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Random music news for Thursday, January 7, 2020

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Releases, Berlin, Drake, Drummers, Iced Earth, Live Nation, Napster, Neil Young, Rap Lyrics, Sharon Osbourne, Thomas Lang

Now that we’re spending more time indoors, this is something you might have wondered about. Once you’ve solved that mystery,

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This could be proof that God hates drummers

September 27, 2019September 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drummers

Draw your own conclusions. (Via Danny)

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 7, 2019

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Drummers, FRBs, Metallica, Near Mint, Simpsons, Sony, Triumph, Universal, Woodstock

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

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Random music news for Monday, January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019January 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 54-40, Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Drummers, Elon Musk, Grimes, Ozzy Osbourne, Streaming, Tool

Anyone else tired of Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln commercials? Is he really selling cars for Ford? Off now to deal with

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Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Breaking Bad, Death Metal, Drummers, Elton John, Elvis Costello, HBO, Joy Division, Lamb of God, Mariah Carey, MUMFORD AND SONS, Panic!, Rihanna, Ticketmaster, Toto, Trent Reznor

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

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Are these the greatest drum breaks of all time?

July 27, 2018July 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Breaks, Drummers, Drums

As a drummer myself, I LIVE for those moments where the music stops and I get to show my chops.

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This woman celebrated her wedding by crushing a drum solo for guests

March 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drummers, Suzanne Morissette Cruz

Suzanne Morissette Cruz is a killer drummer, so it seemed perfectly natural for her to bust out a wicked drum

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Despite all the jokes, drummers are a lot smarter than people think

March 1, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Drummers

As a drummer myself, I enjoy a good drummer joke. How do you tell if the stage is level? The

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WTF? 

These drum kits are weird, but they might actually work

February 5, 2018February 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drumkits, Drummers, Drums, Weird

Drummers love to experiment with their kits, looking for ways that might extend their power, speed and finesse. As a

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Movies 

Where Did the Drums Go? A Documentary Explains Why So Much Music Sounds the Same

August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Click Tracks, Documentary, Drum Machines, Drummers

There’s a monotonous sameness to much of today’s music. The beat is perfect, synced to within milliseconds with no rushing

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Love Drums? Watch This Epic Performance by Josh Dunn (Twenty Pilots), Frank Zummo (Sum 41) and Adrian Young (No Doubt)

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative Press, Drummers, Drums, Frank Zummo, Sum 41

If you love drums, you’re gonna love this performance at the Alternative Press Music Awards. By the way, Zummo was

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