Drum & Drummer News
March 16, 2007

' DE OIL DRUM CALLIN' Trinidad News, Trinidad and Tobago - 1 hour ago The Tourism Development Company (TDC) in conjunction with Pan Trinbago is hosting “De oil drum callin” at the Pan Yard Sensations series 2007. ...

Acoustic Drum Loop Sample Packs Sonic State, UK - 22 hours ago PowerFX has released three new items: Drumcraft 124 and Drumcraft 70/80 are two new sample packs consisting of acoustic drum loops with basic, workable pop ...

Aloha spirit drives drummer Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 3 hours ago Parks - an in-demand drummer who has played with Joan of Arc, Cex, Pit Er Pat and Chin Up Chin Up, in addition to his main gig with Aloha - didn't have ...

Drummer Billy 'Stix' Nicks to help raise money for NWI Red Cross nwitimes.com, IN - 6 hours ago A professional drummer since age 17, Nicks kept the beat at sock hops throughout the region in various groups, including his still-running Rhythm Rockers. ...

Fremont Tribune

Faith keeps this evolving musical group drumming up fans Fremont Tribune, NE - 20 hours ago By Debra Jacobsen/Tribune Correspondent. Five years ago, a pastor at the Arlington Community Church wanted a praise band for “Bring a Friend Sunday.” ...

Salem percussion ensemble heads to national competition Eagle Tribune, MA - 3 hours ago The Blue Devils' winter percussion ensemble began its season in November. Five months later, members have a third-place regional title under their belts and ...

Drum & Drummer News
March 15, 2007

Nhan Dan

Museum gets first Dong Son Drum Nhan Dan, Vietnam - 3 hours ago The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has added a Dong Son bronze drum to its collection thanks to a generous donation by a private collector. ...

Oshkosh drum group needs a new van Oshkosh Northwestern, WI - 4 hours ago The Drum Circle currently borrows vans from other local music groups and sometimes has to transport the instruments in their own cars, Cardell said. ...

TWISTED SISTER Drummer To Appear At New Jersey's CHILLER THEATRE ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 2 hours ago TWISTED SISTER drummer AJ Pero will appear at the Chiller Theatre Expo April 13-15 at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, New Jersey. ... TWISTED SISTER Drummer's 'Stairway To Hell' Is A 'Barbaric Assault ... Blabbermouth.net all 3 news articles

Tucson Citizen

'Sleepytime' drummer says group plays 'rock against rock' Tucson Citizen, AZ - 39 minutes ago "We are out to destroy ourselves with rock and roll music," says SGM drummer Matthias Bossi in a phone interview from Milwaukee. ...

Pyro Announces New Drummer Metal Underground, MD - 9 hours ago Paris-based hard rock band PYRO has announced the addition of drummer Anthony Hayet (ex-GLADBOOBY, SISYPHUS, KASHMIR) to the group's ranks. ...

Moving to the Beat of the Same Old Drummer New York Sun, NY - 8 hours ago By JOY GOODWIN. Mayumana, an Israeli company known for putting on rhythm-based variety shows, opened "Be" last night at the Union Square Theater — a ...

Drums, Drumming, & Drummer News
March 14, 2007

The Griot's Drum Ensemble Journal and Courier, IN - 7 hours ago By Michael Heinz/Journal & Courier-- Khabir Shareef of the musical group The Griot's Drum Ensemble, ... Full Size ». By Michael Heinz/Journal & Courier-- ...

After reality TV stint, son of Led Zeppelin drummer on tour ... International Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours ago His father, John Bonham, the legendary drummer for Led Zeppelin, had just died a few years before and Jason had grown up with music. Before the age of 10, ...

Drummer Tom Hunting Reunites with Exodus Metal Underground, MD - 9 hours ago He, other than the time spent out of the band, is the only drummer I've ever played with, and he and I have an unspoken language of metal that I am stoked ...

Help drummer Nik Braswell out with a gig Pegasus News, TX - 17 hours ago Local drummer Nik Braswell is looking for a gig. We know this to be the case because it says so on YouTube. He doesn't read sheet music, but he is available ...

Gigwise

REM Reunite With Drummer Bill Berry Gigwise, UK - 22 hours ago Drummer Bill Berry, who left the band a decade ago, performed a medley of early songs with Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills. ... REM working with U2 producer Soundgenerator.com all 2 news articles

Spectacular Drumming Showcase at Fire-Wind-Water Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - 14 hours ago Music lovers can expect to be thrilled by some thunderous drumming at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Fire Wind Water concert on Sunday 25 March, ...

Drums & Drummer News
March 13, 2007

Soilwork: Drums For New CD Completed Ultimate-Guitar.Com - 21 hours ago Soilwork's Dirk Verbeuren has laid down the drums tracks for the group's new album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. ...

Deadline nears for drum scholarship applicants Asbury Park Press, NJ - 4 hours ago McNabb, a Toms River High School South graduate, had taught the school's drum line since 1997. He also was a drum instructor at the Academy of Drums in Toms ...

Smart Loops Releases MIDI Drum Loops, Vol. 3 The Mac Observer - 8 hours ago Smart Loops announced the availability of MIDI Drum Loops, Volume 3, on Monday which provides over 500 measures of drum grooves and frills. ...

SoundJump Releases VDM-1 Vintage Drum Machines Reason ReFill Harmony-Central.com - 12 hours ago SoundJump.com is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their first product, the VDM-1 Vintage Drum Machines Refill for Propellerhead Reason. ...

Learning to the beat of a different drum Kennebec Journal, ME - Mar 12, 2007 Together, the two formed the core of a new group known as a "drum," a word that represents both the instrument they call Mother Earth's heartbeat, ... Palermo World Fair back for second year VillageSoup Belfast all 2 news articles

AR Native, Drummer For The Band, Sues Ad Agency Today's THV, AR - 2 hours ago Arkansas native Levon Helm, former drummer for The Band, is suing a Manhattan advertising firm over the use of the band's signature song, "The Weight," in a ... The Band drummer Levon Helm sues NYC ad agency over use of song WMC-TV all 90 news articles

NME.com

Gym Class Heroes drummer arrested NME.com, UK - 55 minutes ago However, it is known that the band were in Mexico ready to perform a track for a television show. It is understood that local counsel has been hired to try ...

Drums & Drummer News
March 12, 2007

Music Gear Review (press release)

Keeping the Beat: Yamaha Drums Celebrates 40 Years Music Gear Review (press release), PA - 12 hours ago For 40 years, Yamaha Drums have been synonymous with quality and durability. Yamaha drums have been heard on countless recordings, and the brand is the ...

Feeling the beat: The spiritual side of drum circles Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Mar 10, 2007 "It's a contemplative tradition," Blake says of the drum circle he's leading. "It speaks directly to the intelligence of the body." ...

CKY Drummer Reveals Side Projects Metal Underground, MD - 9 hours ago MTV.com reports that CKY drummer Jess Margera has revealed he's been keeping busy working on various side projects and lending his talents to other bands' ... CKY Clutch Fireball Ministry Supergroup antiMUSIC.com all 3 news articles

The Gauntlet

Saxon Drummer Issues Update The Gauntlet, CA - 9 hours ago "So we're off on tour again, via production rehearsals in Bad Soden, near Frankfurt. "Doug [Scarratt, SAXON guitarist] and I hit the Eurostar and the Ice ...

SOUL EMBRACED Featuring EVANESCENCE Drummer: New Song Posted ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Mar 10, 2007 Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from SHREDDED CORPSE, SOUL EMBRACED dissolved after creating one song for a ...

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Finishes Filming Instructional DVD ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Mar 9, 2007 STRAPPING YOUNG LAD/ex-DARK ANGEL/DEATH drummer Gene Hoglan has finished filming his first-ever instructional DVD. "Now, for a month of editing. ...

Maroon 5 dismiss 'bad blood' with drummer Irish Examiner, Ireland - Mar 9, 2007 Singer Adam Levine insists there was no animosity within his band Maroon 5 when drummer Ryan Dusick was forced to quit the group - branding his departure a ...

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