British drummer Jimmy Copley, who performed with Tony Iommi, Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck, Magnum and many others, has died after a battle with leukemia, according to a Facebook post by his former M3 bandmate Tony Martin. Martin wrote, “Sad to acknowledge the death of Jimmy Copley, drummer and all round...
I’m Cyrus Bolooki, drummer for the band New Found Glory, and I’m writing this while in the middle of our Twenty Years of Pop Punk anniversary tour. This tour has been really fun for us as we’re playing multiple nights in most markets, and each night we’re playing two of our first six full-length...
It’s your last chance to buy Early Bird tickets for this year’s London Drum Show. With drumming greats Jimmy Chamberlin, Andy Gangadeen, Kaz Rodriguez, Steve White and Ian Palmer already announced and plenty more up our sleeves, plus all the gear you could wish for and some exciting new...
Corky Laing, the powerhouse drummer of the legendary bands Mountain and West, Bruce & Laing is taking Mountain’s music back on the road. Since 2015 Corky has infrequently played in Europe and the US as Corky Laing plays Mountain. The audiences’ response to Corky’s passion, energy and respect...
Legendary New Jersey thrashers Overkill have kept the machine running strong in 2017 with the release of their eighteenth album, The Grinding Wheel, as well as adding another US tour, the band welcomes another addition to the Overkill history with their new drummer, Jason “Sticks” Bittner (Shadows...
Listen to Don Brewer’s powerful drumming on FM staples like “I’m Your Captain/Closer to Home” and “Footstompin’ Music.” Now zero in on his he-man vocals on the number-one Grand Funk Railroad hits “We’re an American Band” and “The Loco-Motion.” You’d be forgiven for assuming...
The London Drum Show is the ultimate two-day event dedicated to all things drum. Held at the prestigious Olympia London, you will find three stages and loads of drumming gear spread across two floors, plus a whole host of features from free lessons for kids to soundproofing.
On the stages...
“I’m really pleased with the drum sounds on this record,” says Stone Sour’s Roy Mayorga. “We didn’t use any samples or any of that crap. We went natural on everything.” The record that Mayorga speaks of is Hydrograd, the band’s sixth and the first since 2013’s House of Gold and...
Chad, formerly of Breaking Benjamin and Black Label Society, among others, first came to Black Star Riders’ attention in 2012 when Thin Lizzy was touring North America with Judas Priest, and Black Label Society was also on the bill. After auditions last month in Los Angeles with some incredible...
Over the last few days, legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor has been trailing some enigmatic videos, raising the question: what on earth is he up to? From haunting, ambient washes accompanying the shot of a skull-headed walking cane at sunset, to a panoramic coastal view with Taylor singing “fly...
In his late teens Kaz was already emerging as a session player with potent drumming skills, an unbeatable work ethic and bags of promise. He worked with pop acts and spent a year earning his stripes on the road with Cirque Du Soleil. But it was when he opened his laptop and started making backing...
A new range of British-designed drum hardware produced by Shaw Percussion is now available in the UK from The Music Shipping Company. The M-Class is a lighter, double-braced range suitable for all drummers up to pro level. It shares many features of Shaw’s top of the range K-Class hardware, including...
Former Santana drummer Michael Shrieve is famous for being the youngest musician (20) to play the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and for his stunning solo during “Soul Sacrifice,” which remains a highlight of Michael Wadleigh’s film Woodstock. Now living in Seattle and still creating challenging...
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett spoke in a new interview about the possibility of the band ever returning to the studio to write and record a new album of all-original material. “There aren’t any immediate plans right now, but I would love that, of course,” he said. “I am always...
I am thrilled to be performing with the Babys after a thirty-one-year hiatus. For the past forty-plus years I’ve dedicated my time to drumming. I’m currently using a combination of Ludwig and DW drums, and am lucky to have sponsors Zildjian cymbals and Remo heads on board with me. Special thank...
