the rhythm and passion of drumming
I’m not sure what John would have thought about it, but XBox has launched The Beatles Rock Band. Paul McCarney and Ringo Starr were in LA to promote the launch. Greeting gamers and fans during their short onstage appearance, the former Beatles playfully joked as though they were still kids. Alas, they’re not kids anymore. [...]
In my search today for something new and interesting in the world of drum sites, I discovered DrumSoloArtist.com. It ain’t pretty, but neither is my favorite genre of drumming. My favorite section of the site is as you might expect…the Drum Solos page. Among the solos that I viewed today were Benny Greb and Buddy [...]
Today, the world of rock music and entertainment was shocked by the death of Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. Although saddened by the news, his death brings back great memories from my earliest days of drumming. Along with John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell was one of my earliest influences. At the time, I had no [...]
Several sources including San Francisco local radio station KFOG have reported that former Zeppelin members and Jason Bonham have been rehearsing with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for a world tour. As speculation has grown about a replacement for Robert Plant, Plant himself has shown limited interest in touring with his former bandmates and offspring of [...]
And the drummer is… As best I can tell, the man on drums for the new Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul is Chris Sharrock. No, wait! It’s Zak Starkey.
Thanks to one of our readers, I’ve been corrected. The winner was Zak Starkey. Today, information is flowing on the new album and I’ve been able [...]
Our deepest sympathies go out to for former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM, both of whom lost close friends in a tragic plane crash this weekend. Our thoughts are also with the families and many other friends of Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City; Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles; pilot Sarah [...]
It’s tough finding music news on the great ones. Take Phil Collins for instance. Rather than easy to find news on touring with his former bandmates Genesis or his session with son Simon, readers get front page news on his divorce settlement. Years ago, Phil released a groundbreaking recording called I Don’t Care Anymore and [...]
There’s an old saying that goes, “Rock and Roll is a young man’s game.” Not true today. I’m perhaps stating the obvious, considering that there are dozens of drummers with extremely successful rock and pop acts that fit the “old-guy” category. However, Phil Selway belongs on a short-list of studs that have developed a great [...]
Jason Bonham likely hit a lifetime high when he took the stage with his father’s former band mates: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, at the recent Zeppelin reunion. YouTube is flooded with clips from the show, my favorite of which was the live debut of For Your Life. Rolling Stone’s David Fricke [...]
I’m dusting off the drum kit and stepping out in to the local scene again with Redwood. Catch us live at the Mission Ale House in San Jose, where you’ll hear a blend of original, current, not-so current hits and otherwise eclectic tunes.
Thursday, July 19th: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Mission Ale House
97 E. Santa [...]
It had to be done. I’m compelled to report that founding member and original Kiss drummer Peter Criss is to release a new solo album. Did anyone buy the first one? (Sorry Peter) I admit to loving those early Kiss albums, my all-time favorite being Kiss Alive. I’ll give this [...]
It’s challenging to find celebrity drummer news or gossip, but this qualifies. Don Henley, that guy that played drums for The Eagles (OK, he can sing too), says that he and band mates are almost done with a new studio album. It’s been almost 30 years. For the love of God, can [...]