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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
By Alex Kluft Photo by Andreas Neumann On March 25, 2022, the world lost one the greatest drummers and member of one of the most important and biggest rock bands of all time, Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters. To…
WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS: THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER
Sole surviving member Carl Palmer, in association with the Estates of his bandmates Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, has announced the much anticipated WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS- THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Tour. Launching on Friday November 18th., 2022 at the…
Neil Peart's 70th birthday
September 12 is Neil Peart's birthday. In his lifetime and career as the legendary drummer and lyricist for Rush, and the creator for the Burning For Buddy recordings and concerts, Neil inspired an entire world of drummers to pick up the sticks…
LAMB OF GOD Takes Fans Behind The Scenes Of New Album Omens
Watch the The Making Of: Omens Premiere Live Stream Event October 6 Omens Album Drops October 7 The Omens Tour Kicks Off September 9 Photo by Travis Shinn at Henson Studios LAMB OF GOD announces The Making Of: Omens, a short film documenting the…
OZZY OSBOURNE TO PERFORM HALFTIME SHOW OF NFL KICKOFF GAME
LOS ANGELES RAMS-BUFFALO BILLS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT SOFI STADIUM IN INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE COMES ON THE EVE OF RELEASE OF HIS PATIENT NUMBER 9 ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 9 ON EPIC RECORDS Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY…
Taylor Hawkins' son thrills by playing drums with Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters returned to the stage on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium. 90,000 attendees paid tribute to their former drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who passed away suddenly on March 25. Shane Hawkins, took his father's place at the drums to perform…
ddrum SE Flyer Pitstop Gets More Compact with Vintage Sparkle
ddrum introduces the SE Flyer Pitstop, bringing an even more compact size to the jazz-inspired SE Series. Beyond the smaller configuration for this four-piece set, the Pitstop brings a new Vintage Sparkle finish to the SE Flyer line for a…
Richard Bravo - End of Tour
International Drum and Percussion Artist and 4-time GRAMMY AWARD Recipient Richard Bravo has just returned from a successful SOLD OUT EUROPEAN TOUR with International Superstar JUANES! Touring behind the worldwide success of his Twice GRAMMY Award Winning Album entitled “ORIGEN”…
‘DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE’ IN CINEMAS WORLDWIDE SEPTEMBER 28 & OCTOBER 2
TWO-DAY-ONLY FILM EVENT HONORING THE LIFE OF LEGENDARY HEAVY METAL SINGER RONNIE JAMES DIO FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH HARD ROCK ROYALTY, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE, OUTTAKES & PERSONAL PHOTOS CLICK HERE FOR A CLIP FROM ‘DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE’ TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING AUG. 24…
Steve Smith will be performing at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City
Drummer Steve Smith will be performing at Birdland Jazz Club in New York City for an unprecedented five consecutive weeks with five different groups September 16 through October 16, 2022. Steve Smith is known for playing with Jean-Luc Ponty, Journey,…
Nate Morton joins the Big Drum Bonanza 2022 lineup
Self-taught from age 5, Nate’s formal drum set training began during high school with Grant Menefee in Baltimore, Maryland. He continued his education in Boston, Massachusetts as a performance major at the renowned Berklee College of Music, studying with drummers…
Mapex Partners with Shedthemusic.com to Draw Students to Music Education
Music educator Bob Habersat’s Shedthemusic.com embraces the Modern Band concept as a school-based music program. Utilizing popular music as its central canon, the site teaches students to perform, compose and improvise the music they know and love. Sonor salutes this endeavor and has…
Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith to Appear Live at Santa Monica Place 7/30/2022
Rock Star. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. Six-time Grammy Winner. Fine Artist. Philanthropist. These are just a few ways to describe Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Road Show Company presents: In collaboration with SceneFour: The Art of Chad Smith, in a limited-engagement…
Watch LAMB OF GOD’s “Omens”
Omens Title Track Now Available Everywhere Photo: Travis Shinn Watch and listen to “Omens,” the title track from LAMB OF GOD’s forthcoming 9th album. The new single from the GRAMMY-nominated metal colossus is available everywhere for download and streaming. Watch the “Omens” music video HERE: https://youtu.be/VHVsG2taJVs…
