"I put way more emphasis on a drummer's personality than technique." It's a surprising statement, coming from Mike Portnoy, one of the most admired drummers in heavy music for the past three decades.

Simon Phillips likes big drums – and lots of them. His double bass drum set and generous cymbal array is a throwback to powerhouse fusion drummer innovators Lenny White and Billy Cobham – both ...

He discussed how he started playing double bass drums. “I didn’t start playing another kick drum until around ’83. I was basically just single kicking and doing that type of stuff, and then I got ...

Is there anything this man can't do? During a recent interview with our friends at Metal Underground, Gene "The Machine" Hoglan was talking about how he got started talking about the double-kick bass ...

On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 8:00 pm, the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St. presents the Louie D Trio + 1 at its Friends Coffeehouse. This cool Jazz trio, made up of seasoned musicians ...

The double bass. Everyone knows the double bass—it goes "boom, boom, boom." Sometimes, to paraphrase Sophia Loren, it goes "boom, boody, boom." In the hands of a virtuoso it does so much more than ...

John Robichaux's orchestra circa 1896. Seated at left is Edward 'Dee Dee' Chandler, with his primitive drum set. (James Karst) Great innovations were being made in American popular music in the late ...

Mention Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, and you won’t have to wait long before the detractors arrive. Whether it’s regarding his knack for providing barely-filtered opinions, doubts about his ability behind ...

Simon Phillips likes big drums – and lots of them. His double bass drum set and generous cymbal array is a throwback to powerhouse fusion drummer innovators Lenny White and Billy Cobham – both ...