One of the greatest things about getting your first drum beats and fills down is being able to play with other musicians, or even simply jamming with recordings of your favourite songs. Listening to ...

Three unforgettable drum solos from the 1980s that absolutely shattered your expectations as a classic rock listener.

"I put way more emphasis on a drummer's personality than technique." It's a surprising statement, coming from Mike Portnoy, one of the most admired drummers in heavy music for the past three decades.

This was the first time I ever heard timbales used as a main part of a drum part and not just as fills. It’s a constant rolling of timbales all the way through. It’s relentless drumming. The way the ...

The early drum machines were too expensive for most musicians. But a device that turned acoustic drum samples into something more powerful became a signature sound on classic recordings by Michael ...

Ginger Baker, who helped to bring drums into the spotlight of rock music as a member of Cream and Blind Faith, passed away yesterday at the age of 80. We'll include his music in the mix along with ...

A full-length book on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song must rank as an unexpected item. Of course, David H. Lewis' new Flower Drum Songs McFarland & Company, paperback would not ...

Long-time Belmont musician Grayson Drum recently released a new album that blends Drum’s love for both Gaston County and Nashville, Tennessee. Love to All People Thru Sonic Empathy Drum Songs tells ...

Why beat a dead horse when you can beat a keg with a baseball bat while playing along to a handful of Metallica songs, pretending it's actually the snare drum sound from the band's infamous St. Anger ...

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