Drummer Phil Baheux of the Belgian metal band Channel Zero has passed away on Aug. 10 at 45 years old.
Although the cause of death has not been confirmed, the band has issued a statement regarding Baheux’s passing, saying: “It is with great sadness that Channel Zero must announce the death...
Having publicly stated his unhappiness at the amount of UK aid headed for the now infamous ‘Bongo Bongo Land’, the right honourable Godfrey Bloom of UKIP fame is set to receive a brand spanking new pair of bongos from Dundee’s Rainbow Music.
In a public statement to Mr Bloom on the retailer’s...
Professional drummer Miles McPherson was preparing to tour Europe with Paramore next month but the serious injuries he suffered in a golf cart accident are threatening his livelihood.
Lights, music and tens of thousands of fans. That’s how world looks through McPherson’s eyes when...
Mike Portnoy has admitted that he would re-join Dream Theater if asked, but doesn’t expect the call to come.
The drummer, currently promoting the debut album from his new project The Winery Dogs, told Radio Futuro: “I would do it [rejoin Dream Theater] in a heartbeat. They are the...
Led Zeppelin fans have set up a campaign to have drumming legend John Bonham commemorated with a statue in his Worcestershire hometown.
In true rock legend fashion, drumming pioneer John Bonham left such an impression on the music world that local businesses from Redditch want to honour his...
Jon Brookes, the drummer with indie band The Charlatans has died aged 44.
He had suffered a seizure on tour with the band in 2010 and had been receiving treatment for a brain tumour.
Brookes had undergone several operations, but had still been working on new material with the band over...
ver the course of his career, Alice Cooper drummer Glen Sobel has developed a set of skills and strategies that have served him well in a variety of different playing situations. “It’s important to know how to read music and to be able to make a cheat sheet for yourself,” he says....
Sakae Drums has unviled Ash Soan and Neal Wilkinson as its first product endorsees for the UK.
Since entering the market back in 1967, Sakae had, until now, been responsible for manufacturing drums for Yamaha, who are now investing in a new purpose-built facility in China. As a result, Sakae...
Here is an interview with Dornik Leigh, drummer for Jessie Ware, he invited us to his Somerset House gig in London, where we got to meet in a sunny bar over looking South Bank and the Thames … work doesn’t get much tougher than this.
INTERVIEWER: Hello, please introduce yourself and tell...
Having become the first ever live band to reach the semi finals of Britain’s Got Talent last year, followed up with a performance for Her Majesty The Queen during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the Jive Aces are converting everyone to their very own style of music.
With the release of...
The Winery Dogs have really been hitting it off in recent months, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that drummer Mike Portnoy now considers the supergroup rock trio as his new home.
During a recent chat on “Eddie Trunk Live” radio show, Portnoy underlined that the...
Drum specialist Sonix has revealed that it has updated the specifications of its best selling 924 drum kit ahead of the London Drum Show, which takes place at London’s Olympia on October 12th-13th.
The all-inclusive fusion and rock 924 series is set to retain its six ply poplar shell, yet...
Gene Hoglan has drummed for more metal bands than would be prudent to list here, but his credits include legendary acts such as Testament, Fear Factory, Death and Dark Angel. Earlier this month, he announced that he’s hitting the road with The Gene Hoglan Experience. Starting this fall, Hoglan will...
Meinl Cymbals has made a new addition to its family of official artists in the form of British drummer Richard Spaven.
Spaven is the current drummer for Jose James’s band, which is now touring Europe and the US to promote the artist’s latest album No Beginning No End. The tour is taking...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s drummer has explained his collapse on a Toronto stage that cancelled the rest of the band’s tour was far more serious that he’d let on.
“I have finally arrived home after I collapsed and my heart stopped due to a cardiac arrest at the recent OMD Toronto...
