If you're a music fan who hasn't thought much about drumming (I'm guilty on both counts), "Backbeats" will be a revelation.

Most people think a drummer is a background musician—basically just there to keep the beat for the singer and guitarist. But the drummer in a rock band is key to a band’s success. History has shown us ...

Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes life imitates art. The latter seems to be the case this year as the rock industry pulls a Spinal Tap and drummers quit or get fired en masse. More than a ...

50 Years Ago Today, These Pioneering ‘Queens of Rock and Noise’ Formed the First All-Female Punk Rock Band originally appeared on Parade. Sometimes the most revolutionary ideas are born from the ...

When you close your eyes and think about classic rock bands, what comes to mind? We guess that you see some long-haired singer belting out lyrics back to back with a ...

Most conversations, and by far the loudest, about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs focus on bands passed over for induction. Or those who’ve never been nominated. But there’s another kind of Rock Hall ...