One of the greatest things about getting your first drum beats and fills down is being able to play with other musicians, or even simply jamming with recordings of your favourite songs. Listening to ...

Three unforgettable drum solos from the 1980s that absolutely shattered your expectations as a classic rock listener.

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Record drums? Why would you bother when it’s so easy to simply launch Superior Drummer or BFD, bash out a quick beat on the keyboard, hit the quantise button and get stuck into ...

Using an electronic drum kit, Scallon set the sound of his stick strikes to a piano and hammers away at the kit, unleashing a pleasing piano melody while employing a blast beat on his right hand. The ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: For as long as human beings have walked the earth, there have been drums – and for almost as long, they’ve been accompanied by cymbals! From hollowed-out logs and frame-mounted hides ...

Blink-182’s Travis Barker is launching a shop on the music marketplace Reverb where he’ll be selling his custom “Adam’s Song” drum kit and more gear from throughout his career. The sale will ...

Writing an article here often triggers thoughts about a follow-up or related subject. One classic rock topic can easily lead to another. In a recent article I reflected on drummers usually being the ...

“Drum machines may be reliable and all that, but they can`t drink as much as me," Motorhead drummer Phil Taylor once said (supposedly). Actually, Taylor, who died in 2015 from liver failure, was a ...

In 2008, Rock Band and Guitar Hero exploded, bringing the excitement of musical instruments to millions who might never have picked up sticks or guitar otherwise. So there's never been a better time ...

If you're a Blink-182 fan, 2021 has given you the chance to get your hands on plenty of gear. Travis Barker, now taking advantage of the same service that Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge previously used ...

The drum kit belonging to late Judas Priest drummer Les Binks is set to fetch £3,000 at auction. The rock legend died on ...

Does pretty much what it says on the tin but lacks projection and volume. Takes up very little room and looks good, especially for the price. Thomann just came out firing for Black Friday with up to ...