News Archive
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Los Cabos Drumsticks recently announced some new faces to their artist roster. Recent additions to their family of drummers include Harley deWinter (Un D Vided), Johan Nunez (Firewind), David Cates (session/ studio), Marek Sieroszewski, Danny Miles (July Talk), Franck Camus and Chris Sendat (Curtis...
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Ringo Starr, the former Beatles drummer, will travel to Lima this year, to play his first show in Peru.
MVV associates, the firm in charge of public relations for the event, confirmed that the concert has been scheduled for November 11, Peruthisweek.com reported quoting El Comercio.
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Monday, April 29th, 2013
Steve white is set to appear at Andertons Music store in Guildford, Surrey on 9th May.
Steve White doesn’t really need an introduction, but just in case you’re not a drummer Steve White is the legendary drummer that performed as a member of Paul Weller’s band and also as a member...
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Monday, April 29th, 2013
A documentary about Cream’s Ginger Baker is to be released on DVD on May 17.
Directed by Jay Bulger, ‘Beware Of Mr Baker’ captures the 73 year-old rock legend reflecting on his life from his South African home and follows him as he embarks on a 30-date sold-out European tour. The film...
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Sunday, April 28th, 2013
Grammy award-winning drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, whose resume includes working with names like Carlos Santana, John Petitucci Quartet, Tito Puente and the Afro-Cuban All Stars, permanenty cemented his place in history earlier this month.
The legendary drummer donated his...
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Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Now that he has been banned from competing, disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong has turned his attention to other passions, like playing drums in a reggae band.
No kidding – Armstrong turned up at the Austin Reggae Festival last Saturday and wound up on stage in front of 10,000 people...
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Friday, April 26th, 2013
Wizdom Media, the brainchild of world-renowned educator Dom Famularo and highly respected Broadway drummer Joe Bergamini, has announced the release of their latest instructional drumming book, Odd Feelings: A Guide To Odd-Meter Drumset Grooves. Written by Italian drummer and educator Massimo Russo...
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Friday, April 26th, 2013
Avery Molek knows how to rock. The 6-year-old from Washington, Pa., is a drumming prodigy and has become a rising YouTube sensation.
The first-grader’s YouTube channel has more than 60 videos of Avery jamming out to his favorite classic rock songs. His latest release, “Hot For Teacher,”...
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Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Music Radar and Rhythm magazine of Future Publishing have recognised the great work that My Drum Lessons is doing to help drummers earn money from their passion through drum teaching.
They have included a marvellous huge press release which can be seen
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Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Slipknot’s diminutive drummer Joey Jordison has a brand new project in the making.
He’s released precious few details about the project, but a teaser he’s posted online seems to feature Jed Simon, known for his guitar work with Strapping Young Lad.
“Hey guys, I’ve been...
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Meinl Cymbals have just announced that master-drummer Benny Greb is to perform a quartet of clinics throughout the UK in early May. The whistle-stop tour will visit Glasgow, Gateshead, Colchester and Bournemouth, and anyone who has witnessed Benny’s playing will agree that these will be evenings...
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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Drummer Dani Crivelli, who played with the Swiss metal band Krokus from 1987-1989, has passed away. The band revealed his death in a statement on their web site on Sunday (April 21).
Crivelli played in a band called Ain’t Dead Yet with fellow Krokus members Many Maurer and Tony Castell before...
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
ProGuard Hearing Protection, a leading supplier of custom fit solutions for music, industrial and sporting applications, recently announced the release of the Lin-Ear PR20 – a universal fit music earplug that will allow users to listen to loud music in critical and social situations without compromising...
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
John Densmore held a book signing at Bull Moose on Record Store Day which drew a grateful crowd.
Carl and Leslie Bruenn of Cobalt, Conn., decided to extend their vacation in Maine another day when they found out that John Densmore would be signing copies of his new book.
They were the...
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Red Bull Amplifier recently launched to help the most innovative new music start-ups make their next step by plugging them into Red Bull’s global channels and international network of music properties and events. The program is a creative partnership designed to help startups that are ready to scale...
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