The blues shuffle is a beat based on swinging eighth-note triplets. It should sound like four sets of train wheels bumping along the rails. To play a shuffle, give the triplets a swing feel: ONE two-three, TWO two-three, THREE two-three, FOUR two-three.
The shuffle stems from early slave dances....
Earlier this week, the current Guns N’ Roses lineup came one step closer to mirroring their Appetite for Destruction era when drummer Steven Adler sat in for a pair of songs in Cincinnati. But it now appears as though Adler’s addition is not just as a one-off special guest, as he also was with...
Prog-rock fans are in for a treat on next February’s Cruise To The Edge music vacation: iconic drummer and former member of Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy will for the first time ever perform the band’s “12 Step Suite” in its entirety on the cruise. The music documents the...
The 76-year-old Cream founder was forced to cancel gigs earlier this year when he was diagnosed with serious undisclosed heart problems. The surgery took place in mid June. Around that time, Baker also suffered a bad fall that resulted in swollen legs and feet, according to his daughter, Leda.
Leda...
On July 7, 1980, the original members of Led Zeppelin performed together for the final time at Eissporthalle in Berlin, Germany. The concert was the last scheduled stop on a 14-date European tour in support of the group’s most recent (and ultimately final) studio album, 1979’s In Through the...
At just 23 years old, freelance sticksman Alex Torjussen who proudly counts top session player Ash Soan as a key mentor and career influence has already enjoyed an impressive number of prestigious drumming gigs. Since graduating from Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music back in 2012,...
Dan Pawlovich is currently on the road with pop-rock group Panic! at the Disco in support of its latest album, Death of a Bachelor. Pawlovich tells usbabout backing a band that seamlessly sifts through multiple sonic landscapes while still staying on top.
How long have...
I’ve been lucky to have played some of the world’s biggest stages including the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, MetLife Stadium, Lollapalooza, Warped Tour, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center. I’ve toured twenty countries, forty-three US states, and recorded more than one hundred records in...
Primus drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander revealed that he recently suffered a second heart attack; he previously endured a similar health scare in 2014. Alexander made the announcement as well as updated fans on his current health status in a pair of Instagram posts. “I am home and doing...
Day Of Errors, the new three-piece band led by estranged Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, made its live debut Saturday, June 25 at Gaslamp in Long Beach, California. The group, which was formed by Ward in the desire to have his drumming spirit continue live, also features Joe Amodea on guitar/vocals...
We recorded and released our new EP called Blame-shifter with producer Greg Archilla (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul). We wanted to track the drums in a big room but we didn’t want to spend money for a huge studio. Greg came up with the idea of tracking it at SIR rehearsal room in Nashville.
We...
The drum kit that contributed a cheerful backbeat to a version of the Beatles’ “Love Me Do” will be auctioned off on Thursday in California by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, according to Reuters. Bidding for the kit will begin at $150,000. “This is a piece of rock history,”...
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matt Byrne and I reside in the Queen City on the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY (located just north of NYC). For the past sixteen years, I have played drums for the heavy metal/hardcore band, Hatebreed. During my tenure with the band, I have recorded seven full-length...
Renowned drummer and percussionist Sheila E. played a one-of-a-kind DW custom kit as part of a special musical celebration honouring Prince at the BET Awards. Sheila E. played a personal tribute to the Prince on a gloss white drum set and matching timbales crafted in DW’s California Custom Shop.
The...
Dream Cymbals has rolled out its old-for-new recycling programme to a bigger range of authorised UK dealers, with every available brand of B8 – B20 Bronze cast cymbal being valid for submission. The firm is giving customers 50p for every inch of broken cymbal submitted to its recycling centres...
