No matter how many times people like to joke and poke fun at drummers, percussion is hands-down one of the most important parts of music, and the drummers are the ones that have got your back (and ...

The Flaming Lips' drummer Matthew Duckworth Kirksey shared a message with fans regarding the departure of long-time band member Steven Drozd.

Bryan Keeling, the country music and rock drummer, died at the age of 59 after a battle of with cancer. Keeling’s brother, Brad, announced the news he died on Friday.

These players appear in our Winter 2024 Issue with cover stars L.S. Dunes, Wisp, Fall Out Boy x WWWYF, and Chase Atlantic. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. A few hard-working drummers came out from ...

If you’re a music fan who hasn’t thought much about drumming (I’m guilty on both counts), “Backbeats” will be a revelation.

Fans and stars alike from the country music and rock world were hit recently by the death of beloved drummer Bryan Keeling. Keeling died on Dec. 6 after a long battle with cancer. He was just three ...

How the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music. It was a church drummer’s worst nightmare. In the middle of a service, David Wagner was playing “Heaven Invade” with his worship band ...

Jamestown native Marco Scapelittle of the Porcelain Busdrivers can be found performing with local groups. Submitted photo For most live music ensembles, drums are a crucial component to the overall ...

The most exciting jazz reissue of the year has been Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy, a tape rescued from the forgotten bowels of the New York Public Library. It captures ...

Slipknot’s decision to part ways with longtime member Jay Weinberg left the drummer “heartbroken and blindsided,” but grateful nonetheless. “Even on the hardest days, I’d like to think he’d be stoked ...

Three drummers are set up in the middle of a closed-off road in front of Comerica Park, sitting on milk crates above plastic buckets, pots, pans, and old cracked cymbals of all sizes. Walking toward ...

The West African instrument dùndún is also known as “talking drum” because players can match the pitch and rhythm of speech patterns on it. A new study reveals just how closely dùndún players match ...