There is a deliberate intent behind the references to the late 1980s and early 1990s. With a Vengeance invokes the spirit of UK dance music at a point when it was about to go mainstream. That process ...

Since the late 1990s, Atlanta producer Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith has gone from pioneering “crunk” music, an energetic style of hip-hop fueled by 808 drum patterns and loud chants, to becoming an ...

In the light of love and obsession lies the silhouette of a shadow diluted with the playful flirting of synths and drum patterns, but this time with a sexy silhouette of a shadow. Going back to ...

One of the biggest games on Steam right now is a little doodad that puts a cute white kitty on your screen who baps an imaginary bongo drum every time you click or type. Bongo Cat, as it's called ...

His set was a flawless escalation of intensity. The crowd caught a vibe when he looped the quintessential Jersey club kick drum pattern, which transitioned into an irresistible mashup of Pitbull's ...

The scuzzy, sleazy vibe of '00s indie rock obscures the fact that every component on Is This It – every drum hit, every guitar lick and every frenzied yelp from singer Julian Casablancas – is ...

“Apnaqkaya Titi” takes the form of a caporal, a Bolivian dance defined by its high energy and double-kick drum pattern. It’s brasher than standard caporal, though, with jagged guitar chords ...

She is choosing to walk a new path. As a former revered traditional healer, talented DJ and businesswoman, Gogo Skhotheni embodies the essence of modern African womanhood - but her latest revelation ...

Nowadays, however, you can’t take two steps on the internet without tripping over a loud and confidently stated opinion on the “correct” way to make music. Reddit, Facebook, YouTube, they’re all lined ...

You can discern the varying levels of force from guitar strums, drum patterns or lyrical passages, while rhythmic patterns are more effectively teased out to grant tracks a more palpable feeling of ...