Drums & Drummer News
August 1, 2008

Antique drums destroyed when SUV plows into San Francisco music shop San Jose Mercury News, USA - 15 hours ago A gold sport-utility vehicle crashed into a vintage drum store in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood this morning, a store employee said. ...

Examiner.com

Drummers Unite! Guitar Center Announces Launch of World’s Largest ... Business Wire (press release), CA - 20 hours ago Like all Guitar Center music programs, Drum-Off is designed to provide developing artists with support-based opportunities that vastly improve the potential ...

Logitech drums up Guitar Hero kit VNUNet.com, UK - 3 hours ago Games publisher Activision has teamed up with Logitech to develop and market premium instrument controllers for the latest instalment of Guitar Hero. ...

Examiner.com

Dimond drummer not welcome Examiner.com - 1 hour ago In the Glenview neighborhood, some residents are getting irritated lately by incessant drumming that seems to come from Dimond Park. ...

Stone Gods Part Ways With Drummer Metal Hammer, UK - 32 minutes ago The Stone Gods had used ex-Bush drummer Robin Goodridge on their previous tour but the band are quick to point out that they have yet to settle on a ...

Ringo wasn't the only star drummer at the Palace Lemoore Advance, CA - 20 hours ago As the drummer, Gregg Bissonette was the heartbeat of the All Starr Band. When Ringo's agent called Bissonette and asked him to be the drummer for this tour ... Hot Picks: Things to do around the valley The Desert Sun ‘Dream Weaver' gets you through the night The Desert Sun all 3 news articles

METALLICA Drummer's Copenhagen Holiday - Aug. 1, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 2 hours ago The Copenhagen Post reports that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and Danish actress Connie Nielsen (Photo#1, Photo#2) have shunned exotic beaches and ...

Q&A with singer, songwriter, drummer Don Henley Daily Gleaner, Canada - 4 hours ago From the haunting tones of Hotel California and The Boys of Summer, his songs have chronicled the lives, loves, fears and heartbreaks of a generation. ... Four decades of rock'n'roll: Eagles ready to charm Moncton Times and Transcript all 3 news articles

Drums & Drummer News
July 31, 2008

Snow Patrol drummer reveals details of his Oslo wedding Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago By Maureen Coleman Snow Patrol’s drummer Jonny Quinn has told of his excitement at his forthcoming wedding to Norwegian girlfriend Marianne Rokke. ... New Snow Patrol album, One Hundred Million Suns, due in the autumn Belfast Telegraph all 2 news articles

Michigan City drums up world musical competition Gary Post Tribune, IN - 4 hours ago The competition is the 2008 World Championships of Drum Corps International, with Michigan City hosting the opening ceremony Monday and the opening round of ...

Patrolling drum circles challenges authorities San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 5 hours ago With no officers around, the drum-circle party July 18 ended up drawing an unexpectedly large crowd of about 1000 people – one of the biggest turnouts yet. ...

Rock drummer dies after fall Hartlepool Today, UK - 5 hours ago By Mark Thompson A DRUMMER who was part of the heavy metal scene in the 70s and 80s has died after a fall in a London street. Hartlepool man Graeme Crallan, ...

Proud to be top drummer girl Donside Today, UK - 4 hours ago Nineteen-year-old Fiona Glennie, Drum Major of the Ballater and District Pipe Band, was presented with a shield for best drummer at the recent Braemar ...

Drummer shares the beat with friends on the street Schenectady Gazette, NY - 7 hours ago After all, he said, drummers can’t generally get together at a coffee shop and jam for a couple hours. “Guitar players are a dime a dozen,” Vega said. ...

Drums & Drummer News
July 30, 2008

‘Father of traditional drums’ Tan dies Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 13 hours ago Tan, prominently known as “the father of traditional drums”, was suffering from end-stage colon cancer. He had undergone treatment at a private hospital ...

News 10 Now

Drums Along the Mohawk returns to Rome News 10 Now, NY - 1 hour ago ROME, NY -- The 30th anniversary of the ever popular Drums along the Mohawk Drum Corp competition is in Rome. In 2005 this show was named Drum Corps ... Communities help drum corps feel upbeat Utica Observer Dispatch all 2 news articles

Moving beat of the drums Maui News, HI - 42 minutes ago Preston had to videotape himself playing two-mallet (on the marimba), four-mallet (on the vibraphone), snare drum and drum set audition scores he downloaded ...

From double bass to steel drums East Anglian Daily Times, UK - 22 hours ago Meeting up with fellow jazzmen like young Carl Hudson on the keys and Alex Best on the drums with veteran Bernie Hodgkins on double bass to stop things from ...

Gas prices hit drum corps WSLS.com, VA - 9 hours ago By Angela Hatcher Seven drum corps took the field in Salem Tuesday night for the Summer Music Games but this year it took more than ever to get them there. ... Fans pile up in Salem for Summer Music Games of Southwest Virginia WDBJ7.com all 2 news articles

Plaskett drummer Marsh Takes A Solo Telegraph-Journal, Canada - 4 hours ago While the Joel Plaskett Emergency continues to ride the wave of ‘Ashtray Rock,’ drummer Dave Marsh, centre, released his first solo disc, ‘The True Love ... Dave Marsh sings about where it all began Metro Canada - Halifax all 2 news articles

Former FATES WARNING Drummer Scheduling California Clinics - July ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 4 hours ago "I am going to be doing some drum clinics in the California area in the next four-five weeks. I will be playing to some FATES WARNING, WARLORD and SLAVIOR ...

Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Issues Update On FREAKSHOW Project ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 7 hours ago "I am really pleased and amazed about all the wonderful attention that the FREAKSHOW project has garnered in such a short period of time and at such an ...

Drums & Drummer News
July 29, 2008

Drummers take center stage in Step Brothers and The Rocker Orlando Sentinel, FL - 15 hours ago 20), a particularly goofy drummer finally living the rock dream when he's pushing 40. "You can't play drums and look calm, cool and collected. ...

GadgetGrrl: Electronic Drum Review TheStreet.com - 18 hours ago Just because you're serious about doing business doesn't mean you can't still get your groove on, and that's where the Mandala drum comes in. ...

Report Says 'sober Living'staff Behind Former Guns 'n'roses ... KBS Radio, Canada - 19 hours ago Los Angeles police told the Associated Press that the 43-year-old drummer was arrested after officers were called to a home where a man was reportedly ...

Band member dies in NC wreck when car hits house WRAL.com, NC - 2 hours ago FAYETTEVILLE, NC — A high school drummer has died in a wreck on the first day of summer band camp when the car he was riding in went out of control and ...

Aker Solutions paves way for Pioneers Press and Journal, UK - 5 hours ago Aker Solutions came to the aid of steel drummers the Tamana Pioneers, providing the funds they needed to travel to the event. ...

ALLISTER BREAKS RECORD AND PLAYS ON FOR 100 HOURS Lisburn Today, UK - Jul 27, 2008 Stephen McLaughlin of Music Matters says Allister is "the new record holder. "He has played over over 100 hours which is incredible. ...

Drums & Drummer News
July 28, 2008

Callaway and the Caribbean Franklin News Post, VA - 3 hours ago They learned to play musical notes and songs on steel drums, percussion drums, panjumbies and other Caribbean musical instruments. ...

The Southern Ledger

Best Buy to open in-store music centers The Associated Press - 7 hours ago Acoustic guitars will sell between $89.99 and $3200 and drum kits will retail for as much as $5000. A selection of the offerings will also be available ... Business Briefing - July 28, 2008 Allentown Morning Call Best Buy to open 85 in-store music centers -AP Reuters India all 126 news articles

Harmonix Explains Why Air Drumming Sucks Game Daily, CA  - Jul 24, 2008 Air drumming is a big component of Nintendo's much anticipated Wii Music, but Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos is no fan of air drumming. by James Brightman on ...

MESHUGGAH: New Drum-Cam Footage Available - July 27, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 9 hours ago "Drum-cam" footage of MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake performing the song "Bleed" earlier this month during the band's European tour can be viewed below. ... MESHUGGAH: More Interview Footage With JENS KIDMAN Available ... Blabbermouth.net all 2 news articles

Radio 1

Babyshambles drummer goes solo Radio 1, UK - 7 hours ago by Kev Geoghegan He added: "It's not as rock and roll as Babyshambles, I'm into a lot of early indie stuff like Belle & Sebastian. ...

AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Interviewed At Portugal's SUPER BOCK ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 21 hours ago Portugal's Hardsound TV conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer The Rev (aka James Owen Sullivan) at the Super Bock Super Rock festival on ...

Healing power of drums in Angus Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK - Jul 26, 2008 Drumming, healing and storytelling will be taking place at Peel Farm, near Kirriemuir, today and tomorrow. The workshops will be led by Ted Bennison of ...

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