News Archive
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Bob Henrit’s ‘Banging On’ Book Published
It”s a hugely entertaining memoir of the legendary British drummer whose unerring sense of timing and rhythmic flair provided the rock solid base for Adam Faith, The Roulettes, The Kinks, Argent, The Zombies, Don McLean, Richie...
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Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Drummer Vinny Appice has a long history of playing with some of rock’s greatest bands and though he was part of the Heaven and Hell revival of the Ronnie James Dio era Black Sabbath, Appice says he was not contacted when Bill Ward fell out of the Black Sabbath reunion.
Speaking with The Rockpit,...
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Monday, December 30th, 2013
Drummer Mark Pusey gives his view on Ricky Lawson:
Ricky Lawson: 1959-2013
It had just gone 10:30pm on Christmas Eve when I heard that Ricky Lawson, had passed away. He had suffered a brain aneurysm on stage on the 13th December and had never managed to recover. I’m...
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Monday, December 30th, 2013
When it comes to playing fast, few can beat Gene “The Human Drum Machine” Hoglan.
“There are young dudes coming up behind me who want to take my throne, but I’m not going to give it up that easy,” says Mr. Hoglan, 46 years old, who warms up with drum sticks twice...
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Sunday, December 29th, 2013
Lebanese guitarist and composer Amadeus Awad has already worked with some of the greatest musicians from the world of prog in the past, including Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree fame, Russell Allen (Symphony X), Amanda Somerville, Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen) and Kevin Moore (Dream Theater), to...
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Saturday, December 28th, 2013
Covington, Louisiana outfit Meridian has checked in with the following announcement about lineup changes within the band:
“It seems we may have found a replacement for our recently departed vocalist, however, due to conflicting life choices, we are now without a drummer.
“We...
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Friday, December 27th, 2013
Drum specialist Craig Blundell casts an eye back over the Music Show, an educational show that made its debut last month at Manchester Central…
I remember in 2006 ringing my boss to take a sickie then packing my car and driving up to the NEC in Birmingham. I arrived at this huge centre...
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Friday, December 27th, 2013
Studio drummer Ricky Lawson, a collaborator with musicians including Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Whitney Houston, has died at a suburban Los Angeles hospital following a brain aneurysm. He was 59.
Lawson’s uncle, Paul Riser of Detroit, said Tuesday that Lawson was...
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Thursday, December 26th, 2013
Drum monitoring specialist Porter & Davies has announced the expansion of its UK retail distribution, with the addition of seven new partners across the country.
Joining Cato Music, John Henry’s and Matt Snowball Music, the firm has added Sound Attak (Colchester), Rock & Roll Music...
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Thursday, December 26th, 2013
Rings of Saturn have announced that drummer Jesse Beahler has quit the band. The group is currently looking for a replacement.
The band released the following statement:
“Our drummer, Jesse Beahler, has made the decision to leave Rings of Saturn in order to put all his concentration...
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Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
Research from Dawsons points to a link between musical ability and success in other areas of life such as work, parenting and yes, the sex.
Most notable is the emphasis and importance professionals and high earners place on musical ability, and their own desire to have spent more time learning.
A...
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
Harvard scientists have today suggested the widely held theory that learning an instrument can boost intelligence is merely a myth.
For years, drummers have often been cited as sufficient evidence by which to debunk this theory, yet new research from Harvard suggests that there has never been...
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Tuesday, December 24th, 2013
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has spoken for the first time about drummer Joey Jordision’s decision to quit the band.
It was revealed that Jordison had parted ways with the group and cited “personal reasons” as the motivation behind his departure, with the band promising to...
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Monday, December 23rd, 2013
More than four decades after Carlos Santana and his drummer Marcus Malone parted ways, the two were reunited on the streets of Oakland, California, where the talented musician has been living after falling on hard times.
The heartwarming encounter was made possible thanks to the efforts of...
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Sunday, December 22nd, 2013
Ricky Lawson, the Detroit-born drummer who became one of the music industry’s session superstars, is in critical condition at Long Beach Memorial Hospital in California, a hospital spokeswoman said this evening.
Lawson’s uncle, Paul Riser, said there is no activity in Lawson’s brain stem,...
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