Drums & Drummer News
February 29, 2008

Drums from a distance South Washington County Bulletin, MN - 1 hour ago Now a sixth-grader at Crestview Elementary School, he knew about the African Drum Band when it started at the school while he was in first grade. ...

MTV.uk

Vampire Weekend Drummer Hurt MTV.uk, UK - 1 hour ago Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Thompson was hit by a car last night after the NME Awards. The New Yorker was taken to hospital after the incident outside the ...

Fine-tuning his drum set The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 8 hours ago Part of his musical approach comes from the fact that he always tunes his drums, part from his deep knowledge of the American popular songbook and jazz ...

From China - JIGU! Thunder Drums of China San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 12 hours ago Thunder Drums of China The drum sound shakes the earth. JIGU! Thunder Drums of China are roaring through the Bay Area on their first official N. Amer. tour ...

Velvet Revolver Drummer Readies Rock Couture Line Spinner, NY - 20 hours ago A partnership forged when Milan-bred high fashion designer Max Noce started crafting clothes for the former Cult and Guns N' Roses kitman more than a decade ...

Former SOILWORK Drummer Joins 5TH SONIC BRIGADE - Feb. 28, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 21 hours ago 5TH SONIC BRIGADE, the new Sweden-based band featuring former ALICE COOPER guitarist Ryan Roxie, has been joined by Henry Ranta (ex-SOILWORK) on drums and ...

Drums & Drummer News
February 28, 2008

Vancouver Sun

Jimi Hendrix drummer - and California Rasin - dies NME.com, UK - 1 hour ago Buddy Miles, the drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s group Band of Gypsys, has died aged 60. The drummer, who had congestive heart failure, passed away at his home in ... Hendrix's drummer Buddy Miles dies RTE.ie Hendrix drummer Buddy Miles dies BBC News Buddy Miles, 60; drummer with Hendrix, voice of California raisins Los Angeles Times Reuters - Los Angeles Times all 137 news articles

Young drummer beats the other 500 Hereford Times, UK - 20 hours ago By Paul Broome A TALENTED county musician has fought off competition from around 500 hopefuls to be crowned Young Drummer of the Year. ...

African drums make a change for pupils Kent Online, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago Usifu Jalloh, from educational charity Music For Change, brought African drums to Swanscombe Infants School, in Keary Road, Swanscombe, for the children to ...

The Sun

Rooney quits guitar for drums The Sun, UK - 16 hours ago The England star struggled with the basics, and has now set his sights on a new instrument — the drums. The striker revealed: “I’ve been trying to learn to ... Wayne Rooney to but red-seated McLaren for 350K pounds TopNews Rooney signs for McLaren car The Sun all 8 news articles

Tsolmon of the Drums UB Post, Mongolia - 9 hours ago As he goes on stage with his fellow drummer, co-partners and students, the evening marks the first show of drums in the country’s music history. ...

Asian-American drumming ensemble Portland Taiko delivers a feast ... The Olympian, WA - 2 hours ago "There is everything from very small drums to very large drums. And the kind of emotions and feelings that the different songs have are really varied. ...

Locals make human drum Port Lincoln Times, Australia - 11 hours ago A MASSIVE drum made up of music fans dressed in red and white was formed on Tuesday evening in a bid to get the Triple J One Night Stand competition to Port ... Don your colours Port Lincoln Times all 2 news articles

Business Gazette

Paint Branch’s one-of-a-kind drum line Business Gazette, MD - 13 hours ago Michael Figeroa, 9, said learning to play the steel drum was difficult but he had a lot of fun. ‘‘We still managed to get through and make it sound good,” ... Students 'steel' the show Delmarva Daily Times all 2 news articles

Drums & Drummer News
February 27, 2008

Paulatuk students build drums for their school Northern News Services (subscription), Canada - 19 hours ago Students from grades primary through 12 were given the opportunity to help construct six traditional drums that will remain at the school for use in future ...

Drummers present a compelling world The Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 9 hours ago Athin riffle of reed flute gently pierces the thunder of barrel-sized drums. This is Japanese taiko drumming as performed and taught by the Western ...

Free Software Drum Sampler Sonic State, UK - 23 hours ago The SuperDrumFX (SDFX) is a software drum sampler for Windows. It is available for free download with a 13.6 MB sample library. ...

The Spoof (satire)

Rolling Stones' Drummer To Undergo Groundbreaking Surgery The Spoof (satire), UK - 9 hours ago Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts, 68, has announced that he will undergo surgery later this week to fuse himself to White Stripes drummer, Meg White. ...

One Jazz Drummer Honors Another Hartford Courant, United States - 12 hours ago "Love at first sight," says drummer/percussionist Jaimoe, whose wife, Catherine, was a Connecticut resident when the two met at an Allmans concert at the ...

DIO/Ex-AC/DC Drummer To Play With UFO Tribute Band - Feb. 27, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 8 hours ago DIO/ex-AC/DC drummer Simon Wright will perform with the UFO tribute band ROCK BOTTOM on Thursday, February 28 at Paladino's in Tarzana, California. ...

ANTHRAX Drummer Goes Back To School - Feb. 26, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 16 hours ago Charlie Benante, drummer for thrash legends ANTHRAX, spent Monday, February 11 back in the classroom. Benante turned the Woodlawn Middle School in Lawn ...

Drums & Drummer News
February 26, 2008

Drumming away the stress Sofia Echo, Bulgaria - 5 hours ago Martin led us in different exercises in which we would beat on the drums or raise the dead with our percussion instruments. A number of the rounds were ...

BBC News

Drummer inspired by family tree BBC News, UK - Feb 25, 2008 Drummers in rock and pop groups aren't usually known for their skills with classical instruments. But Kyle Voros, of up-and-coming band Frame 3-13, ...

Pageant of Drums Set For July 6 News Dispatch, IN - 22 hours ago MICHIGAN CITY - Tickets are on sale for the 48th Pageant of Drums Drum & Bugle Corps Show. It is co-sponsored by the Michigan City Summer Festival Committee ...

Taiko keeps beat of Japanese tradition The Brown Daily Herald, RI - 6 hours ago Building these drums and learning to play them has been the focus of the Brown Taiko group since its inception in 2004. Taiko drumming was brought to Brown ...

Students 'steel' the show Delmarva Daily Times, MD - 4 hours ago John Syphard, a SDSA social studies teacher, started the school's steel drums program -- "Steel the Show" consists of about 35 students in grades six ...

TOURNIQUET Drummer Offers Update On Label Search, New Album - Feb ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 2 hours ago "Many people have been asking us, 'When are we going to get a new TOURNIQUET album? 'Where Moth and Rust Destroy' came out in 2003. ...

PAROXYSM Announces New Drummer - Feb. 25, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 13 hours ago Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based technical death metallers PAROXYSM have announced the addition of drummer Alekseïev Delbès to the group's ranks. ...

Drums, Drumming, & Drummer News
February 25, 2008

miPRO

Yamaha drum up a treat for Musikmesse miPRO, UK - 2 hours ago The All Star Groove Night coincides with the introduction of Yamaha’s new DTXtreme III electronic drum sets and the high-end PHX Phoenix drum kit that aims ...

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree to stand for Labour Times Online, UK - 14 hours ago Dave Rowntree, the drummer in the band Blur, is to stand for Labour at the next general election. The 43-year-old, a long-standing member of the Labour ...

Chili Peppers drummer keeps busy while band rests Reuters Canada, Canada - Feb 23, 2008 The drummer recently met with veteran actor Dick Van Dyke about recording a rap for a future recording. What Smith is most excited about, however, ...

Drummer sets sights on fame Northwich Guardian, UK - Feb 24, 2008 By Staff reporter A DRUMMER, who grew up in Northwich, has fame and fortune firmly locked in his sights after appearing on an ITV talent show. ...

MLive.com

Innovative Blue Men 'mock-rock' to perfection MLive.com, MI - 9 hours ago This ingenious drumming instrument created by the Blue Man Group from a spiderweb of PVC tubes and pipes, is a testament to the group's inventive mindset. ... Perpetual motion in a shade of blue Buffalo News all 2 news articles

CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster will guest on Sherwood, Maryland's ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - Feb 23, 2008 CLUTCH has made its Australian release, "Heard It All Before", available domestically. The live show recording from the December 13, 2007 performance will ...

Jazz drummer Mel Zelnick succumbs to heart attack Prescott Daily Courier, AZ - Feb 23, 2008 MAYER - Mel Zelnick, a drummer who gained notoriety as a band member of jazz icon Benny Goodman in the 1950s and later as a touring recording artist for ... Jazz drummer Mel Zelnick succumbs to heart attack Prescott Daily Courier all 3 news articles

West African drumming keeps mom-to-be on/off her feet BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - Feb 23, 2008 They move fast, coordinate their choreographies and bang intensely on their drums. Nothing, one would imagine, a woman eight months pregnant would attempt ...

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