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D’Addario Foundation Teams Up with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, & Strings By Mail for Women’s History Month
Girls Rock Rhode Island To kickstart Women's History Month and International Women's Day 2022, D'Addario and the D'Addario Foundation are partnering with Sam Ash, Russo Music, Heid Music, and Strings By Mail to raise funds for the Foundation's Girls in Music Initiative. Created to help…
Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship Recipient Announcement
The Neil Peart Scholarship, in collaboration with Neil’s wife Carrie & Modern Drummer, is proud to present the first recipient of the Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship, Maxx Rinkus. The scholarship, originally announced at the 2020 Modern Drummer Festival by Carrie…
NOW YOU CAN HAVE ALEX VAN HALEN’S DRUMSET… IN YOUR WALLET! CRASH THE WORLDS GREATEST DRUM KITS ARE NFT’S
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in art, music, and technology are here to stay. Owner/CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine David Frangioni finds himself uniquely positioned. Frangioni is a self-made success in the music technology industry, a drummer, a producer/engineer, a publisher, a consultant, and…
The Pineapple Thief (Gavin Harrison) Release Drum Playthrough for "Wretched Soul"
NEW LIVE ALBUM + BLU-RAY/DVD "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" OUT NOW ON KSCOPE British progressive-rock band THE PINEAPPLE THIEF has revealed a new playthrough video for "Wretched Soul," featuring their critically-acclaimed and wildly revered luminary drummer Gavin Harrison (KING CRIMSON, PORCUPINE TREE). The live recording…
Moody Blues Drummer & Co-Founder Graeme Edge Passes November 11, 2021
Hello to our loyal readers and supporters, I’m Billy Ashbaugh. Yesterday, the world was saddened by the lose of yet another iconic musician, the Moody Blues Graeme Edge. Graeme was the co-founder and last remaining original member of the legendary…
Next Jazz Legacy For a More Inclusive Jazz Future
New Music USA Partners With Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice to Launch New Program Next Jazz Legacy For a More Inclusive Jazz Future Three-Year Program - With Major Funding From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Will Increase Opportunities For…
12 Drummers Drumming
Monday, November 1, 2021, on Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen’s 58th birthday, we are announcing a special upcoming auction called ’12 Drummers Drumming’ to benefit his Raven Drum Foundation. For the past 37 years, PNC has calculated the prices of the 12 gifts…
Oct 27 is Gary Chester Day
Gary Chester spent his drumming career making other people look good. He was one of the hardest working, most reliable, and most accomplished studio drummers in history. As if that wasn't enough, Gary became an educator and developed an incredible…
Modern Drummer Announces Neil Peart Spirit of Drumming Scholarship
Join Modern Drummer in celebrating the life and legacy of Neil Peart by inspiring an up and coming, young drummer with an incredible opportunity! In memory of Neil, with the support of his family, Modern Drummer is proud to present…
Rock Camp Participates in Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp will be donating $250 to Breast Cancer Can Stick It for each person that signs up for a Rock…
The official trailer for The Beatles: Get Back is here!
WATCH THE NEW TRAILER FOR“THE BEATLES: GET BACK” AN ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES DIRECTED BY PETER JACKSON Three-Part Series Made Entirely from Never-Before-Seen, Restored Footage to Premiere on Disney+ November 25, 26, and 27 Today, Disney+ released the trailer and key art…
Rick Allen of Def Leppard Plans Fine Art Tour - This October - December 2021
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Will Make Appearances in Washington, DC area, New York/New Jersey and Atlanta at Wentworth Galleries to Celebrate His Newest Works Rick Allen: “WINGS OF HOPE 2021”In Addition to Three New Pieces from His…
100 Drummers “Drum Together” for WhyHunger Campaign
The mission is simple, but critical: One Beat. One Mission. End Hunger. WhyHunger—a non-profit founded in 1975 by the late Harry Chapin and radio deejay Bill Ayres to “change systems, policies, and institutions that perpetuate hunger and poverty in our…
Paracas Ritual Album Review
Paracas Ritual, the new album by Manongo Mujica and Terje Evensen, sonically captures the duo’s time spent in the desert and bay of Paracas, on the Peruvian coast. Long days of listening and recording the sounds of the landscape…
