Drums & Drummer News
May 16, 2008

Rock Revolution Hands-on IGN, CA - 12 hours ago At its gamers' day event in San Francisco, Konami announced it was throwing its hat in the ring along with Harmonix and Red Octane, as Rock Revolution is ...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks About Importance Of Music In Kids' Lives ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 3 hours ago METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Spin magazine prior to the band's May 14, 2008 benefit concert at the 2200-seat Wiltern Theatre in Los ... Metallica Announces Tour Plans During Private Show eFluxMedia Metallica Return to the Stage With Flea Spinner Metallica Hammers Out Classics At LA Gig FMQB Blabbermouth.net - Blabbermouth.net all 56 news articles

Preserving Afro-Caribbean culture, unity … Out of the Drums 2008 AntiguaSun, Antigua and Barbuda - 10 hours ago The 2006 festival was mesmerising and exciting with its variations and mixes of the art form of folk dance, accompanied by the hypnotic rhythms of the drums ...

T-Rex drummer and Leeds carpet king host charity gig Yorkshire Evening Post, UK - 4 hours ago One is Paul Fenton, former drummer with glam rock legends T-Rex. The other is Mike Smith, perhaps best known for starring in a series of famously-cheesy TV ...

Gigwise

Andy Borrows To Auction Razorlight Drum Kit Gigwise, UK - 5 hours ago by Jason Gregory Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows is to auction off the drum kit that he used to record Razorlight’s self-titled second album. ...

VAINGLORY Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement - May 16, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 5 hours ago ... fronted by vocalist Kate French (CHASTAIN) and featuring lead guitar virtuoso Corbin King, has parted ways with recently acquired drummer Mike Oliviero. ...

Update: The Next Great Drummer Hosts a Competition All About Jazz, PA - 23 hours ago Eric Seats, drummer to major recording artists, a single father and mentor to local youths using drums, along with his business partner Chrystal Allen, ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 15, 2008

Gigwise

Noel Gallagher steals Robbie Williams' drummer - Tabloid Hell NME.com, UK - 3 hours ago Following the departure of Zak Starkey, Gallagher has recruited Chris Sharrock, who used to drum for Williams. A source told The Daily Mirror: "Oasis and ... Oasis pick drummer? DotMusic.com Robbie Williams Drummer To Join Oasis Gigwise Robbie Williams' drummer joins his enemies Oasis Mirror.co.uk Contactmusic.com - Digital Spy all 12 news articles

DVICE

TUIST instrument combines guitar, bass and drums DVICE - 12 hours ago Rui Pereira, another NYU ITP student, doesn't think that Guitar Hero gets you close enough to feeling like a rock star. That's why he invented the TUIST ...

To the beat of a darabukka drum New Times SLO, CA - 7 hours ago And the darabukka, a goblet-shaped drum played by striking it. If these terms are a little overwhelming, imagine being one of the 25 Cal Poly students and ...

miPRO

MI store drums up an award miPRO, UK - 2 hours ago Berkshire-based Drumwright, one of the UK’s top drum stores, has been awarded the Investors in People Standard. Drumwright, at Woodley, which has 13 ...

Drummer performs on Wembley turf The Visitor, UK - 1 hour ago Drummer Dominic Clayton will perform during the pre-match entertainment before footballers from Portsmouth and Cardiff City stride onto the Wembley turf for ...

Gigwise

Johnny Borrell To Join Razorlight Drummer At London Solo Show Gigwise, UK - 3 hours ago by Jason Gregory Johnny Borrell will join his bandmate Andy Burrows as the Razorlight drummer plays his debut solo show at the Union Chapel in London later ... Andy Burrows recruits Razorlight bandmate for solo gig NME.com all 3 news articles

Drums & Drummer News
May 14, 2008

RUSH's Founding Drummer JOHN RUTSEY Dead At 55 - May 13, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - May 13, 2008 Jason Ward of Q107 Classic Rock reports that John Rutsey, a founding member of Toronto rock band RUSH, passed away this weekend according to RUSH management ...

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First Pic: "Guitar Hero IV' Drums G4 TV, CA - 1 hour ago That photo above is a scan of Game Informer magazine's upcoming issue. It features Guitar Hero IV's drum peripheral. Check out those cymbals, man. ... Guitar Hero IV Details Revealed IGN 'Rock Band' (Wii) - 9 New Screens WorthPlaying.com Rock Band Track Pack Details IGN G4 TV all 5 news articles

Bob Jones drums in finals The Huntsville Times - al.com, AL - 8 hours ago By GREGG L. PARKER Bob Jones High School drummers made it to the finals of the Winter Guard International World Championships. The Bob Jones Drumline placed ...

World's greatest Elvis being joined by drummer Bolton News, UK - 52 minutes ago DJ Fontana was Elvis' drummer for 14 years and was inducted into the 'Rockabilly Hall of Fame,' for playing on over 460 RCA record cuts with Elvis. ...

Sinbad talks about drums, 'clean' jokes and politics Arizona Republic, AZ - 14 hours ago Sinbad and political controversies don't normally go together, but that's what happened earlier this year when the comic disputed Hillary Clinton's account ...

LAMB OF GOD’S CHRIS ADLER CONTRIBUTES TO MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE ... The Gauntlet, CA - 18 hours ago Chris Adler, the blistering drummer of heavy metal giants Lamb of God, will be contributing to Modern Drummer Magazine with a column entitled, “My Two Cents ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 13, 2008

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Guitar Hero 4 has drums, custom music? Eurogamer, UK - 5 hours ago Guitar Hero 4 will reportedly include a set of drums, a bass guitar and microphone support and allow you to create and share your own songs. ... Guitar Hero IV integrating drums, mic et al? Play.tm Rumours of drums, bass guitars and vocals in Guitar Hero 4 are ... gamezine.co.uk GH4 To Feature User Created Songs Total Video Games Videogamer.com all 8 news articles

DEF LEPPARD Drummer Announces Raven Drum Drive For UK Shows - May ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 12 hours ago All proceeds from this drive will be donated to Rick's Raven Drum Foundation and their Trauma & Resiliency Program, a comprehensive project for veterans and ...

The Elements

Travis Barker’s Boom Box Creation Sells Out, Going For $600 on eBay The Elements, CA - 1 hour ago In related news, the former Blink-182 drummer is also set to work on a track by the Compton rapper. Barker has been working on a remix to the Game’s street ...

Come on, feel the NOISE: Schodack man donates secondhand music ... Hillsdale Independent, NY - 9 minutes ago His 11-piece drum set is taking up the back corner of his basement. He continues to play the drums as a hobby but the original Tempo set sat, ...

Drum Circle & “The Visitor” at iBerkshires.com, MA - 18 hours ago Williamstown - On Saturday, May 17 at 6pm, join an Open Community Drum Circle as an extension of your viewing of "The Visitor". "The Visitor," directed by ...

The Age

Sounds of (almost) silence The Age, Australia - May 11, 2008 Percussionist Eugene Ughetti makes music on a suspended pane of glass at the incinerator gallery in Moonee Ponds. He was performing in the Moonee Valley ...

Get Loose drummer tagged in TO; Shane Tyrer accused of painting ... St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 4 hours ago The former drummer of a St. Catharines punk band whose name, Get Loose, became a blight on the Garden City landscape last year, has been arrested in ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 12, 2008

As band's tour comes to an end, drummer says the reunion was done ... Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 12 hours ago It's arguably to their credit that drummer Copeland, guitarist Andy Summers and frontman Sting have never offered any other reason for getting back together ...

Gigwise

Zak Starkey To Be Replaced As Oasis Drummer? Gigwise, UK - 5 hours ago by Jason Gregory Drummer Zak Starkey will play no further role in recording singles for the forthcoming Oasis album, it’s been reported. ... OASIS - OASIS SACK DRUMMER STARKEY? Contactmusic.com Oasis split with drummer Zak Starkey? Digital Spy Oasis lose a member NME.com DotMusic.com all 6 news articles

Drummer reminds students that life is 'awesome' Daily Gleaner, Canada - 4 hours ago By CHRIS FOX Mitch Dorge is doing a different kind of drumming these days. The former Juno winner with the Crash Test Dummies is drumming home a message to ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Yoruba Drums From Nigeria Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - May 9, 2008 More The prospect of an hour's drumming, even if it is the Yoruba drums from Nigeria, will send most people rushing for their ambient albums. ...

WARRANT Drummer: 'I Feel Like I've Been Given A Second Chance To ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 13 hours ago WARRANT's official MySpace page has been updated with a new interview with drummer Steven Sweet. Several excerpts follow. Q: WARRANT had played a lot of ...

The Elements

Poison Drummer Says He Doesn't Know His Accuser In Sex-Assault Case The Elements, CA - 22 hours ago POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has told TMZ.com that he will hold a press conference next week that will clear the air on the sexual assault charges that were ... Poison Rape Response antiMUSIC.com all 2 news articles

Ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best rocks on Foster's Daily Democrat, NH - May 10, 2008 By ROBERT M. COOK DOVER — Pete Best, the Beatles' original drummer, said his fondest memory of playing with the world's most famous rock band happened on ...

VietNamNet Bridge

Thanh Hoa to cast bronze drum, sword as presents for General Giap VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 6 hours ago VietNamNet Bridge - The central province of Thanh Hoa on May 22 will cast a bronze drum and a sword under traditional rites to present to top-ranking ... Plan to boost central coastal economic zone endorsed Thanh Nien Daily all 2 news articles

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