Drums & Drummer News
June 20, 2008

Pelican Rock Band Drum Silencers Review IGN, CA - 16 hours ago There's also no denying that the drum kit is really loud. We can testify from personal experience that you can drive downstairs neighbors crazy rocking the ...

Gigwise

Foo Fighters Drummer Talks About 'Beach Boys' Collaboration Gigwise, UK - 3 hours ago by James Dannatt Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has revealed his affiliation with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson after he collaborated on the reworking of ...

RUSH Drummer: In The Middle Of A Tour, We Never Talk About Making ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 10 hours ago RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows. "People often ask, 'What's next for the band? ...

Jamaica Gleaner

Japanese world tour stops in Montego Bay Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 6 hours ago Two dancers in the group 'Children of the Drums' performing for some 400 Japanese cruise tourists who spent the better part of Monday experiencing the ...

Seen today at the Echoes of the World Drum Festival SooToday.com - 14 hours ago By Donna Hopper Patricia Wynter was on hand this afternoon as part of the 6th Annual Echoes of the World International Drum Festival in Clergue Park. ...

Modesto Bee

Drummer says Police reunion tour done for all the right reasons Modesto Bee, CA - 6 hours ago It's arguably to their credit that drummer Copeland, guitarist Andy Summers and frontman Sting never have offered any other reason for getting back together ...

Drum circle to open Concerts on the Common Daily News Transcript, MA - 9 hours ago Along with cowbells, drum circle members will be playing and handing out other percussion instruments like hand drums, tambourines and shakers so spectators ...

The Lowestoft Journal

Six degrees unveil new drummer The Lowestoft Journal, UK - 2 hours ago But now they have revealed that Lynchburg Tenn drummer, and band fan, Lee has been chosen as the new member. Tomorrow night the new look Six Degrees of ...

Drummer Roy Haynes stays tapped into modern culture IdahoStatesman.com, ID - 7 hours ago BY MICHAEL DEEDS - mdeeds@idahostatesman.com Jazz musicians have always taken pride in being hip, but drummer Roy Haynes takes it to a new level. ...

Fall Out Boy Drummer Starting Clothing Line KBS Radio, Canada - 20 hours ago Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley has followed in bassist Pete Wentz's footsteps and started his own clothing line, according to Buzznet.com. ...

Drums & Drummer News
June 19, 2008

MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Teaches LARRY KING To Play Drums; Video ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 9 hours ago MÖTLEY CRÜE was featured on tonight's (June 18) edition of NBC-TV's "Access Hollywood" in one-minute segment that was a preview of the band's "Larry King ...

Circle snares more drums, players The Tribune-Democrat, PA - 6 hours ago BY RUTH RICE A drum circle held the first Sunday of each month at Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, 411 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown, ...

Band needs new drummer Ripley Today, UK - 29 minutes ago Drummer Simon Evans has decided to leave The Idle Hands, Chesterfield's premier blues rock band, to pursue other personal commitments. ...

Sheffield drummer and singer dies of lung cancer The Star, UK - 5 hours ago SHEFFIELD-BORN drummer and singer Nick Sanderson has died of lung cancer at the age of 47. Nick began his career in the early 1980s with Sheffield group ...

CARCASS Drummer Slams Magazine Over Award 'Cancellation' - June 18 ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 21 hours ago CARCASS drummer Ken Owen said in a statement: "I'd have been proud and glad to pick up the award on everybody's behalf, but didn't make the ceremony due to ...

Starr still shines Edmonton Sun,  Canada - 4 hours ago Paul McCartney turned 66 yesterday -- Starr left him a phone message wishing him well -- and the one-time Beatles drummer will turn 68 on July 7 while he is ... Ringo ready to rock Niagara Falls Bizjournals.com Former Beatle Ringo Starr, band set to play Mohegan Sun The Republican - MassLive.com Ringo and band work it out in Falls, Ont. Buffalo News Niagara Falls Review - St. Catharines Standard all 20 news articles

Rhythm circle connects folks The Olympian, WA - 2 hours ago Clark seems to do it with both experienced drummers and total novices. "It's not about right or wrong," he told students in a class last week at Yenney ...

Drums & Drummer News
June 18, 2008

PEPPERMINT CREEPS Drummer Dead At 34 - June 17, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 14 hours ago Drummer Traci Michaelz of the long-running Hollywood, California glam-metal band PEPPERMINT CREEPS passed away on Friday, June 13 after the group's concert ...

Washington Post

A Master Musician Kept His Life's Time In the Rhythm of Jazz Washington Post, United States - Jun 14, 2008 "It became the standard for American drummers first learning to play the bossa nova," said Chuck Redd, who spent 19 years playing drums with Byrd. ... Musician, Sim. Albums, Não. New York Times all 3 news articles

DARKANE Drummer Issues New Album Update - June 18, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 3 hours ago Personally, I am very happy with my drumming that sees me playing a big variety of styles. "Stefan worked closely with DARKANE on 'Layers Of Lies' where he ...

Feisty Piranhas Drummer, Peter Lust Jr., Receives Endorsement Deal ... Ventura County Star, CA - 14 hours ago (LOS ANGELES ) Drummer Peter Lust Jr. of award-winning Southern California rock group The Feisty Piranhas, proudly announces his endorsement by the ...

Injured drummer beating the odds South Bend Tribune, IN - 20 hours ago By LIZ HARTER Professional drummer Billy Canty has been working toward making a career out of his talent from an early age. When he was 4 years old, ...

Drumming along to Austin Conroe Courier, TX - 1 hour ago By Kassia Micek OAK RIDGE – The Oak Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble members are drumming up fame doing what they know best. ...

Drums & Drummer News
June 17, 2008

Drum and bugle corps hit a sour note Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 10 hours ago But not everyone is playing a happy tune these days: The march of technology is causing dissension in the ranks of competitive drum and bugle corps. ...

Times Online

Sgt Pepper's cover drum up for sale The Press Association - 1 hour ago Rock memorabilia including a drum belonging to the Beatles and an amp owned by Jimi Hendrix are set to go under the hammer, Christie's said. ... Handwritten lyrics of Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance up for grabs Thaindian.com Jimi Hendrix amp set for auction in rock memorabilia sale Glasgow Daily Record all 11 news articles

Women find peace, sisterhood through drum ensemble Daily Press, VA - 23 hours ago Nine women drum in a cramped living room _ the mother rhythm. The drums pulse like a heart, beating through the walls to the yard outside. ...

Steel drummers shatter the silence EastOregonian.info (subscription), OR - 1 hour ago Some of the drums look suspiciously like oil barrels. Indeed, a teenager who lived on the island of Trinidad made the first steel drum from an upside-down ...

Hard work pays off for Whigs' drummer The Capital Times, WI - 1 hour ago But if Julian Dorio, drummer for the Athens, Georgia rock group The Whigs, ever actually gave an acceptance speech for any of the honors he's received ... June 17: THE WHIGS with ROSE HILL DRIVE and BLUEHEELS Isthmus all 2 news articles

Dallas drummer Eric Stuer dies in car crash Pegasus News, TX - 18 hours ago Upon moving to North Texas, he broadened his musical genres, developing a reputation as a trap-set drummer versatile in many styles. ...

Drums & Drummer News
June 16, 2008

Bill Cosby to get in some licks on drums at jazz festival Newsweek - Jun 13, 2008 ... on Saturday and Sunday — and he'll get in some licks on drums with his band Cos of Good Music before thousands of people packing the Hollywood Bowl. ...

Gigwise

Drum solace for the midlife man guardian.co.uk, UK - 14 hours ago Tom Winch, manager of House of Drums in Southend, said the boom was being fuelled by these "weekend warriors", who buy electronic kits for as much as £3000. ... 'Led Zeppelin reunion was like a World Cup penalty shoot-out' NME.com Jason Bonham says Led Zeppelin reunion was like penalty shoot-out InTheNews.co.uk Led Zeppelin 'Didn't Talk To Each Other Before Reunion Show' Gigwise all 5 news articles

Drawing on the power of drums Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Jun 14, 2008 The day was like any other, alive with the summer city heat – but there was also the sound of drums, and it was coming from the Malaysia 24 Jie Ling Gu (24 ...

Drum Corps International event in Dublin June 22 Delaware News, OH - 22 hours ago For the fourth year, the Emerald City Music Games will give local fans the chance to watch drum corps from around the United States show off their precision ...

AXXIS LOSES DRUMMER Imperiumi.net, Finland - 57 minutes ago We're sure that we all will hear a lot of positive things in the future from Andrè. Bernhard: "Andrè is a great person and a super drummer. ...

The Union Leader

At age 9, young drummer has his musical peers beat The Union Leader, NH - 9 hours ago Someday he wants to be a professional drummer. A fourth grader, he is closer to achieving his life dream than most his age. He has his own band, ...

Drummer George Schuller Interviewed at AAJ All About Jazz, PA - 2 hours ago That's what Brooklyn-based drummer George Schuller has done in his new recording. For a man who was exposed to all kinds of great music during his ...

SEPULTURA Drummer: It's Never Going To Be My Intention To Play ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 21 hours ago SEPULTURA's MySpace page has been updated with an interview with drummer Jean Dolabella featuring questions that were submitted by fans. ...

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