Steve mans the drum throne for perhaps the most ridiculous cover band in the history of ridiculous cover bands, Rick K. and the Allnighters, but oh how completely awesome he is: stick tricks and flips, flame-covered Ludwig kit, and even some sweet robot dance moves. He can hang with us here at JamJaw central any [...]
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Omar Hakim: Man of the Next Hour
Omar Hakim does not seem like an imposing man. Quite the contrary, his pictures seem to show off an office worker, some man pulling a Tom Hanks, trapped in his little world and talking to a false fern tree he’s named Bernard. Nice shirt, a simple striped tie, the only thing different from his appearance [...]
Levon Helm Turns 70, Wants to Help Richie Hayward
Levon Helm, one of the great all-time drummer vocalists, is about to blow out a shit load of candles this Saturday. He turns the big 7-0 on May 26, but he’s hosting a “Midnight Ramble” concert at his studio in Woodstock this weekend. It’s an annual affair for the former Band drummer, though this year [...]
Steven Adler Writes a Book
And it looks like he even found a publisher for his tell-all tome because it’s scheduled to hit shelves on July 27. No word on what Adler dishes in his 304 pages, but we can’t imagine it’s anything particularly mind blowing or bowel loosening. Unless, of course, he got himself some nekkid pics of CR-castmate [...]
Drummers Remember Ronnie James Dio
Metal legend Ronnie James Dio succumbed to stomach cancer on Sunday, and well-deserved tributes and remembrances have been pouring in over the e-wires ever since.
Lars Ulrich posted a genuinely “open” letter indeed to RJD on Metaillica’s website:
Dear Ronnie,
I just got off stage in Zagreb. I was met with the news that you’ve passed on. [...]
Drummer Dan Duggins Has Stroke
What? We just reported that Paul English, the longstanding skinsman for Willie Nelson, might have had a stroke, and now we learn that drummer Dan Duggins definitely has suffered one as well. Duggins made his name keeping the beat for Hot Rod Circuit, Lazycain, and most recently Queen Killing Kings. He is only 34 years [...]
Willie Nelson Drummer Has Stroke?
It’s not yet confirmed, but Rocks Off, a Houston-area music blog, is reporting that longtime Willie Nelson drummer Paul English has suffered a stroke. The site’s source is said to be reliable, but Willie’s publicist hasn’t confirmed or denied English’s condition. The drummer started with Willie way the hell back in 1955, when country music [...]
Why Did Jimmy Chamberlin Leave the Smashing Pumpkins?
That’s what everyone wondered when it was announced last week that he was out of the band. Looking no doubt to quash all the sure-to-be-insane rumors, Jimmy himself answered the question on his site:
By now you have heard the news of my departure from the Smashing Pumpkins. I will say, without going [...]
Josh Freese Talks Guns N’ Roses
Is Axl Rose really a crazy, ego-maniacal pain-in-the-rump? Not at all, at least according to drum-meister Josh Freese, who chats about his 2-year stint in Guns N’ Roses here.
Everyone always baits me to give them a crazy Axl story. I don’t really have any. I spent two years in a studio with [...]
Drummer Carlos Hercules to Host ICMP Masterclass
[Press Release]
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) is proud to announce a unique masterclass with drummer Carlos Hercules on Monday, April 20, 2009.
Arguably one of the best names in the business for more than 20 years, Carlos’s musical and personal skills have allowed him to work with some of the world’s [...]
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