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“Seeking a well-mannered, affable individual - groove a must”: Primus put the call out for new drummer
By Will Simpson published
Successful candidate would replace departing Tim Alexander
“The human manifestation of the word ‘hip'”: Jazz legend Roy Haynes dies aged 99
By Will Simpson published
His career spanned eight decades
"He kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter
By Neil Crossley published
“I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”
“Who wants to tell him?” Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith
By Will Simpson last updated
Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith
"It has been a bit bewildering for us": Primus left “in complete shock” by drummer’s sudden departure
By Will Simpson published
Primus drummer quits, for the third time
Queen hated the drum sound on their debut so much that they “augmented” every beat for its reissue
By Jonathan Horsley published
Their eponymous debut is a stone-cold rock classic but Queen have never been happy with its sound, especially Taylor’s drums. For its “rebuilt” and renamed reissue, they forensically applied digital tech to transform the sound of each individual drum hit
“It’s his message, to let the world know how he feels about all the things that’s going on in the world”: Kool and the Gang drummer spent twenty years on a solo album
By Will Simpson published
George Brown, Kool and the Gang drummer, spent 20 years on a solo album, but didn't see its release
“Everything that Dream Theater fans want!”: 5 highlights from their landmark London show
By Amit Sharma last updated
Featuring the return of Mike Portnoy and an epic new track
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