Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl’s drummer inspirations
Dave Grohl has famously said many times that he was a massive fan of John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, right to the point of having some Zep tattoos. But while
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Looking for a career change? How about becoming a professional back scratcher? Or you could just continue to music news for August 12, 2025. BONUS: Wanna be like Dean Cain?
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The History of Female Drummers
[It’s both spring break and Women’s History Month, so let’s revisit a couple of relevant shows. New episodes start up the last weekend of March. -AC] Many years ago when
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The problem with perfect rhythm
You’ve probably heard about people who have perfect pitch. This means they have an innate, instinctive ability to recognize and re-create any given musical note without any help. They hear
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, episode 993: The history of the drum machine.
One of the most important parts of music is beat and rhythm. Without beats, without rhythm, there’s no groove. Without a groove, there’s no movement or dancing or physically getting
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Human drummers have nothing to fear. Yet. Maybe. Check out CyberOne.
When the first programmable drum machines started appearing at the dawn of the 80s (think the TR series by Roland and anything by Linn), drummers like me were put on
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Into drums? Then you’ll want to see this new documentary.
As a drummer myself, I’m admittedly biased toward anything that gives our type a little respect. That’s what I’m interested in Let There Be Drums, an upcoming documentary by Justin
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, episode 959: The History of Female Drummers
Many years ago when I was just a wee lad, I remember seeing The Carpenters on TV. The Carpenters First Television Special ran in 1976 and featured something rather amazing
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Ever wonder if drummers seen in movies and TV are all that? This pro weighs in.
Antonio Sánchez is not only a Grammy-winning (four!) composer, he’s also a drummer. In this video, he deconstructs drummers seen in movies and TV. Are they really all that good
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It’s way too soon, but people are already speculating who might be the next Foo Fighters drummer
I know, I know. The grief is still unbearable and the healing hasn’t even begun to take hold. Hell, we haven’t even had the funeral yet. But it’s out there:
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Ongoing History Daily: Nirvana’s drummers
Trivia question: How many guys have played drums in Nirvana since the group took that name in 1987? Let’s count. First was Aaron Burckhard. By the end of that year,
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