Pete Cater Band (A tribute to Buddy Rich)
UK Sticks-man and Big Band leader Pete Cater is taking his band out on the road to showcase how Big Band music should be played. The tour is a tribute to Legendary drummer Buddy Rich and Mr Cater will take to the stage with his 15-piece band to play tunes with origins from the 1960′s [...]
INXS to perform with new frontman in Australia
Rock Band INXS are returning to Perth to introduce the new frontman of the group and also to open one of the largest sporting events in WA’s recent history.
My Chemical Romance Sack Drummer
Mike Pedicone has been sacked from the band My Chemical Romance. His replacement is Jarrod Alexander, former Death By Stereo drummer, and he played his first gig with the band at the ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ rockers gig in salt Lake City, Utah. Mike was fired by the band after he was caught stealing [...]
Drummer on the brink of homelessness still trying to teach
There are musicians who make it big time and tour the world and there are musicians who, for some reason or another, never get the break they deserve!
Chick Corea RTF IV
Chick Corea is one of the worlds best Jazz pianists and when it was suggested that he perhaps has played more individual notes than any other Jazz pianist in recorded history – he laughed at the notion! The keyboardist and composer would, in essence, be up against guys like Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Cecil [...]
24Hr Drum-a-thon for Japan
Every little helps – Next Friday 26th August 2011 Warranwood Primary School is going to run a 24 hour long drum-a-thon with all much needed proceeds going to the tsunami affected areas of Japan. This challenging event is going to be performed by students from two Taiko drumming groups and will start at 9am. The young [...]
Charlatans Drummer back on the road
Jon Brookes, Drummer for Rock band ‘The Charlatans’ is now back on the road and enjoying life as a drummer again after suffering from a brain tumour. Brookes, 42, collapsed after a seizure on stage during a gig in the USA last summer. He has battled back to full health from the cancer and played a [...]
Steve’s Drumming Marathon over 100 hours
Drummer Steve Gaul is currently on pace to break the world record for marathon drumming. You can read our original news story here Having already surpassed the 100 hours mark (last year he managed 73 hours and 11 minutes) he is aiming to break the current 120 hours record. Steve said, through his holistic nutritionist [...]
2nd Drum-A-Thon – Hope To Raise More
Drummer Steve Gaul is busy in preparation for his second attempt at the guiness book of world records for the longest drumming session. Last year he did 73 hours – the record is 120 hours – last year he raised $27,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. “I’m anxious. Scared. It’s different this year, knowing what [...]
John Bonham’s Old Car – “Where Should It Go?”
Back in the day Led Zeppelin’s Drummer John Bonham used to drive around in his 1915 Ford Model T. Brightly coloured with the lettering ‘Andy’s’ on the sides and at the front below the windscreen. Built in the early 1970′s by Andy Brizio of San Francisco, California, and later in 1974 shipped by John to England [...]
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