Drummer & Drums News
August 10th, 2007

Music Gear Review (press release)

Guitar Center Expands Drum & Percussion Division Setting the Stage ... Music Gear Review (press release), PA - Aug 8, 2007 Jeff Lorenz has been promoted to the position of Director of Purchasing while industry veteran Glenn Noyes has been named Drum Buyer. ...

Musikfest's heartbeat Allentown Morning Call, PA - 3 hours ago By Veronica Torrejón | Of The Morning Call August 10, 2007 There, a master drum-maker and his assistant demonstrate their handiwork -- wood-sculpted drums ...

John Butler Trio drummer tries to save drowning man NEWS.com.au, Australia - 14 hours ago By Leonie Johnson A MAN drowned in Townsville's CBD yesterday, despite a desperate bid by the John Butler Trio drummer to save him. ... John Butler trio drummer's bid to save drowning victim Daily Telegraph all 3 news articles

Derby Evening Telegraph

MCFLY BY NIGHT - ALLESTREE'S STAR BAT IS BETTER KNOWN AS A DRUMMER Derby Evening Telegraph, UK - 3 hours ago ... the new star man's cricketing prowess - they were more excited about the fact that he was Harry Judd, drummer with the hugely successful pop band McFly. ... McFly star helps cricketers beat team from Sussex The Argus.co.uk all 2 news articles

Ditch your drummer and replace him with a robot - that's what Jay ... Mobile Digest, UK - 22 minutes ago Quick, someone send this video to the other bandmates in Babyshambles, the apparently nameless ones which could live next door to us and we wouldn't know ...

Cobra Starship Singer, Fall Out Boy Drummer Talk Animal Rights at ... PETA (press release), VA - 16 hours ago In an exclusive interview on PETA's youth Web site, peta2.com, Cobra Starship and Midtown lead vocalist Gabe Saporta and Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley ...

Drummer & Drums News
August 9th, 2007

Telegraph.co.uk

BBC Proms: What does a percussionist keep in his suitcase? Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 16 hours ago It is 10 o'clock on a Dublin morning, and for the past two hours I have been watching Currie assemble his array of drums, cymbals, bells, gongs, marimba, ...

My View: "Drum Cafe vs 1st Project" ArtslinkNews, South Africa - 4 hours ago There are lost opportunities in the staged show down between Drum Café and 1st Project: too much technological smoke; not enough performative fire. ...

Local drummer saves groove for Rock Hall-of-Famers Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 10 hours ago By Jon Bream, Star Tribune The drummer for Booker T. & the MGs was delayed in New York City -- first by flash flooding and then by airline schedules. ...

ORPHANED LAND Parts Ways With Drummer - Aug. 9, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 6 hours ago Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND has parted ways with drummer Avi Diamond. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "If there's a ...

Steinberg's Virtual Drummer Ships Sonic State, UK - 6 hours ago They say that Groove Agent 3 provides new virtual drummer modules, drum kits and a range of other features to provide a complete and unique virtual drumming ...

Top drummer to teach youngsters Worcester News,  UK - 38 minutes ago By Geoff Stewart A MONTH of creative sessions in Malvern for young people will come to crescendo next week when one of the country's top professional ...

Drummer & Drums News
August 8th, 2007

Joe Barresi's Evil Drums BFD expansion pack Pc Music, France - 22 hours ago Platinum Samples is proud to announce the release of Joe Barresi's Evil Drums, the second BFD Expansion Pack in their Master Engineer series of drum samples ...

Jonathan Windy Boy on judging drum groups Indian Country Today, NY - 11 hours ago Jonathan Windy Boy understands the importance of judging a drum or dance contest. For the past decade or so, Windy Boy, a Chippewa Cree, has judged any ... Southern Thunder brings experience and respect to the pow wow arena Indian Country Today all 2 news articles

Drum, bugle corps ready for finale Rockford Register Star, IL - 8 hours ago The Regiment has made the Drum Corps International Top 12 since 1974, and the group strives to finish in the top five. Division II and Division III corps ...

Bang the drum for 800 birthday bash ic Liverpool, UK - Aug 7, 2007 Organisers hope the August 28 drum-athon at St George’s Plateau could put the city in the Guinness Book of Records. Mutual Arising, which co-ordinates ...

JamBase

Beat The Drum with Sunny JamBase, CA - 19 hours ago Beat The Drum is an interactive community drumming show in which the audience is encouraged to drum along side Sunny Ortiz and Dr. Arvin Scott. ...

FORMER SKID ROW AND SAIGON KICK DRUMMER PHIL VARONE NEW DVD HeavyMetalMusic.biz - Aug 7, 2007 But few rockers have followed these words as closely as drummer Phil Varone, who over a four year period, allowed a thorough and no-holds-barred window into ...

Drummer & Drumming News
August 7th, 2007

LiveDaily.com

Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain reunite for 'Global Drum Project' LiveDaily.com - 19 hours ago By Kym Kilgore It's been 15 years since percussionists Mickey Hart [ tickets ] and Zakir Hussain [ tickets ] joined together in Planet Drum and collected ...

African drums stolen in break-in Gazette & Herald, UK - 2 hours ago By Raeanne Nightingale Eight west African drums were among a haul of items stolen during a van break-in last night. Thieves also made off with an elephant ...

Review: Acoustica BeatCraft music software Computeractive, UK - 2 hours ago Overall An excellent drum machine for both beginners and intermediate users but capable of quite complicated rhythms. The first task when creating a piece ...

Drum Legend Mike Portnoy Coming For Meet 'n Greet With Fans! OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee - 8 hours ago Modern Drummer magazine's “Progressive Rock Drummer of the Year,” is back for one hour only to sign autographs, pose for pictures, and visit with his many ...

VIOLENT STORM Taps Former WASP Drummer - Aug. 7, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 4 hours ago VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has announced the addition of drummer Stet Howland (WASP, ...

KISS Drummer Answers Fan Questions - Aug. 6, 2007 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 18 hours ago KISS drummer Eric Singer recently answered a few questions from fans via the band's official web site, KissOnline.com. The question-and-answer session ...

Drummer & Drumming News
August 6th, 2007

Triangle Musician Claims World Records For Drumming NBC 17.com, NC - Aug 3, 2007 That's because at his blistering rate, Eric Okamoto is drumming 27 times a second. And his minute-long stretch of 1620 beats earned him one of two world ...

Contactmusic.com

TBS Drummer Leaves Projekt Revolution Net Music Countdown - 9 hours ago Former Matchbook Romance drummer Aaron Stern will be taking over drumming duties for the TBS until O'Connell recovers. He said in a statement, ... Hernia Pulls Taking Back Sunday from Tour Aversion Taking Back Sunday drummer off Projekt Revolution due to back injury Monsters and Critics.com Taking Back Sunday Injury antiMUSIC.com The Gauntlet all 10 news articles

TROUBLE/RETRO GRAVE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has issued the ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 11 hours ago "Run to the Light" featured drummer Dennis Lesh, who replaced Olson after he left TROUBLE to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree in Film Scoring at Berklee ...

Kayo Dot recruits Behold...The Arctopus Drummer Metal Underground, MD - 18 hours ago Kayo Dot recently recruited drummer Charlie Zeleny of Behold...The Arctopus noteriety to handle the drums for them on their upcoming full-length. ...

Gigwise

Korn Drummer Quit Over 'Offensive' Demands According to band.... Gigwise, UK - Aug 5, 2007 by Chris Taylor Korn guitarist James Shaffer has revealed the band’s temporary drummer quit after making “offensive” demands of the band. ... Korn star speaks about "offensive" drummer Digital Spy Korn Drummer Quits Musicrooms.net Korn guitarist on ex-hired drummer Metal Hammer The Gauntlet all 11 news articles

Former Skid Row and Saigon Kick Drummer Phil Varone Bares Soul in ... Modern Guitars Magazine (press release), CA - Aug 5, 2007 But few rockers have followed these words as closely as drummer Phil Varone, who over a four-year period, allowed a thorough and no-holds-barred window into ...

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