News Archive
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Pink Floyd’s journey to prog-rock masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon was long and varied, and it’s one of the most fascinating stories in rock, with stops in blues jamming, otherworldly psychedelia and trippy folk music. It’s documented exhaustively in the recently released box set,...
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Monday, January 30th, 2017
It’s hard to imagine a more dramatic public unveiling than what Phil Collins’ son Nicholas experienced at the opening of the globally live streamed U.S. Open last August. The 15-year-old hadn’t even started his junior year of high school. But there he was, sitting silently behind...
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Sunday, January 29th, 2017
Taking classic songs and trying to make them your own may seem like a thankless task, but Arejay Hale and his Halestorm bandmates have made quite the art of it. On Reanimate 3, the band’s third EP collection of covers, they take on Metallica, Whitesnake, Soundgarden, Twenty One Pilots and more....
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Saturday, January 28th, 2017
Expert drum clinician Russell Gilbrook is teaming up with various music education facilities around the UK to bring his wealth of drumming experience to students. The Sakae Drums artist tours the world with rock legends Uriah Heep and is planning to connect with colleges and music teaching establishments...
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Friday, January 27th, 2017
The drummer’s mother revealed the overprescribing claims in a new memoir. Dr. Howard Kornfeld isn’t off the hook yet. The addiction specialist who was scheduled to meet with music icon Prince the day after his untimely passing, has been named as the same doctor who prescribed dozens of pills...
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Thursday, January 26th, 2017
On the heels of a massive successful North American tour, legendary & award winning melodic drummer Terry Bozzio is releasing rare and unreleased music digitally via his official website! Terry has worked with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Korn, UK, Missing Persons, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Allan...
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
Charles Bobo Shaw, a jazz drummer from St. Louis who worked with major figures of the 1960s and ’70s jazz avant-garde, died on Jan. 16 in St. Louis. He was 69. His death, at a hospice, was confirmed by the trumpeter George R. Sams, a friend and frequent collaborator, who said that Mr. Shaw was...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2017
Vic Firth has showcased a wide range of new drumsticks, beaters, mallets, stick bags and more. First up, there are five new Modern Jazz Collection models, which were developed collaboratively with drummers including Jeff Ballard, Greg Hutchinson, Joe McCarthy and Lewis Nash. Specs are as follows:
MJC1...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2017
The Avedis Zildjian Company is excited to introduce the new K Custom Special Dry collection at the 2017 Winter NAMM Show. This new cymbal voice is an extension of its world renowned K Custom family of cymbals, remastered for today’s modern musical styles. These raw and earthy cymbals deliver a...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2017
There are four brand new effects cymbals delivering new sonic options for drummers. The B8X Ballistic Crash features an innovative new hammer peen applied from the bottom up. This thin model is capable of high-pitched mayhem while remaining musical. It comes in 16” and 18” models.
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Saturday, January 21st, 2017
To mark the occasion, the DW has been given the distinct honour of being the first-ever drum manufacturer to be allowed to responsibly harvest Norwegian Spruce from the famed Paneveggio Forest in Northern Italy for the purpose of creating the drumsets. “Il Bosco Che Suona” (“The Singing Woods,”)...
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Friday, January 20th, 2017
A Vater Drumstick artist autograph signing is scheduled for Saturday 21st January at the Winter NAMM show. Taking place at 3pm, four influential drummers will be signing autographs at the Vater Drumsticks booth including: Abe Cunningham Deftones, Gil Sharone Marilyn Manson/Team Sleep, Mike Fuentes...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Porter & Davies are delighted to launch their new website and online store, where customers anywhere in the world can discover and buy direct the complete range of their world beating tactile monitoring systems. The newly designed online store and website provides customers with easy access...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
The latest Drum Workshop Collector’s Series Icon Snare honors legendary drummer, Terry Bozzio and the extraordinarily complex percussion piece written for him by iconic American composer and musician Frank Zappa entitled, “The Black Page.” Paying homage to this infamous composition for drumset...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
This is a simple and convenient way to get a warm Vintage or Jazz bass drum sound without changing the head or beater. The felt cover, with its faux shaggy fur outer layer simply drops over the pedal beater so it can be secured quickly, making it ideal for a drummer to use mid performance for a quiet...
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