Full disclosure: I play the drums. I play them every chance I get. Although my drumming career has served mainly as a steady education in my own shining mediocrity as a drummer, a reminder that I was ...

It’s hard to overstate how difficult it was for young British people to obtain records from American jazz- and bluesmen in the 1950s and ’60s. Figures like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, and even ...

Roland announced the new TR-1000 Rhythm Creator today: a $2,699 USD drum machine that blends digital sound engines and analog circuitry with new sampling abilities, all in one heavy-hitting piece of ...

Stark County native John Mahon was honored by the EN-RICH-MENT Fine Arts Academy for his support of its drumline and music program. Mahon, a St. Thomas Aquinas High School graduate, has been a member ...

Percussionists and faculty members from more than 20 music schools joined in a weeklong art festival held in Tianjin, which kicked off on Saturday. Dutch percussionist Dominique Vleeshouwers opened ...

The sequencer on the 808, a row of 16 color-coded buttons, offered artists a way to store beats they programmed. Courtesy of Roland Even if you don't know the Roland TR-808 drum machine by name, ...

[Music] oh yeah we're back on the drum and in case you missed the last part of the series here's what we've done to get up to this point we started out by throwing the drum over in Tyson's machine and ...

In 1981, the all-female pop-punk band The Go-Go’s set a new precedent for girl power in rock music, belting out a chorus of “We Got the Beat” to drummer Gina Schock’s pounding rhythm. It’s an anthem ...

In Philadelphia, drumlines can be found at cookouts and block parties. Tony Royster has led his own for over a decade, and shares his love of playing drums on the city's streets. MARTÍNEZ: Today, a ...

For years, the mysterious "cannonball" tree in Old Quebec City drew visitors, eager to catch a glimpse of the dark metallic sphere lodged at its base. Some had even suggested the "cannonball" trapped ...