An ace new drumming book needs your help to get into production.
Deirdre O’Callaghan is putting together The Drum Thing, a collection of photographs of, and interviews with, some of the drum world’s biggest names.
Featured within the book we have the likes of Chad Smith,...
Former Korn drummer David Silveria went on record a few months back sharing that he would be open to returning to the band to “restore the groove.” However, after recent comments on his Facebook page aimed at bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy’ Arvizu, the odds of that ever happening seem pretty slim.
It...
Joey Jordison has parted ways with Slipknot.
In a statement, the Iowa metal icons pointed to personal reasons being behind Jordison’s departure.
Slipknot said: “It is with great pain but quiet respect that, for personal reasons, Joey Jordison and Slipknot are parting ways....
Unlike all current drum machines, the BeatBuddy is in a pedal format, granting musicians a previously unobtainable ability — hands-free, creative control of a beat. This gives solo musicians the benefit of drums without a drummer.
“Drummers are hard to come by, and drum sets are even harder...
Our very own tutor Matt Dean saw his second book published on 16th December 2013.
Following the success of his last book The Drum: A History he was asked to write a second book for the same publisher....
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told BBC Radio One that he’s nervous about letting fans select the band’s set list for each night on its European tour next summer.
Ulrich, who usually writes the set list, explained, “It certainly gives me butterflies in the stomach in a good...
Warning Will Robinson is Bissonette”s third solo release and his first pop vocal album. The album is a dynamic modern fusion of rock, pop, electronica, dubstep, funk, bebop, and jazz, along with Bissonette”s signature epic drum solos, heavy-hitting guitars from guest musicians, and a lost-in-space...
Grammy Award-winning composer and drummer Ricky Lawson has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke.
The percussionist, who has worked with the likes of Michael Jackson, Phil Collins and Earth, Wind & Fire, was reportedly in the middle of a weekend (14-15Dec13) concert in the U.S. when...
Chad Sexton of 311 joins Sabian Artist Family
Sabian is proud to announce that Chad Sexton of 311 is now endorsing Sabian Cymbals. Chad founded 311 in 1988 with his bandmates in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his career using the Sabian cymbals that can be heard on the band’s first 3 records....
Maureen ‘Moe’ Tucker has expressed her sadness at the death of her former Velvet Underground bandmate Lou Reed.
Reed died in October at the age of 71 and Tucker has written an obituary in The Guardian mourning his loss.
“He was a good friend through everything,”...
Richard Coughlan, the original drummer for the art-rock band Caravan, has died. The 66-year-old Coughlan had been in poor health for the past few years and passed away at home last week.
The band announced the news on its Facebook page: ”It is with a very heavy heart that we announce that...
A lawsuit filed by three members of the rock band “Cheap Trick,” against a fourth member of the band was tossed out Thursday by Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine.
In August 2013, band members Richard Neilsen, Thomas Peterson and Robin Zander sued drummer Brad Carlson in Delaware Chancery Court...
What is being billed as the UK and Europe’s first online music degree has just launched, backed by the founders of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM).
The degree, which has been created by British company E-MU, will offer music students the chance to study for a full Bachelor...
Drummer Joey Jordison and Slipknot have parted ways. The shocking news was released via a statement from Slipknot on the band’s official website last night.
During Slipknot’s break from heavy touring and writing new material, Joey Jordison has dedicated himself to the new band Scar the...
SVM Percussion has unveiled UK drummer Mark Richardson as the latest artist to join the Sakae Drums artist line-up.
Having come to prominence with British rock band Skunk Anansie, Richardson has also plied his trade with such bands as Feeder and Little Angles, amassing a collection of Gold...
