Drums & Drummers News
September 14th, 2007

Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper

The Dance of the Drums endures Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper, Bhutan - 7 hours ago 14 September, 2007 - For over centuries, Drametse Ngachham, the mask dance of the drums from Drametse, Mongar, was performed in the place of its origin only ...

Drummer's persistence beats on in legacy of music St. Petersburg Times, FL - 8 hours ago It was a major blow to a man dubbed one of Tampa's best-known drummers. Discouraged at first, Jeff told a Times reporter in 2004 that he would fight through ...

For drummer, it's all about the big band sound St. Petersburg Times, FL - 8 hours ago Dee got his start as a drummer playing in a dance combo in Bronx show clubs and ballrooms in the mid 1950s. Eventually, he graduated to larger ensembles and ...

DIVINE HERESY frontman Tommy Cummings said his drummer is faster ... HeavyMetalMusic.biz - 20 hours ago I think he’s far more technical and faster drummer than Raymond (Herrera, FEAR FACTORY drummer) is, and I think that shines through. ...

BlackNews.com (press release)

Wofabe: Second Annual African Dance and Drum Festival in Newark ... BlackNews.com (press release), CA - 28 minutes ago Wofabe: African Dance and Drum Festival will examine traditional African dance, how traditions have evolved and how they have been reinterpreted by ...

Ancient Taiko drumming beats a path to Highlands Inverness Courier, UK - 15 minutes ago The combination of costumed drummers working in almost choreographic fashion to produce exciting music from their array of traditional drums has captured ...

Drums & Drummer News
September 13th, 2007

Mixosaurus Expert Virtual Drums MacMusic - 3 hours ago Mixosaurus Expert Virtual Drums is a new 122 Gb Virtual Drumset powered, by Native Instruments Kontakt Player 2, that aims to provide "virtual drum ...

24dash.com

Song remains the same as Led Zeppelin return for a 'one-off' gig Scotsman, United Kingdom - 13 hours ago Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980 after drummer John Bonham died. His son, Jason Bonham, a professional rock drummer, will take his place alongside Jimmy Page, ... Led Zep for one-off gig Malaysia Star Led Zeppelin Takes Flight, For One Night Only Billboard How To See Led Zeppelin Reunion Boston Globe The Sun - TheDay all 619 news articles

Groove Agent 3 offers more realistic drum modeling Macworld, CA - 21 hours ago Among the many changes, Groove Agent adds 42 new drum styles and a drum sample import. Groove Agent includes two new modules — Special Agent and Percussion ...

Music Review: Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain - Global Drum Project Blogcritics.org, OH - 1 hour ago Their new release, Global Drum Project, due out Oct 2nd on the Shout Factory label, sees them hooking up with two other percussionists; Sikiru Adepoju on ...

Banging the drum for a percussion resurgence Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Sep 12, 2007 Founded in 1997, TaikOz plays original compositions on drums ranging from small hand-held instruments to huge 250-kilogram odaiko made from single tree logs ...

IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN To Perform At London's 'Drummer Live ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 16 hours ago IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain will perform at the Drummer Live event — described as "the ultimate day out for all drumming, percussionist and music ...

Drums & Drummer News
September 12th, 2007

Javno.hr

VIDEO:Gorilla Plays Better Drums Than Phil Collins Javno.hr, Croatia - 4 hours ago Currently one of the strangest commercials on the British market is the one for Cadbury products in which a gorilla plays the drums to Collins’s hit “In The ...

Drum Circle Not Meeting This Week University of Arkansas Daily Headlines, AR - 8 hours ago The Drum Circle will not meet this week. The normal meeting time is every Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm at the Multicultural Center in the Arkansas Union. ...

Contactmusic.com

STARR'S DRUM THERAPY Contactmusic.com, UK - 6 hours ago Former BEATLE RINGO STARR took up drumming as a teenager after finding it therapeutic. The rocker found he could release his emotions behind a kit. ...

Are you Ireland's fastest drummer? hotpress.com (subscription), Ireland - 2 hours ago Keynote are running a search to find Ireland’s fastest drummer. In addition to the inevitable bragging rights that will come with the title, Keynote have ...

Wired Blogs

Interviews From The Boredom's 77-Drummer Performance Posting Tomorrow Wired Blogs - 20 hours ago By Eliot Van Buskirk September 11, 2007 | 11:13:19 AMCategories: Events Remember when the visionary Japanese band The Boredoms corralled 77 drummers into ...

Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVE ADLER: New Audio Interview ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 51 minutes ago An audio interview with former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler conducted on Monday, September 10 by Gino Alache of Rockum Radio's "Breakin the Rock" ...

Sci Fi Tech

MIDI drum pants brings the noise, from your pants Sci Fi Tech, NY - Sep 11, 2007 Tyler Freeman, also known as odbol, is a musician/artist and has designed a pair of drum machine pants. The pants are loaded up with patches and connected ...

Drums & Drummer News
September 11th, 2007

CRITICAL MASS : Ringo Starr was not a Beatle lite Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 2 hours ago Ancient “drummer joke” Item: Ringo Starr, nee Richard Starkey, known to friends and family as Ritchie or Rich, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

PRESS RELEASE- Nightmare Recording artist SUSPYRE announces -new ... HeavyMetalMusic.biz - 20 hours ago Whitehouse Station, NJ – August 8, 2007–_Suspyre, a progressive metal band from New Jersey, would like to announce their newly christened drummer, ...

A Jazz Drummer Who Says Cuba, Sí; Salsa, No New York Times, United States - Sep 7, 2007 By BEN RATLIFF Since Cuban musicians, and drummers in particular, have played such a strong and complicated role in jazz’s history, the Cuban drummer ...

TIFF Review: Ex Drummer Cinematical, CA - Sep 8, 2007 Ex Drummer, the debut film from Koen Mortimer, leaves you feeling invigorated and disgusted --as if you'd just taken a shower in a high-pressure blast of ...

The Gauntlet

The Autumn Offering replaces drummer The Gauntlet, CA - 11 hours ago The Autumn Offering has announced the addition of drummer Allen Royal to their line-up. Here's the official word: "We are saddened to inform you guys about ...

How a gorilla and chocolate bar went superviral Media Guardian, UK - Sep 10, 2007 It's a good comedy sketch that you can watch and rewatch, but that doesn't explain why it has gone superviral, drumming its way through the consciousness of ... Cadbury's drumming gorilla spawns Facebook group Brand Republic (subscription) all 3 news articles

Drums & Drummer News
September 10th, 2007

Kid Rock, Tommy Lee Battle At VMAs — Watch The Video MTV.com - 6 hours ago It wasn't clear exactly what Lee said to Rock, but apparently after his words, Rock slapped the drummer, according to eyewitnesses. Lee, one eyewitness said ...

Music Gear Review (press release)

Drummer Live 2007 on Oct. 20-21 in London Music Gear Review (press release), PA - 11 hours ago The Drummer Live show is the ultimate day out for all drumming, percussionist and music enthusiasts. The UK’s greatest drum show is bought to you by Drummer ...

Fleetwood Mac musician drums up new career as vintner Arizona Republic, AZ - Sep 7, 2007 Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood's latest project doesn't involve recording studios or concert tours, but it subjects him to some demanding critics. ...

Acoustic Drum Loops And Samples Sonic State, UK - 24 minutes ago Natural Grooves has released the River Sessions Collection which they tell us consists of 300+ versatile acoustic drum loops and drum samples for ...

New York Times

Cheering Section Heart of Indians Baseball Beats From the Cheap Seats New York Times, United States - 21 hours ago John Adams has been taking his bass drum to the bleachers for Cleveland Indians games since 1973. “I’m just a sports fan,” Adams said. ...

Drums, dance help with expression The Morning Sun, MI - 10 hours ago Soon comes the sounds of hands hitting a goat-skin, goblet-shaped drum called a djembe, and the flag is passed from person to person, giving everyone who ...

New York Daily News

Former rock drummer starts small business to churn out stars New York Daily News, NY - 4 hours ago After growing up in Woodmere, LI, Lipps left home at 17 to study music in LA Soon after he arrived, he became the drummer for Black Cherry, a B-level band ...

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