On Friday, Nov. 12, Mesa College’s music department hosted an absolute wonder of a performance during Recital Hour. Presented ...

Every year, Huntsville High School’s Military Marching Band gets a new drum major, or sometimes multiple drum majors. It takes a lot of grit, time and dedication to secure this position, let alone ...

I was driving to work with the music on shuffle. The next song came on and from the drums alone, I knew what it was — First Date by Blink-182. As a drummer and pop-punk aficionado, the snare drum and ...

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DRUMS WEEK 2025: This is a rabbit hole that we could burrow into indefinitely, but as a starting point for your YouTube foraging we've compiled 11 isolated drum tracks from players regarded for their ...

FORMING: Brand new hardcore band Crying Form just recently played its first live show, but a few days earlier released its debut self-titled demo. These four songs are largely informed by classic ...

An introduction can make or break a song, as exemplified by these iconic classic rock intros. The first 30 seconds (or more) of a song serve as a musical first impression, setting the sonic stage for ...

Born March 13, 1925, Haynes was a drummer who liked to prod his fellow players. Over the course of his career, he played with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea and many others.

This is FRESH AIR. Today is the centennial of the birth of jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He almost made it to the occasion. He died in November at age 99. Haynes was one of the most in-demand drummers in ...