Drums & Drummer News
February 22, 2008

BLACK SABBATH Drummer Previews This Weekend's 'Rock 50' Show - Feb ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 18 hours ago "Our radio show this month will air on February 23. I hope you will join us. We'll be playing new releases in hardcore metal and some of the favorites from ...

CrunchGear

Go ahead and buy the standalone Rock Band drums CrunchGear, NY - 21 hours ago If you’re like me, you used to play drums all the time and then you lived in apartments during and after college so you stopped playing but then eventually ...

Pupils beat the drum for nursery visit Hamilton Advertiser news, UK - 3 hours ago The excited children from Forgewood Nursery visited the Braidhurst’s music department to be treated to a performance of the school’s African Drum Ensemble. ...

Former Third World drummer Willie Stewart shows how the beat goes on Broward New Times, FL - Feb 21, 2008 Although he's technically retired now, after spending 30-plus years as a reggae drummer, first for Inner Circle and then for Third World, the British-born ...

San Diego Union Tribune

GROOVE IS IN THE ART: Check out drum phenom Anotnio Sanchez San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 18 hours ago Antonio Sanchez doesn't really have three feet, he just plays the drums as if he does. By rapidly moving his left foot back and forth, this Mexico City-born ...

TÝR Announce Replacement Drummer For Paganfest Tour The Gauntlet, CA - 23 hours ago "Due to injury, Kári Streymoy will not be able to man the drum kit during the coming Paganfest tour in Europe, Canada and the US. ...

Drums & Drummer News
February 21, 2008

Rock Band drum kits hit stores SlashGear, AZ - 5 hours ago For would-be drummers out there that have been eagerly anticipating the release of stand-alone drum kits for Rock Band, your wait is finally over. ...

Rocker in tune with students; Crash Test Dummies drummer urges ... Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada - 3 hours ago Dorge lived large in the '90s as the drummer with Winnipeg rock band Crash Test Dummies that featured baritone-voiced Brad Roberts singing hits like ...

The Natural: Jazz drummer will share her talents at SWIC Belleville News Democrat,  USA - 5 hours ago BY TERI MADDOX Jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington has been blessed with natural talent, family connections and impeccable timing. She was considered a child ...

Clinton's New 527 Will Backfire. A Drummer Explains Why. Huffington Post, NY - 19 hours ago Back in my musician days awe had a drummer who hardly ever spoke. He just sat on his stool at rehearsals, a cigarette in his lips, and played his instrument ...

Drummer William Hooker will perform score to silent movie about ... St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - 11 hours ago Noted drummer William Hooker will perform his score to the 54-minute silent film, which portrays African-American life in a nonstereotypical manner. ...

TOOL Drummer Says His Time Playing With GREEN JELLŸ Was 'Pretty ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 19 hours ago While the group was best known for its album "Cereal Killer" and cult hit "Three Little Pigs", it was also where future TOOL drummer Danny Carey and singer ... GREEN JELLŸ Reunites, Plans US Tour - Feb. 19, 2008 Blabbermouth.net all 2 news articles

Velvet Revolver Drummer To Launch Clothing Line Starpulse.com, CT - 23 hours ago The drummer, who is currently a member of Velvet Revolver, has teamed up with designer Max Noce to create the Sorum Noce clothing line. ...

Drummer/producer/DJ/advocate ?uestlove The Independent Weekly, NC - 19 hours ago Hip-hop apologetics is mad 1990-ish to me. And yet, even in 2008, we find that conventional criticisms surrounding sampling law still largely consign hip ... ?uestlove talks hip-hop, doo-wop and his Roots Duke Chronicle all 2 news articles

Drums & Drummer News
February 20, 2008

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Atlanta 'Drum-Cam' Videos Available ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 11 hours ago BandRescue.com has posted "drum-cam videos" of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN's full January 16, 2008 set at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

Down to Earth (subscription)

How Shell drums created music history Down to Earth (subscription), India - 4 hours ago Crafted from oil drums, their lilting melodies were as essential to spectator sport—indeed all celebration—in the West Indies as rum and dancing. ...

Local drum group could be first 'Powwow Idols' Rapid City Journal, SD - 8 hours ago Standing Horse and Wind Eagle Singers of Keshena, Wis., are the last ones standing out of 14 drum groups from throughout the country that entered the ...

Duran drummer tells Britney to beat it for her own good Courier Mail, Australia - 1 hour ago DURAN Duran drummer Roger Taylor left the supergroup in the mid-'80s to escape the pressure of being a public figure and says troubled popstar Britney ...

Drummer helps Salem kids make music SalemNews.net, OH - 5 hours ago By MARY ANN GREIER SALEM — A traveling educator who taught some Salem students about making their own music plans to use his knowledge of drums to help ...

MACHINE HEAD Drummer Thanks Fans For Their Support - Feb. 19, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 20 hours ago She would always refer to me as 'the best drummer in the world.' Maybe it was a little biased, but that was just her way of inspiring me to always keep ...

IRON MAIDEN Drummer: 'This Has Been The Most Incredible Time Boys ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 13 hours ago "Well, well, well, this has been the most incredible time, boys and girls!! I have been so amazed at the response that you fans have shown us over the ...

Drums & Drummer News
February 19, 2008

The drums are crying, Tata Güines has died Granma International, Cuba - 22 hours ago BY PEDRO DE LA HOZ—Granma daily staff writer— • WITH his callused hands, sharp fingernails, always bursting with youthful vigor to the rhythm of his drums, ...

The Free Lance-Star

Drummer part of glue that holds community The Free Lance-Star, VA - 9 hours ago This cool cat of a drummer, who helped keep alive the music of Count Basie and Benny Goodman, was adamant about keeping his name in the background of ...

Feb. 27 performance will feature West African drums Rock Hill Herald, SC - 9 hours ago By Mary Jo Balasco · The Herald West African drum and dance group Borenya will perform at 9 am and 11 am and at 3:30 pm Feb. 27 at the McCelvey Center, ...

NW Evening Mail

Boom Dang to beat the drums on world stage NW Evening Mail, UK - 56 minutes ago Dalton drum band Boom Dang put on one its renowned displays A DALTON drum band was today set to take to the stage at a world renowned venue. ...

World champ Neil sticks it to drum rivals Edinburgh Evening News, UK - 3 hours ago A DRUM major who plays regularly at the Tattoo has won the Drum Corps World Championship title for the 11th time. Drum Major Neil Sloan, 43, ...

PRESS TV

Iran Drums to perform at Spanish fest PRESS TV, Iran - 21 hours ago The four-membered 'Iran Drums' ensemble will present pieces performed on the Tonbak and Daf, traditional Persian drum and frame drum. ...

Drums & Drummer News
February 18, 2008

Business offers drums, lessons to give 'magical' feeling Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - Feb 16, 2008 Glass beads, above, and a drum, left, designed by Elizabeth Orleski, co-owner of The DrumzZone/Home of NotBongos, are among the items sold at the shop. ...

Tampa Tribune

The Beat Of A Different Drummer Tampa Tribune, FL - 9 hours ago Artist Marjorie O'Meara loves to play her drums with music with other people and at her home in Sebring. "It brings me joy to see others bring themselves ...

Learning the drums takes some beating Ipswich Evening Star, UK - 14 minutes ago PLAYING the drums is all about feeling the right rhythm and getting into the groove. RHYTHM is not my forte- which is why I didn't have high hopes for my ...

Drums spread 'funk bug' Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Feb 17, 2008 Edwards, founder of the performance ensemble Like Water Drum and Dance, brought his group to the Performing Arts Center of Port Huron High School for an ...

African drum performance in Matamoras Pike County Courier - Feb 16, 2008 One drum and dance workshop will be held in Matamoras. In the villages in West Africa, drumming promotes personal and community awareness, while passing ... Ghanaian master drummer to perform at Sussex college Township Journal all 4 news articles

Ghanaian master drummer to perform at Sussex college Township Journal - Feb 16, 2008 Newton — Sussex County Community College will present Master Drummer, Maxwell Kofi Donkor, on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 pm in the Sussex Bank Theater at SCCC. ... African drum performance in Matamoras Pike County Courier all 4 news articles

A new kind of drummer The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - 21 hours ago It's hard to stand out when there's fourteen people onstage, but Joe Stolarick doesn't seem to have any problem making his presence known and adding his bit ...

Drummer STEVE RILEY Says The 'Other' LA GUNS Is 'A Band Of Scrubs ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Feb 16, 2008 Clint Hale of 210SA recently conducted an interview with LA GUNS drummer Steve Riley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: 210SA: Do you ever want to ... Book explores life of Lafayette native Axl Rose Journal and Courier all 3 news articles

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