An all star debut album for Travis Barker, featuring Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, RZA, Swizz Beatz, the Game, Beanie Seigel and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor. As Travis told to Spinner

On google book a free preview of Dom Famularo’s ‘it’s your move’, a must have book on hand tecnique for drummers. Free stroke; moeller tecnique, matched grip (french, american and german grip), traditional grip, power stroke, free stroke and much more: this book is a guide for every drummer looking for a step ahead [...]

Drummertalk report of Virgil Donati drumset clinic @ Pasic 2009

Berklee College of Music Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) Scholarship
Eligible candidates must:
* have citizenship and legal residence in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, or Venezuela.
* [...]

Five hours, 20 minutes and a few of seconds. This could be the new record for the world longest drum roll. Subject to approvation by Guinness World Record, the five-hours drum roll was played by Mickey Grimm, a drummer in New Harmony, Indiana, to raise found to restore an hystorical tower clock
Grimm is a 50 [...]

Some updates for Pasic 2009, Indianapolis nov 11-14
From Pas newletter
* Dean Butterworth (Good Charlotte, Ben Harper) has been added as a drumset clinician
* Friday evening’s Showcase Concert has been changed to Amores Grup De Percussio’
* Free hearing tests on Friday from 9am to 3pm in Room 212
* Mickey Hart will be attending the Hall of [...]

One special moment from Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: one year ago, aug 8, 2008: 2008 Fou ancient drums played the countdown and welcome friends section of the ceremony.
If you miss or forget, here’s that drumming miracle

The huffington post have an interview with His Prog Drumming Majesty Mike Portony, talking with Jon Chattman ’bout the state of music and a lot of other stuff:
Here a little excerpt:
What do you think of the state of rock?
Well the state of the “music industry” is at its most fragile that it’s ever been since [...]

We @ KarmaDrums are supporting Kyle Mims in his fight to return back to drums for Evergreen Terrace after a bike incident.

Here’s bike incident news and update from family and band
UPDATE! 7/14/09
Kyle Mims AKA (Butters) AKA: Kyle (The Wolf biker who falls off his bike) Update.
Kyle had his surgery on Monday and is now [...]

Jane’s Addiction have been forced to cancel their upcoming Australian tour due to the hospitalization of drummer Stephen Perkins. According to a press release from the group’s spokesperson, Perkins, 41, has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of an infection in his elbow.
Read on on [...]

A calling from Pas, Percussive arts society:
Recreational Drumming: Celebrating Health and Wellness is a two-week, world-wide celebration of the health benefits of recreational drumming. The Percussive Arts Society invites you and your local PAS Chapter to develop and host recreational drumming events from October 4 – 18, 2009. A recipient of a NAMM Foundation Grant, [...]

Kyle Mims is drummer from Jacksonville (FL) Evergreen Terrace. Kyle had a bike incident few days ago and needs surgery to keep on playing. No medical insurance and 20.000 $ to pay for play. I’m moved, thinking here in Italy surgery is free for everyone.
If you wanna help a brother in drums you can [...]

Drums, but not Karma, lost one of the greatest musician and composer: Jesús Alfonso Miró. Quinto / Cajón and Iyá batá player and musical director of legendary rumba ensemble Munequitos de Matanzas.
He died in his hometown Matanzas, Cuba, on June 3. He was 60 years old. Que ibae ibae ‘n tonu

Here a portait of Jesús [...]

There’s something bad in the air

Read this post from Big Drum Thump. Isn’t what every real drummer at least once thought watching people ‘drumming’ on Rock Band?
Read, appreciate and then ride your real drumset, for a real drumsession