“Franz Ferdinand played a semi-acoustic set at the Glastonbury festival site last night (September 19), after their drummer Paul Thomson missed the gig to be with his wife as she gave birth.”
Earl Palmer, 84, a Jazz Session Drummer, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Earl Palmer, a session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on classics like Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84.
BBC NEWS - Drummer Barker ‘to fully recover’
Ex-Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and US club disc jockey DJ AM are expected to fully recover from burns suffered in a plane crash, their doctor has said.
Paiste @ 2008 Winter NAMM »
“Paiste’s 2008 Winter NAMM is certain to be another tremendously successful show as we release over 20 new Twenty models. From Thin Crashes to Mini Chinas the Twenty Series now has an extensive range of sounds for all drummers and percussionists to add to their sound palette.”
IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com: Meg White Has a Sex Tape »
The White Stripes canceled their remaining tour dates for 2007 last week and it is now widely believed it was due to the release of a leaked sex tape starring drummer, Meg White.
