Artists
Roger Taylor and his V-Drums TD-30KV electronic drum kit When it comes to the world of electronic drums, Roger Taylor was in at the ground floor. From the New Wave scene of the early 80s to Duran Duran’s 2010 album ‘All You Need Is Now’, Roger has always embraced the…
June 4th, 2013 – Metropolis/Roland/PRS sessions are on their 5th night that is hosted at London’s iconic Metropolis studios. Having seen the likes of Jimmi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Queen and newbies Florence and The Machine, Rihanna and Adele, it seemed to be the perfect place to host a night of…
Bernie Marsden is part of the rock aristocracy. In a 40-year career he’s played guitar for a host of important outfits, including Wild Turkey, Babe Ruth and of course Whitesnake. He even turned down the offer to join Paul McCartney’s supergroup Wings. With stats like these, Bernie Marsden is an…
From finding the right siren for The Clash to recording in a squash court with The Beach Boys, super-producer Steve Levine tells us about his career behind the mixing desk. When it comes to music production, the devil’s in the detail. UK super-producer Steve Levine has spent the last 37…
Paul Kodish is the drummer for drum & bass, jungle and dubstep producers when they want to recreate their sound live. He’s currently touring with dance idol DJ Fresh – and he’s been using the Roland TD-20 V-Drums to get his sound. We caught up with him before a triumphant…
As the Belgian drum and bass producer GOES GLOBAL, he tells us about the challenges of playing drum and bass with a full band and how Roland helps make it work. Boris Daenen, better known as Netsky, is taking on a new challenge. Having toured the world as a DJ…
It’s always great to see bands cross over when they really deserve it. And when Alt J won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize last year it catapulted them into the hearts of the public and made their dreamy synth-studded album, Awesome Wave, one of the essential records of 2012. Since then…
As he gears up for a summer of festivals, we hooked up with Justin Young from The Vaccines With a refreshingly raw garage punk sound, The Vaccines tore up the charts when their debut album, What Else Did You Expect From The Vaccines, was released in 2011. It was the…
It’s that time of year again – and the cream of the music industry will gather for an evening of Champagne and celebration (and just a little competitive nudging) to commemorate another year of music in the UK. As ever the nominations list reads like a who’s who of the…
Snow Patrol’s drummer Jonny Quinn on getting started in the music business and why sometimes it’s nice to drum without disturbing anybody. Snow Patrol have had a 15-year career that’s seen them evolve from an indie gem to a global phenomenon. From playing tiny shows and releasing limited edition 7-inches,…
John Petrucci has gained a worldwide following for his stellar guitar work with prog-metal giants Dream Theater. He is well know for pulling off incomprehensibly complicated displays of guitar virtuosity night after night during their impressive live shows. The level of musical complexity found in Dream Theater’s music means that…
A raft of Roland gear is used at Paul Weller’s VW Session at Abbey Road When icons perform we’re always pleased to see Roland and Boss gear in the room. So when living legend Paul Weller performed in the iconic Abbey Road studio,  for a VW Session on Channel 4,…