Lee Crystal, the former drummer for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, has passed away. Crystal was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1993 and his death is reportedly due to complications from the disease.
Although not many details have been revealed just yet, a post on Kayos Production’s...
Want to be the engineer on eight Tower of Power tracks? There’s an app for that!
Hudson Music, in collaboration with drumming master Peter Erskine and renowned mobile app developer Lucas Ives, have just released a brand new app for iPhone and iPad. The Code Of Funk app is adapted from David...
Mark Kadzielawa of Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with UFO drummer Andy Parker who talks about their new guitarist and also the bassist Pete Way. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Illinois Entertainer: Since guitarist Vinnie Moore joined UFO in 2003, there’s...
Following an intensely moving Joey LaCaze tribute performance at the first annual Housecore Horror Film Festival, a set which featured Dale Crover from the mighty Melvins holding down the drum kit, Eyehategod continues moving forward with new drummer Aaron Hill.
Later this month, Eyehategod...
HATE ETERNAL drummer Jade Simonetto has left the band to further his education and post-music career.
Comments Simonetto in a statement: “Being a part of HATE ETERNAL has been one of the greatest experiences of my life and parting ways is, by far, the most difficult thing I’ve ever...
German drummer Hannes Grossmann (OBSCURA, BLOTTED SCIENCE, ex-NECROPHAGIST) will release his first solo album, entitled “The Radial Covenant”, in December. In order to finance the album, Grossmann launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.com.
On his official web site, Grossmann...
Meinl Introduces New 16” Byzance Extra Dry Medium Thin Hihat
Meinl is proud to add a new 16” Medium Thin Hihat to its Byzance Extra Dry Series of cymbals, all of which are hand hammered from B20 bronze in Meinl’s own Turkish cymbal...
Congratulations are in order for drummer Matt Sorum and his longtime girlfriend Adriane “Ace” Harper. The happy couple finally tied the knot on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Palm Springs, Calif. surrounded by their family and friends.
According to US Magazine, Sorum (whose extensive resume includes...
