I wasn’t always into drumming. Growing up I was into sports and whatever else turned my gears, although I was a big music fan. I started playing a small amount of guitar with my older brother, but I was always eyeballing the kit at the music stores and tapping on it when I walked by it even though...
In September, Bobby Z. bid an emotional farewell to his former bandmate Prince at First Avenue, the legendary Minneapolis nightclub where the two musicians performed in the 1984 movie Purple Rain. Two months later, Bobby came all-too close to becoming the subject of a memorial concert himself. Six...
According to some parts of the press, former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen has posted a photo of his drum set on Twitter, fueling speculation that he will perform with the band at next month’s induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Krusen, who played on the group’s 1991 debut “Ten”,...
When nu metal exploded back in the ‘90s, it was easy to dismiss the genre as a passing fad. Korn were one of movement’s pioneers and 24 years on from their inception they’re not only still around, but they’re kicking some serious arse. Their latest album The Serenity Of Suffering takes the...
The new agreement will see the band represented by a team of agents ‘on behalf of the group members’ interests in all areas’. Good Charlotte are managed by the band’s Benji and Joel Madden’s company MDDN. “We are very excited to be in business with such an energetic, creative and...
Citing prior obligations, former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain has opted not to attend the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. One of a number of drummers in early Pearl Jam lineups, Chamberlain stepped in for Dave Krusen, who played on the group’s Ten LP, and held down the rhythm...
When we last spoke with Jack Lawrence-Brown, his band White Lies had just followed-up their chart-topping debut album with Ritual, a record that would cement them as one the finest Brit bands of the decade. That was a reputation only enhanced by the release of Big TV two years later, but since wrapping...
Ending a controversy that began almost as soon as their nomination was announced, Pearl Jam have invited all of their former drummers to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Seattle grunge band made the announcement today. They did so by posting picture of a handwritten letter to...
With so many different paths that might lead to a full-time drumming gig today, it could seem daunting for aspiring professional players to choose the best road to take. The drummer for the indie/psychedelic pop songwriter Borns is proving that it’s not the particular path you choose that matters,...
Metal and shoegaze genre slashers Deafheaven are currently ripping across the country on a tour that lasts through late March. The band, powered by blast-beat maniac Daniel Tracy, first saw breakout success with its 2013 release Sunbather before tracking the well-received 2015 follow-up, New Bermuda.
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Every now and then, a player comes along who personifies what it means to be a drummer at that particular time in music. In 2017, that’s Eddy Thrower. The young Lower Than Atlantis drummer has everything – image, power, chops and groove, while his band have made a quantum leap from hard-edged...
Rock veterans Aerosmith last year revealed their 2017 ‘Aerovederci’ UK and European tour would be their last including a huge headline performance at Download Festival, alongside System Of A Down and Biffy Clyro. Speaking recently, Kramer said: “First of all, as far as Aerosmith goes there...
I make up half of the band TeamMate. We are a keys and drums duo, and we both sing lead vocals. The mental exercise involved while singing lead and drumming is equal parts exciting and frustrating and takes a whole lot of muscle memory. I started playing drums when I was around eight years old. I...
“There’s going to be a day in the not-so-far future when it is going to be ‘the last.’ That’s an emotional strain that I don’t think any one of us are brave enough to say ‘This is the date.’ But we are thinking… not thinking, we are realizing that...
I was on my way to London to participate in the Jack Bruce tribute. It was a joy to share the stage and drumkit with Gary Husband, Dennis Chambers, and Ginger Baker. Together with other first division players we celebrated the music of the one and only Bruce. Even our drum tech Ollie Usiskin turned...
