These two products are a variation on a theme. The theme, in this case, being an alternative to carrying the traditional carpet – either proper drum carpet or your own ‘custom’ piece – with the variation being the design in how the two mats go about providing this option.
The...
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree will host his own one-hour Thursday night show from today on Global Radio’s Xfm.
Broadcasting across the UK each Thursday from 9-10pm, Rowntree will delve into his personal record collection alongside sharing stories about his career in music.
He said...
Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camp – Bournemouth, UK
Presented by MikeDolbear.com & MUSO Entertainment
March 21st – 23rd, 2014
Camp – $750/£450
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Smiths drummer Mike Joyce is boycotting Morrissey’s autobiography. Although he said he would happily reform their old band, Joyce has no plans to page through the singer’s musings on their shared musical history.
“I’ve not read the book, and I never will,” Joyce...
Submit Drum Trivia Questions for a Chance to Win a DW Collector’s Series Snare Drum, Vic Firth Signature Sticks, Meinl Jawbreaker Drum Rug, DrumChannel.com DVDs and More!
Drum and music fans alike can now try to “Beat the Competition” by playing the DrumChannel.com Game from Rock Science!
DrumChannel.com,...
We have been made aware by one of our tutors that he has recently been targeted by a fraudster enquiring about lessons. Fortunately our tutor was aware that this was a scam and did not fall victim to the fraudster’s plan.
The fraudster contacted our tutor to arrange lessons for his daughter...
A man claiming to be a drummer for Whitesnake was involved in a couple of incidents in Gloucester, Mass., last week. The man, whose name was not disclosed, was sent to a local hospital for evaluation.
According to the Gloucester Times, the man in question had been discovered sleeping in a doorway...
The Supernova Drum Company is proud to be the very first custom drum company in the World to introduce 4 different LEVELS OF PRODUCTION. Their customers now have a choice of how much work they want done on their own custom set of drums. They can have them made entirely by Supernova, or enjoy putting...
It was already an exciting announcement that Daft Punk would be performing at the 2014 Grammy Awards, but now it seems as though they are adding some impressive collaborators for the event.
According to drummer Omar Hakim, who worked with Daft Punk on multiple tracks for Random Access Memories,...
The Goo Goo Dolls have dismissed drummer Mike Malinin after 19 years behind the kit, both parties have confirmed.
And the sticksman’s first act as a free agent was to invite estranged Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora to start a band with him.
Malinin had been sitting out the band’s...
Paiste Welcomes Steve Gorman to The Paiste Artist Family
Swiss cymbal maker Paiste is proud to welcome Steve Gorman to its Artist Endorsement Program.
Steve is a member of The Black Crowes, the highly accomplished and globally influential American rock band formed in 1989. Their discography...
Tony Arthy, their drummer since 2001, sent an e-mail to the members just a few hours after their last gig of 2013 on December 21 in Birmingham telling them that he was leaving the band. That left Jesus Jones with already scheduled dates in the new year but no drummer.
The band posted the news...
Meinl Cymbals Introduces the Byzance 21” Mike Johnston Signature Transition Ride
New in Meinl’s Byzance Extra Dry Series is the 21” Transition Ride, Mike Johnston’s signature cymbal. Both Mike’s and Meinl’s goal was to create a cymbal that can effortlessly transition from articulate...
Slipknot and Decapitated may not have too much in common sonically, but former Decapitated drummer Kerim ‘Krimh’ Lechner is hoping to become Slipknot’s new drummer. The heavy-hitting death metal drummer has uploaded footage of himself playing the Slipknot tracks ‘People = S–t’ and ‘Eyeless’...
2014 Chicago Drum Show
The (24nd Annual) Chicago Drum Show, the world’s largest and longest-running event of it’s type, will take place on May 17 and 18, 2014 at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St Charles, Illinois. (Just 35 miles west of downtown Chicago.) Over 1400 visitors are expected.
The...
