Drums & Drummer News
October 3, 2008

‘Drums Alive’ for special needs kids South Bend Tribune, IN - 17 hours ago SOUTH BEND — The Children’s Dispensary will offer a “Drums Alive” program to benefit children and teens with special needs Nov. 1 and 8 and Dec. ...

USA Today

Guitar Hero World Tour vs Rock Band: let the battle commence Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 20 hours ago My guitar is made from plastic, with five coloured buttons along the neck, and the fellow hammering out the earth-shattering beat on the drums is from the ... Rock Band helps MTV rediscover its musical mojo Globe and Mail Which game gives a better show? USA Today VIDEO GAME REVIEW: 'Rock Band 2': Even better than original Florida Times-Union [here] - Isthmus all 16 news articles

Researcher's drum kit can sing, strum, toot and tinkle . . Beat that! Scotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago By MARK McLAUGHLIN THE 20-minute drum solo is generally seen as the nadir of the most self-indulgent rock gig. But a city academic has worked out a way of ...

Angels Camp Starts Its Own Drum Circle! Sierra Mountain Times, CA - 14 hours ago explains Becky Lanier, after attending a 90 minute “drum circle” session at the World Mercantile (at 1267 South Main Street in downtown Angels Camp. ...

E! Online

Drummer Mickey Hart prepares for reunion, Hardly Strictly fest Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 1 hour ago The former Grateful Dead drummer's world groove percussion quartet, featuring Marin rhythm master Zakir Hussain, plays Saturday at the festival in Golden ... Dead Man Good To Go for Obama Benefit E! Online all 6 news articles

You can’t beat working with James - drummer BirminghamMail.net, UK - 2 hours ago The Solihull-born drummer’s CV reads like a Who’s Who of pop and rock. When I phone him for a pre-arranged chat he’s unavailable because of a last minute ...

Pete Best, Beatles' original drummer, coming to town Canton Repository (subscription), OH - 2 hours ago BY DAN KANE The Beatles' original drummer, Best pounded strong behind John, Paul and George during their formative years in Hamburg and Liverpool. ...

Drums & Drummer News
October 2, 2008

MEGADETH Drummer Is 'Very Excited' About 'Priest Feast' Tour With ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 8 hours ago MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has commented on the band's participation in the upcoming "Priest Feast" tour, also featuring headliners JUDAS PRIEST and ...

Global Drum Tour Starts All About Jazz, PA - 1 hour ago Hart's all-star percussion ensemble Global Drum Project including Hart, tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, conguero Giovanni Hidalgo, and Sikiru Adepoju on ...

Steel drum performances Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 2 hours ago A multiple-piece steel drum band from Trinidad will perform at 6 pm Saturday and at the 9 and 10:30 am Sunday services at St. Philip's Church, ...

Drum Circle Continues at Santa Cruz Farmer's Market; Police Told ... Bay Area Indymedia, CA - 6 hours ago But the drumming got started when a little kid, a regular at the drum circle, began playing his drum in the dirt near the sidewalk on Cedar Street. ...

Drummer keeps a steady clip Tulsa World, OK - 5 hours ago By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer She shaved her head along with the guys on the Broken Arrow High School drumline. BROKEN ARROW — Erin Nally saw no ...

Barrington drummer in Goodman's orchestra Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 7 hours ago By Jack Helbig | Daily Herald Correspondent Barrington-based drummer Billy Shaffer has spent his career playing for various rock, country and swing bands, ...

Drums & Drummer News
October 1, 2008

New Metallica album Is ‘Smokin’ Says Drummer Xfm Online, UK - 3 hours ago Metallica’s drummer, the usually quiet and demure Lars Ulrich, has spoken out on the controversy surrounding the mix of the band’s new album, ...

Footlose and fancy Drums Otago Daily Times, New Zealand - 20 hours ago The Barcelona troupe of dancers and musicians meld Spanish dance and African percussion, in a multi-cultural storm of drums, voice, tap and sand dance. ...

Veterans’ event gets help from Def Leppard drummer Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 30, 2008 A conference focusing on female veterans will get a little 1980’s star power from Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. Allen will lead one of two healing ...

Keeping America upbeat KSC The Equinox (subscription), NH - 13 hours ago At least once a day, Graham had a sectional with just the bass drums, which took place either on the field or in the practice room, depending on what needed ...

A (Wannabe) Drummer’s Story RockGamer.com, FL - Oct 1, 2008 I mean, who wants to play drums when everyone knows guitar is the best instrument? And who wants to sing? GUITAR MAN, GUITAR! So it came, and I decided to ...

WARRANT drummer Steven Sweet has posted the following road report: Metal Underground, MD - 8 minutes ago "Well, well, well. Here it is... Finally. The much awaited, long anticipated, highly overrated... no wait a minute, scratch that last proclamation ...

Drummer beats his way to competition finals ic CheshireOnline, UK - 9 hours ago by Paul Glynn, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News A DRUMMER from Widnes is hoping to beat away the opposition in order to establish himself as one of the ...

Drums & Drummer News
September 30, 2008

ABC News

Rock drummer released from Ga. burn hospital The Associated Press - Sep 29, 2008 (AP) — Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash more than a week ... Fontana native Travis Barker, popular drummer for Blink-182 ... Fontana Herald-News Travis Barker heads home after jet crash Stuff.co.nz Drummer Travis Barker Released From Hospital Singersroom News KWTX - Wired News all 716 news articles

CARMINE APPICE Says He Was Indirectly Involved In Creating LED ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Sep 29, 2008 I had to bang on the drums hard which eventually led me to get bigger drums. It's like anything: bigger amp, bigger louder sound. Bigger drums, louder sound ...

Celebrity auction to benefit Lit drummer LiveDaily.com - 21 hours ago All proceeds from the auction will benefit Shellenberger and Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosugical Institute in Los Angeles, where the drummer is being ...

eCoustics.com (press release)

Auralex Snares Acoustics in Yamaha's Drum Showroom eCoustics.com (press release) - 4 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Housing 12 different drum kits in one room is a loud endeavor, which is why Yamaha Corporation snared Auralex Acoustics (AES Booth 301), ...

Takbir Drum Competition Tempo Interaktif, Indonesia - 7 hours ago TEMPO Interactive, Makassar:The Repmal group won the takbir drum competition held on the 27 – 28 of Ramadan 1429 H at the Societiet de Harmonie Hall. ...

Drum school takes off Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK - 10 hours ago By Andy Woolfoot » BUDDING drummers can now get one-on-one tuition at a new drum school in Cricklade. Ollie Tanner started The Alternative Drum School on ...

Jam! Showbiz

Metallica drummer rejects claims their new album is too loud NME.com, UK - 20 hours ago Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has rejected fans' claims that their new album 'Death Magnetic' is too loud, and that the version available via the 'Guitar ... Lars Ulrich: 'Metallica's Future Depends On Our Health' Gigwise Metallica blast Death Magnetic sound claims TourDates.Co.Uk METALLICA - ULRICH REJECTS FAN'S ALBUM COMPLAINTS Contactmusic.com MusicRadar.com - The place for music makers - Crave all 15 news articles

They are beating up a storm here... The Statesman, India - 22 hours ago Playing percussion instruments and drums helps one to destress, he says. “In my drum workshop, I have people such as doctors and engineers who have ...

Drums & Drummer News
September 29, 2008

E! Online

Travis Barker Update- Expected to Spend Two More Weeks in Hospital andPOP, Canada - 15 hours ago (andPOP) - Music Producer Jermaine Dupri, a close friend of Travis Barker, the former Blink-182 drummer who was severely injured in the fatal Barker/AM ... Travis Barker “gonna be alright,” says Jermaine Dupri The Money Times Barker "Doing Good"; May Be Released in Two Weeks E! Online Travis Barker Will Spend Two More Weeks In Hospital, Jermaine ... MTV.com Chatter Shmatter - Contactmusic.com all 46 news articles

ScrapArtsMusic mesmerizies Iowa City crowd Gazette Online, IA - 11 hours ago They look more like Willy Wonka went to work with coils and tubing, making steel drums in funky geometric shapes and giant marimbas from 2-by-4s and -6s. ... Floods fail to foil Griffin's Iowa gig DesMoinesRegister.com all 2 news articles

Japanese dance groups perform at Kansas City festival University Daily Kansan, KS - 8 hours ago The groups showcased two types of Japanese Taiko, music created by combining beats and pitches of different types of drums. Hayley Fry, Wichita senior, ...

Telegraph.co.uk

LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JASON BONHAM Puts UK Home On Market - Sep. 27 ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Sep 27, 2008 According to Mirror.co.uk, LED ZEPPELIN drummer Jason Bonham put his £1.4 million (approximately $2.6 million) UK country house up for sale yesterday — amid ... Plant okays Zep tour? Winnipeg Sun Robert Plant to join Led Zeppelin for reunion tour Telegraph.co.uk Zep's Jason sells up for 'world tour' Mirror.co.uk Calgary Herald - Prefixmag all 79 news articles

PP Drums launches electronic kit miPRO, UK - Sep 26, 2008 JHS drum brand Performance Percussion has expanded its offering with the launch of an electronic drum kit. The new PP900E electronic drum kit from PP Drums ...

Rock Band 2 add-on lets you bang the drum loudly Boston Herald, United States - 9 hours ago By Jed Gottlieb It’s darn near impossible to criticize Rock Band’s formula: Guitar Hero + Karaoke Revolution + fake drums played with real drumsticks = a ...

Surrey drum teacher featured in bhangra documentary Surrey Leader,  Canada - 23 hours ago Bhuller is well-known as both a talented performer and teacher of the dhol, the double-sided barrel drum whose signature hollow high-bass sound is an ...

Contactmusic.com

METALLICA - ULRICH FEARS DRUMMING DRAMA COULD END METALLICA Contactmusic.com, UK - 12 hours ago METALLICA drummer LARS ULRICH fears his health will be the catalyst that eventually leads to the end of the heavy rock group - because he won't be able to ...

Interview With Psycroptic Drummer Dave Haley Metal Underground, MD - Sep 28, 2008 Out of the isolated realms of Tasmania, Australian tech-death act Psycroptic have made their presence on the scene known with 3 brutal albums of ...

Drummer Boy Cake Reader's Digest, NY - Sep 27, 2008 Looking for an impressive finale to your holiday dinner? This spectacular dessert, drummed up by our test kitchen, features a sweet-tart cranberry topping ...

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