Drums & Drummer News
November 14, 2008

Kids hit drums with Status Quo rocker! ChesterChronicle.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago Fifty Year 7 and 8 pupils from Tarporley High School attended a drum masterclass in Nantwich led by Jeff Rich, former drummer of Status Quo. ...

Lynchburg News and Advance

50 Plus: Drumming up business Lynchburg News and Advance, VA - 2 hours ago Fortunately, he has become good enough on the the drums to be in constant demand, both as a band member and a recording session backup. ...

3RD ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE DRUMS COMES UP THIS WEEKEND IN PUNTA GORDA LoveFM, Belize - 15 hours ago The Battle of the Drums Secretariat in Punta Gorda has organized two events as a part of Garifuna Settlement Day activities in that municipality. ...

openPR (press release)

Guitar & Drum Trainer Software for Musicians Wins at Shareware ... openPR (press release), Germany - 2 hours ago (openPR) - Renegade Minds' "Guitar & Drum Trainer" software for musicians won the "Best Vertical Market Program or Utility Award" at the Shareware Industry ...

Yudo Begins Worldwide Distribution of Its Next Generation of ... MarketWatch - Nov 13, 2008 Aero Drum: Even people who've never played the drums before will find the easy interface to be an excellent introduction to the art of drumming. ...

Teenage Cancer Trust Drum auction miPRO, UK - 21 hours ago Stuart Copeland Signed Silver Tama Drum. Also includes… Sting, Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers signed Remo drum head Mark Schulman (pictured), ... Help Norfolk's teenage cancer victims Norfolk Eastern Daily Press all 2 news articles

Gigwise

Lostprophets drummer goes solo NME.com, UK - 3 hours ago Rubin, who calls himself The New Regime, not only wrote the songs on the record on 'Coup', but also sang and played every instrument. ... Lostprophets Drummer For Solo Project Clickmusic Lostprophets Star Announces Solo Album Details Gigwise all 3 news articles

Galactic drummer Stanton Moore gives clinic in San Mateo Tri Valley Herald, CA - 12 hours ago By Aaron Kinney Stanton Moore, the drummer for New Orleans funk band Galactic, will present a drumming demonstration and clinic Saturday at Drum World in ...

Grateful Dead drummer Hart creates artwork from old-growth redwood Marin Independent-Journal, CA - 6 hours ago Erstwhile Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, already a hall of fame musician and author of four books, now joins his late bandmate, Jerry Garcia, ...

Drums & Drummer News
November 13, 2008

MEGADETH Drummer Issues Studio Update - Nov. 13, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 5 hours ago Commented drummer Shawn Drover (Glen's brother): "So I am once again leaving for San Diego and to Vic's Garage [MEGADETH's studio], which is about 95% done ...

Vancouver Sun

Hendrix drummer Mitchell found dead Irish Times, Ireland - 1 hour ago Hendrix’s stepsister Janie Hendrix said of the drummer: “He was a wonderful man, a brilliant musician and a true friend. “His role in shaping the sound of ... Mitch Mitchell, drummer for Jimi Hendrix Experience, dies at 62 International Herald Tribune Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies guardian.co.uk Jimi Hendrix drummer dies Toronto Star Houston Chronicle - Seattle Times all 726 news articles

Drum class Tuesdays at the Lichenstein Center in Pittsfield iBerkshires.com, MA - 19 hours ago Participants will learn hand and instrument technique, traditional drum and percussion rhythms and breaks, accompanying songs and challenging drum patterns ...

The Associated Press

METALLICA Drummer Sells BASQUIAT 'Boxer' Painting For $12 Million ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 9 hours ago According to The New York Times, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich sold "Untitled (Boxer)", a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, in a sale of contemporary ... Metallica's Lars Ulrich Sells Basquiat Painting for $14 Million Gigwise Basquiat painting sells for $13.5M at NYC auction The Associated Press all 182 news articles

Matchbox 20 drummer plays new solo material at Pop’s Thursday St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - 15 hours ago By Matt Fernandes Paul Doucette, longtime drummer and guitarist for 45 million-plus record selling Matchbox Twenty, is enjoying the ride, ... STARGAZING | ‘Saw’ man wanted to be an architect, Frank Miller ... Kansas City Star all 2 news articles

Gigwise

Babyshambles Drummer Adam Ficek Announces Solo Tour Gigwise, UK - 3 hours ago by Jason Gregory Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek has announced a solo tour for his side project Roses, Kings, Castles. The 16-date tour, which will take ...

Drums & Drummer News
November 12, 2008

The Who’s Roger Daltrey: “Keith Moon at His Worst Was Amazing” Rolling Stone - 2 hours ago Drummer Keith Moon, 32, died that year from an overdose of alcohol-withdrawal medication. At a Los Angeles screening of The Who: At Kilburn 1977 this week, ...

SATYRICON Frontman Interviews SLIPKNOT Drummer - Nov. 12, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 41 minutes ago ... OF BODOM gig at the Oslo Spektrum earlier this week where SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven interviewed SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison. ...

Schrödinger’s Drum Physics, DC - 17 hours ago ... the weird effects of quantum mechanics with a different sort of macroscopic object--a drum-like reflective membrane vibrating in an optical cavity. ...

From Taiwan, a blend of drumming, martial arts, tai chi, and dance San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago But U-Theatre strives to offer its audiences something even more powerful than a mesmerizing performance of drumming and movement: the opportunity for ...

The Music Column: Joe Chambers drums up some jazz history StarNewsOnline.com, NC - 43 minutes ago If you were lucky enough to be in the audience Oct. 15 at UNCW's Beckwith Recital Hall, you got to see Joe Chambers tear it up on the drums and the ...

ALESIS USB PRO DRUM KIT NOW SHIPPING GuitarGearHeads.com - 15 hours ago 11, 2008) – Alesis, the world’s leading manufacturer of professional audio equipment and studio electronics, announces that its USB Pro Drum Kit is now ...

RED RIVER REVIVAL Seeks New Drummer - Nov. 12, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 6 hours ago "We need a drummer. You need to be able to live in or near the Atlanta area. We are looking for a drummer who can tour. We need a drummer who doesn't have ...

Drums & Drummer News
November 11, 2008

Drumming in the desert The National, United Arab Emirates - 22 hours ago Julie-Ann Odell with her drums in Jebel Ali's Green Community. Paulo Vecina / The National Julie-Ann Odell is the founder and managing director of Dubai ...

LAist

LAist Interview: Street Drum Corps LAist, CA - 22 hours ago Los Angeles-based trio Street Drum Corps are living proof that the Hollywood rock star dream can never die. Widely recognized as the "punk rock Stomp" group ...

KONKHRA Drummer Featured On Danish TV - Nov. 11, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 19 hours ago Drummer Mads Lauridsen of Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA will be featured on the Denmark's TV show "God Aften Danmark" on TV2 in "a segment about (very) ...

SICK DRUMMER MAGAZINE UPDATE Imperiumi.net, Finland - 22 hours ago November is almost half gone, but there is still time to enter "Blast Off" our digital drumming competition. Get your video in for your chance to win a new ...

LADY MOURNING Announces Drummer - Nov. 11, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 18 hours ago "Yours truly, LADY MOURNING, proudly announces that Esko Salow will take care of the drumming duties in the band. Esko is familiar to the fans of FEJD, ...

Stuart drums up some top lunchtime grub WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 11 hours ago CELEBRITY drummer Stuart Cable has gone back to his roots, taking a lunchtime trip down memory lane. He joined mum Mabel at St Mair’s Day Centre in Aberdare ...

Drums & Drummer News
November 10, 2008

Autistic teen joins band, fulfills dream Bradenton Herald,  United States - 4 hours ago She told Ida Baker’s bandmaster, Richard Brown, about Kevin’s passion for band and cymbals. One evening in late September, Kevin and his mother, Lynn James, ... Band Competition The Ledger all 2 news articles

NICKO MCBRAIN, DEREK RODDY Take Part In THE BIG BEAT Drum Event ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 1 hour ago ... an annual drum festival staged by Donn Bennett Drum Studio near Seattle. Last year, 533 Woodstick drummers broke a record for drum sets played at one ...

The beat of a different drum Baltimore Sun, United States - Nov 9, 2008 By Cassandra A. Fortin | Special to The Baltimore Sun Some of the students at Ring Factory Elementary were excited when they heard a steel drum band was ...

Pupils enjoy drum workshop Sommerset County Gazette, UK - 45 minutes ago The children learned how to play the taiko drums with the correct posture, and were told to show some attitude. Sarah Scutt, director of music said: “The ...

Drum roll for youth cancer charity Bournemouth Daily Echo,  UK - 5 hours ago Each club played for three hours. All the sponsorship cash goes directly to the YCT Appeal. A bunch of drum-related prizes were donated by local businesses.

Updated 11/7: College of Lake County to host jazz drummer Libertyville Review, IL - Nov 7, 2008 Internationally renowned Los Angeles-based drummer Joe La Barbera will join the jazz musicians and faculty of the College of Lake County music department at ...

HELLOWEEN Drummer Schedules Signing Session At INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 1 hour ago Drummer Daniel "Dani" Löble of the German power metal veterans HELLOWEEN will take part in an exclusive signing session at the Agner Swiss Drumsticks stand ...

Drummers aim to beat record MiamiHerald.com, FL - Nov 9, 2008 BY EILEEN SOLER The sound of thunder ripped through downtown Hollywood, stirred by a storm from 135 drummers pounding and crashing on full drum sets into ...

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