SPIN Magazine has just confirmed what everyone has known for a long long time: Dave Grohl is the best (alternative) drummer on the planet.
Grohl, who plays guitar, sings and delivers SXSW keynotes, topped SPIN’s contentious and somewhat bizarre list of “The 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative...
Drum Workshop, Inc. and SABIAN have joined forces to develop a snare drum combining exclusive features from both SABIAN cymbals and DW Collector’s Series® Edge™ snare drums. The result is a unique drum that combines very musical SABIAN Cymbal Alloy with carefully-selected Lake Birch wood, said...
It wasn’t the average traffic stop on the Baltimore Beltway yesterday morning.
Maryland state troopers noticed a man playing a drum kit on the shoulder of the Interstate 695 inner loop, between Windsor Mill Road and Security Boulevard, around 10:30 a.m., a spokeswoman said.
He...
In November of 2010, Los Cabos Drumsticks launched a fundraising campaign called Think Pink in support of breast cancer research and related charities. The campaign began following Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 2010, as a way of keeping awareness in the media following a month of national...
Phil Buerstatte, former drummer for heavy metal band White Zombie, has reportedly been found dead over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. Unfortunately no further details have been provided at this point, but news is sure to come through shortly.
His time with White Zombie was short but eventful....
The Roots drummer ?uestlove can add “restaurant owner” to his resume once he opens his Chelsea food stand next Saturday. The joint, named Hybrid, will serve good eats described as, “gourmet fast food for the eclectic palate.” How could you say no to gourmet fast food?
Anthony...
In a really creative spot for Delta Faucet, Glenn Kotche, the drummer of the alt-rock group Wilco, performs a Motown classic entirely on automatic touch faucets.
Kotche stands surrounded by a contraption of faucets and other kitchen pieces. He kicks off a cool beat using a toothbrush, running...
Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo continues to mourn his late bandmate Jeff Hanneman with a new post on the percussionist’s personal Facebook page. Lombardo shared a picture of Hanneman and himself from “around 1982″ while regaling fans with a backstory on the punk rock roots shared between Hanneman...
Faroe Islands-based metallers TÝR are recording their new album at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Aborted, Mercenary). For drum tracking on the CD, TÝR has enlisted the services of George Kollias, one of metal’s most accomplished drummers, primarily known...
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 late...
The Hustlers split nearly 50 years ago and lost touch but now the band are back together and reliving their misspent youth.
They believe they could be one of the country’s oldest rock and roll groups with all its original members.
Formed in Brighton in 1960, The Hustlers played...
Steven Adler’s summer tour has been delayed — and for good reason. The former Guns N’ Roses drummer checked into a rehabilitation center to continue working on his sobriety, in turn pushing the tour back a bit. Adler’s frontman, Jacob Bunton, said the band was “truly sorry...
The Chilli Peppers drummer has launched the first in a series of podcasts which will profile “some of the greatest musicians of all time”.
Titled In Conversation, the podcast is presented by MusicRadar.com. “The invisible interview – that’s what I call it,” says...
The New York Assembly has approved a three-mile length of Route 375 (from Hurley to Woodstock) to be designated Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard. The town boards in both cities have already endorsed the designation — all that’s left is Senate approval and a signature from Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The...
Drummer Paul Thompson has joined legendary North-East folk-rock group Lindisfarne. The former Roxy Music man, 62, is part of a new-look line-up put together by the band’s original frontman Ray Jackson.
The band, whose classic 70’s hits included Lady Eleanor, Run for Home, Meet Me On...
