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Travis Barker battles health problems

Jun 19, 2018 | DRUMMERS, HOT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, NEWS

Blink-182 were forced to cancel their Las Vegas show last weekend as drummer, Travis Barker was diagnosed with clots in his arms. The band (following in the footsteps of such stars as Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion, Elton John, or Billy Joel) has...

Yamaha Lifetime Achievement Award: Larry Mullen Jr.

Jun 18, 2018 | DRUMMERS, HOT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, NEWS

Larry Mullen Jr. has been a member of U2 for over 40 years and a member of the Yamaha Drums family for over 35 years. Last year, the company honoured the drum legend and U2 founder with the Yamaha Lifetime Achievement Award. Very recently, Yamaha...

D. J. Fontana passes away

Jun 18, 2018 | DRUMMERS, HOT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, NEWS

D. J. Fontana (born Dominic Joseph Fontana) is a genuine rock and roll pioneer. He was a member of Elvis Presley’s first accompanying band called The Blue Moon Boys (Scotty Moore on guitar, Bill Black on bass and D. J. Fontana on drums). We...

Brad Wilk on Maynard James Keenan as RATM singer

Jun 16, 2018 | DRUMMERS, INTERVIEWS WITH DRUMMERS, NEWS

Some Tool and Rage Against The Machine fans probably know that guitarists Adam Jones (member of the former band) and Tom Morello (member of the latter) went to the same school and were class mates at Libertyville High School in Libertyville,...

Dave Mustaine suggests James Hetfield is ‘afraid of Lars Ulrich’

Jun 15, 2018 | DRUMMERS, GOSSIP FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, HOT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, NEWS

Just when everybody thought the animosities between Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich had finally been laid to rest after Megadeth’s leader took part in Metallica’s 30th anniversary concert as well as the ‘Big Four’ concert...

Dave Grohl pranks fans in Sweden

Jun 11, 2018 | DRUMMERS, HOT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF DRUMS, NEWS

As every rock music fan knows, in 2015 Dave Grohl broke his leg having fallen off the stage at a Foo Fighters gig at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. You probably also remember that the band’s tour (soon dubbed The Broken Leg Tour) was...

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Travis Barker battles health problems

Yamaha Lifetime Achievement Award: Larry Mullen Jr.

D. J. Fontana passes away

Brad Wilk on Maynard James Keenan as RATM singer

Dave Mustaine suggests James Hetfield is ‘afraid of Lars Ulrich’

Dave Grohl pranks fans in Sweden

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