange and exciting moments. One of the biggest moments in fact began in the last few days of 2024, when Anyma brought his technological feat of ...

Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.

Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

In May of 1963, National Geographic photographer and correspondent Barry C. Bishop was part of the first American team to ...

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even hit their peak on the listing for the first time in 2024. So cluttered was ...

If you don’t know his name, you definitely know his sound. As the man behind the hugely popular Drums That Knock sample libraries, DECAP’s expertly crafted percussion hits have embedded themselves ...

Gaming hardware brand CRKD is teasing a new controller The drum-kit controller is set to arrive in 2026 A teaser gives us a potential early look Gaming hardware maker CRKD has teased a new drum-kit ...

Conveyor Technology on Tuesday announced plans at an industry conference in Chicago to begin production of a new cutting-edge electric drum motor that includes sensor technology. The company said the ...