Americian punkrock band ‘Without Mother F**king Order’ had launched a crowdfunding campaign to kill their drummer, “Crash.” However in the name of good taste the crowdfunding site ‘gofundme’ has removed this campaign just when it started to get some money in! According...
Rumours have hit social media sites that rock band Trivium have yet another new drummer. The only news so far comes from a post on Matt Heafy’s twitter, which states-“It is with regret that we in @TriviumOfficial have again been forced to make a drummer change. Welcome Peter “James” Bond...
Driven by her lifelong passion for rock and extensive studies in jazz, Hannah “Ford” Welton brings a dynamic, multi-faceted history as a world class drummer to her role as the rhythmic backbone of PRINCE’s 3RDEYEGIRL, the legendary artist’s explosive four-piece rock band that features Hannah,...
Blink-182’s Bassist Mark Hoppus has at last talked about a tweet posted about their drummer Travis Barker – and then deleted – by former member Tom DeLonge following an announcement that Travis was no longer in the band. In the tweet, which was screengrabbed and widely circulated among...
Drum and guitar duo The Black Keys have cancelled their European tour dates after drummer Patrick Carney picked up a serious shoulder injury in early January which we previously reported. A band statement read; “We are very sorry to have to cancel our upcoming performances through March 10th....
Pop band Fleetwood Mac have had to cut a concert short in Nebraska by about an hour after drummer Mick Fleetwood suddenly became ill duing the set. Stevie Nicks told the crowd of about 14,000 at Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena that Fleetwood, 67, was sick backstage before the end of the 90-minute...
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...
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...
Gina Glockler the Saxon Drummer’s wife says Nigel hopes to leave hospital next week following emergency brain surgery. Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler is making progress every day after emergency brain surgery earlier this month, his wife Gina has said. He was rushed to hospital midway through the...
Def Leppard are working on their first new studio album since 2008’s “Songs From The Sparkle Lounge”. Drummer Rick Allen has shed some light on the sessions at frontman Joe Elliott’s studio in Ireland. “We’ve actually been recording for quite a while. I’ve...
Indie folk group, The Travelling Band has become the victim of a large-scale theft, losing approximately £30,000 worth of equipment in the back of their van when that was taken the Manchester Evening News has reported. After raiding the home of guitarist Adam Gorman and stealing a number of items...
Drum history might have turned out differently had Led Zeppelin’s singer Robert Plant followed through on his initial inclination not to hire drummer John Bonham. The singer and drummer first paired up in 1967 in the pre-Zep group, Band of Joy, but Plant says the union almost didn’t happen, due...
You always wanted to be rich and be a rockstar. These top band certainly earn some big bucks from playng rock music. So how much does your favorite rock and metal acts make per show? Billboard has published a list of the latest earnings from shows by a number of acts that goes some way to revealing...
My Drum Lessons have been informed that favourites to play Download 2015 are Muse, Slipknot and KISS at next year’s Download Festival. The usually very reliable eFestivals website (via Birmingham Mail) has the three acts listed as “to be confirmed” for the festival, which will...
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins isn’t a big fan of U2 – he thinks their new album is, ‘pretty crappy’. In an interview he let his dislike for the Irish rocker’s new album Songs of Innocence, saying “it just kinda sounds like a fart any way you listen to it.” He...
