Aaron Eckhart was too exhausted from shooting I, Frankenstein in Australia to portray Dennis Wilson — the Beach Boys drummer who drowned 30 years ago this month — in a film about the musician’s final years, and left the production just before shooting was to begin in June 2012.
His...
A music-led youth outreach programme put together by the BPI, Global Radio and children’s charity UK Youth has received backing from the BIG Lottery fund in the form of an investment worth almost £4 million.
Entitled The Big Music Project, the programme will aim to empower and inspire young...
Sammy Hagar’s drummer is on a mission to make an experimental cancer treatment available for his wife.
“I’m torn between being angry and really sad every day,” David Lauser said.
Eight months ago, Liza Cozad Lauser was diagnosed with a rare brain stem tumor that has impaired...
Ever wanted to play dance beats? Here’s your chance to learn from the best, via a new course from Producertech.
This brand new course from Producertech teaches you how to play killer beats for a number of dance music styles, including drum and bass, dubstep, hip hop, house and breakbeat....
In the late Seventies a teenage Dan Woodgate was in the early stages of a meteoric rise to fame as “Woody”, the drummer in chart-topping band Madness. However just as his career was about to hit the heights, his younger brother Nick was beginning a terrifying descent into the depths of...
Adding a new drum kit to your Christmas list this year? Or maybe you need some advice buying for your partner or family? Our guide steers you through the perils and pitfalls and tells you what you need to know to choose the perfect drum kit this Christmas.
What’s included...
One of the UK’s most respected drummers is visiting Southampton Solent today to demonstrate his technique at one of a series of drum clinics being hosted by the university.
Neal Wilkinson will demonstrate advanced drum techniques and discuss his life in the music industry.
During...
Asked to comment on Ian Watkins’ child abuse trial, Korn drummer Ray Luzier expressed utter shock over the singer’s actions, dubbing him mentally deranged.
“That’s really sad,” Ray told Radio Futuro (via Blabbermouth). “Obviously, he’s not wired in...
On the margins of Cuba, an isolated country better known for cigars and Castro, a vibrant heavy metal scene flourishes.
Flocking to concerts around the communist-controlled island, tattooed fans wearing black Metallica t-shirts listen to the screaming shouts of the country’s metal bands.
The...
Phil Collins has revealed that he is “thinking about” making a return to music. Four years after announcing that he had been forced to give up drumming, the musician says that in addition to considering his own comeback he is mulling a reunion of Genesis.
“I have started...
Jaxon Smith became the Man of the Hour at Pearl Jam’s Calgary show earlier this week. You may recall the 8-year-old Albertan drummer making the media rounds in 2012 after posting his impressive drumming covers onto YouTube, including Pearl Jam’s “Mind Your Manners.”
On...
Canadian hard-rockers Nickelback release the The Best Of Nickelback Volume 1, today Nov. 19. The band, currently on tour in Europe, has sold...
Adrenaline Mob announced earlier this year that drummer Mike Portnoy would be exiting the band, but that didn’t mean the demise of the group. The group has just announced details of their new album and has named Twisted Sister’s A.J. Pero as Portnoy’s replacement.
The band will release...
BUENA PARK, Calif.— Yamaha Drums, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Music Educators Association, honored two of the music industry’s most recognized beat masters with the prestigious Yamaha Legacy Award at the 2013 Wisconsin State Music Conference.
Renowned drummers Clyde Stubblefield...
Talented Aldrexter Barroga has been filmed by some very proud parents rocking out amazing drum covers of hits such as Living On A Prayer and the most recent addition to his repertoire – Blur’s Song 2.
Recorded a month ago, Aldrexter’s Blur cover is just the latest in a long line of performances...
