Drums & Drummer News
May 9, 2008

Banging the drum ...disfigure it out! GazetteLive, UK - 10 hours ago Taiko is Japanese for drum, but this show is no ordinary exhibition of drumming skills. Mugenkyo are the UK’s first and only professional touring taiko ...

UK News

Professor Named to Drum Corps Hall of Fame UK News, KY - 22 hours ago "It's a great honor to be recognized by your peers and to share this award with so many friends and colleagues in the drum corps activity," said Campbell. ...

Veteran LA Drummer/Composer Frank Briggs Leads an All-Star Band in ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Drummer, Composer Frank Briggs is joined by an All-Star group of musical soul mates on his first solo release. ...

Former MUSHROOMHEAD Singer, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Drummer Discuss ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - 10 hours ago DX Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently spoke to Jason "J" Popson (MUSHROOMHEAD, IN COLD BLOOD, Fractured Transmitter Records) and drummer Gene Hoglan ...

How the tablas have turned for Hussain Toronto Star,  Canada - May 8, 2008 "The Masters of Percussion showcases people and traditions not seen in this part of the world," says Hussain on the phone from the latest stop on the ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 8, 2008

Lit Drummer Suffers Brain Tumor Aversion - 4 hours ago Lit's plans are on hold as its drummer's hospitalized due to a recently diagnosed brain tumor. The pop-punk band announced that Allen Shellenberger was ...

'Geezer' drums up respect Brantford Expositor, Canada - 4 hours ago When the Ontario Conservatory didn't offer saxophone lessons, which were his first choice, he decided on drums and continued on with lessons until age 16 or ...

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Living Colour drummer Will Calhoun offers clinic at Portman’s Connect Savannah.com, GA - 18 hours ago BY JIM REED THOUGH BEST KNOWN AS THE INVENTIVE TRAP DRUMMER in the groundbreaking fusion band Living Colour (whose aggressive and noisy metallic funk helped ...

How To Record Drums Sonic State, UK - 20 hours ago The result is a six-part How to Record Drums video interview, as well as other videos covering how Martin uses various PreSonus products and even a “Words ...

Local drum group gives back Arlington Advocate, MA - 55 minutes ago The Mystic Drummers is a community African-style drum troupe founded by Arlington resident Linda Shoemaker in 2000. The group performs with the world music ...

City on a Hill Press

Hidden Music Shop Exposes Local World Music Scene City on a Hill Press, CA - 5 hours ago Frame drums, doumbeks, congas, gongs and smaller bells and chimes fill the room. Adjacent to them lies an area specifically for refurbishing old and damaged ...

'Hootie' article incorrect; drummer with band Murfreesboro Post, TN - 20 hours ago The show wasn’t to be billed as a Hootie & the Blowfish show because the drummer recently left the band. Mike Kelly, road manager for the band, ... Hootie members to play Bluesboro Murfreesboro Post all 2 news articles

Metallica Drummer Hints At 'mission Metallica' Content KBS Radio, Canada - 20 hours ago Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told a Los Angeles radio station on Monday (May 5th) that the band's new web site, MissionMetallica.com, will showcase the ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 7, 2008

ATREYU Drummer Checks In From Australia - May 7, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - 1 hour ago The five profile videos follow Varkatzas as he travels to Thailand to learn Brazilian ju-jitsu, drummer Brandon Saller talking about his new toy company, ...

LabnewsOnline

Throw out the drummer jokes - rhythm is clever LabnewsOnline, UK - 15 hours ago Swedish researchers have demonstrated a correlation between general intelligence and the ability to tap out a simple regular rhythm. ...

RHINO BUCKET Recording New Album With DIO/Ex-AC/DC Drummer - May 5 ... Blabbermouth.net, NY - May 5, 2008 EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, is currently in the studio recording a new CD for a late ...

Sto Corp. to Host Industry's First Bucket Drumming Contest ForConstructionPros.com, MD - 20 minutes ago ATLANTA, GA - Sto Corp. announces the first annual Sto Bucket Drumming Contest, a competition to find the best bucket drummer in the building industry. ...

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JCC professor drums up interest in trip to Ghana The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 15 hours ago Douglass will be speaking on his experiences, including making drums with master drum maker Alfred Owusu and drumming lessons at The National Theater in the ...

Police choose NY for their last show San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 12 hours ago Frontman Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland made the announcement Tuesday at a news conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 6, 2008

REVIEW: Noise Ensemble at Worthing Littlehampton Gazette, UK - 53 minutes ago And what they can do with drums, of every size and shape imaginable, and xylophones is nobody's business – and all brought about with the type of skill that ...

Joshua Sack, 22, rock drummer Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 6 hours ago A graduate of Lower Merion High School, Mr. Sack played piano, upright bass and guitar as well as drums. He studied drums at Berklee College of Music in ...

Gigwise

5 questions for... Greg Alsop, drummer of Tokyo Police Club Calgary Herald,  Canada - 6 hours ago Q: There was a two-year gap between your debut EP, Lesson in Crime, and your new album, Elephant Shell. Some have suggested it was a long wait given the ... The Police beat Edmonton Sun Cops on the Beat Winnipeg Sun Fan club should stick with Police Club Toronto Star all 7 news articles

Greek Yani rolls out African beat Illawara Mercury, Australia - 5 hours ago Playing African drums is just one side of a passion that has led to his wife and young son being forced to share their home with a collection of more than ...

Drum beats bring world culture to Irving Sioux City Journal, IA - 5 hours ago "Some of our students may not be musical," Bourne, Irving Elementary's music education teacher, said, "but everybody can drum." Students from all of ...

Gene Hoglan To Teach You To Drum Undercover Music News, Australia - 5 hours ago by Tim Cashmere - May 6 2008 Not to limit our reach or anything, but if you're not a heavy metal drum nerd, you might want to move on to the next story. ...

Unbelievable Story......World's Youngest Drummer Lew Rockwell, CA - 10 hours ago A 3-year-old Detroiter with a 20-piece, custom drum set, who jams with famous session players and assorted musicians. Julian Pavone started drumming at the ...

Drums & Drummer News
May 5, 2008

Drums help psychotherapist deal with parents' deaths Los Angeles Times, CA - May 2, 2008 Having played drums as a child, Graber wandered one day into the workshop of Remo recreational music center in North Hollywood. He struck up a conversation ...

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Beatles exist because mandatory national service ended: Ringo Starr Thaindian.com, Thailand - 6 hours ago London, May 5 (IANS) Legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr thinks the end of mandatory national service in Britain made it possible for the group to exist. ... BEATLES - RINGO STARR: 'THE BEATLES WERE SOLDIERS THAT NEVER ... Contactmusic.com McCartney and Starr to reunite? Ireland Online Macca and Starr to reunite for a historic performance? DailyIndia.com all 29 news articles

Little drummer boy has big talent DetNews.com, MI - 8 hours ago He's always asking to get on the drums," said Powell, who's producing and network-shopping a reality television show called "Finding Julian's Band. ...

Windsor Hill boys follow a new beat Charleston Post Courier, SC - 9 hours ago Several mornings each week, Windsor Hill's Beaux Hawks group gets pumped up for the school day by playing African drums, shaking maracas and ringing bells. ...

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A Different Drum SDSUniverse, CA - 6 hours ago More than 30 fourth, fifth and sixth graders drum, sing and dance. Ho-Asogli co-director Kathie Zaccaria, a staff member in the School of Theatre, ...

National drum festival for Northampton Northampton Chronicle & Echo, UK - 5 hours ago A national drum festival will be coming to Northampton as part of its 10th anniversary tour. Drumfest 2008 includes performances from Black Eyed Peas ...

The beat of a different drum Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 10 hours ago Band Director Rob Reams became familiar with Taiko, literally, meaning "fat drum" in college at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. ...

AEROSMITH Drummer to Guest On 'New England Newsmakers' - May 3, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - May 3, 2008 AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer will guest on the "New England Newsmakers" show with host Sarah Zapp on Sunday, May 11 at 6:30 pm on CN8, The Comcast Network ...

Chronicle-Telegram

Drummer beats his competition for dream job Chronicle-Telegram, OH - 8 hours ago At 27, Elyria native Jason Ginter is looking forward to a life that’s only a dream for many musicians. That’s because Ginter snagged the job of principal ...

ANYTHING ON FIRE Drummer Killed In Car Accident - May 3, 2008 Blabbermouth.net, NY - May 3, 2008 According to a press release issued by Forsaken Recordings, ANYTHING ON FIRE drummer Tripp Joye was killed last last night (May 2) in an automobile accident ...

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