“I got a hacksaw, chopped down the stand and put the hi-hats down there”: How Simon Phillips learned to play left-handed

His double bass drum set and generous cymbal array is a throwback to powerhouse fusion drummer innovators Lenny White and ...
The Times Herald

National Drumming Day: Senegalese drummer brings unique vibe to Conshohocken

Sangue Mbacke, also a certified yoga teacher, is currently brainstorming ideas for combined yoga-drumming sessions.

Alex Skolnick on the time he was on standby for Megadeth – and what to do when you can’t match a player lick for lick

With Kiko Loureiro's wife pregnant, Megadeth needed an understudy for emergency cover. The Testament guitarist answered the ...
The Associated Press

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to U. of Michigan

The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be strongly associated with southern California, but drummer Chad Smith’s heart never left the ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to university

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in suburban Detroit, is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith honors Midwest roots with U. of Michigan music scholarship

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan.
Soap Central

Where is Meg White now? What we know as White Stripes drummer skips Hall of Fame induction

With The White Stripes now inducted into the Hall of Fame on November 8, 2025, everyone, including fans and the artists, asked the same question: Where is Meg White now? Her former bandmate and ex-hus ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith's Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to University of Michigan

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan.
Jambands.com

Reprise Will Channel Phish’s 1997 Texas Run and Late Drummer Bob Gullotti with Special Gigs at Brooklyn Bowl

Next week, on Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, Reprise will pay tribute to Phish’s esteemed 1997 Texas run when they return to Brooklyn Bowl New ...
The Beaumont Enterprise

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer honors parents with music scholarship at U. of Michigan

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan. The 64-year-old grew up in Detroit's suburbs. Smith made the official ...
Big Rapids Pioneer

Hospice of Michigan visits local heroes during Veterans Ride

A team from Hospice of Michigan holds the American flag and leads the Pledge of Allegiance at The Brook of Big Rapids, 14595 ...