A court battle dispute between the rock band Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen’s ex-wife Kelly has been settled out of court. The two sides clashed over Kelly Van Halen’s use of her married surname for her construction and interior design business. The Hollywood Reporter states that...
My Drum Lessons knows that despite all the jokes, you can’t have a good band with a bad drummer and after years of being the butt of musicians’ jokes (Q: How do you know a drummer’s at the door? A: The knocking speeds up/He doesn’t know when to come in), at last the figure...
Luke Johnson, the drummer with No Devotion, has quit the band because he was worried “he would be unable to fulfil commitments”. No Devotion were formed out of the remaining members of Lostprophets, the band that split when singer Ian Watkins was convicted of child sex offences. Matt...
Matt Dean has written many of our drum lessons and recorded several drum teacher video’s showing how to teach particular drumming skills, but now he has ventured into the crime novel as well. Drums, sex and rock ‘n’ roll with a little revengeful murder thrown in. RUN RABBIT RUN delivers...
Want to meet the best drummers in the World? Of course you do. You can meet Veronica Bellino (Jeff beck), Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters), Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean), Van Romaine (Steve Morse Band), Trevor Lawrence, Jr. (Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder), Russ Miller (Ray Charles / Christina Aguillera), Nir...
But what a drum kit this is. There are loads of drummers around who use amazing and spectacular drum risers. We talked to Sabatons drummer Hannes Van Dahl talks about his fantastic drum riser and his inspirations around it, starting with what gave him the idea for this ambitious riser in the first...
Drum Workshop, Inc. and Fender Musical Instruments have finalized an asset sale agreement to purchase owned and licensed percussion brands including Latin Percussion, Toca, Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware and KAT Percussion from Fender’s KMC subsidiary. Ovation Guitars, and exclusive...
Drummer Dylan Howe, son of YES guitar legend Steve Howe, has recorded a radical new take on the instrumental cuts from David Bowie’s 1977 albums ‘Low’ and ‘Heroes’. ‘Subterranean’ is Dylan Howe’s first studio album in ten years. It is made up of his arrangements...
The Darkness have announced that Emily Dolan Davies is their new drummer and are planning to release a new album in March 2015. Davies was on the recording of The Darkness’s upcoming album, tentatively titled ‘Cliffhanger,’ and frontman Justin Hawkins is excited about their new female addition....
Drummer with The Black Keys, Patrick Carney has dislocated his shoulder on the island of Saint-Barthélemy after a big wave dumped him onto the ocean floor. Carney was then rushed to A&E and was administered anesthesia so doctors could replace his shoulder in to place. The drummer has since been...
Top Drummer Tommy Ruskin, a resident of the American jazz drum scene who was known for his great humor and drumming sessions throughout the Kansas City area, died last week after a long sickness. He was 72. His death is a blow to the jazz community, said friend and internationally known jazz...
Their at it again! Lookalikes claim Metallica man is another doppelganger (a look-alike or double of a living person) and are trying to rope him in for a charity event. Chad Smith and Will Ferrell are planning a second drum-off – and this time they want Metallica’s Lars Ulrich to join them. The...
Brain operation hero and Saxon drummer Nigel will attend meet-and-greets with fans – but Udo Dirkschneider’s son will play gigs. Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler will attend the band’s upcoming shows following his emergency brain surgery – but he won’t perform. The NWOBHM icons have drafted...
