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Session drummer Hannah Montrose on facing down challenges and manifesting a spot behind the kit with Lizzo
By Kate Puttick published
"In high school, playing drums was everything. But when it came to me picking my GCSEs, the head of music told me, 'Hannah, you don't want to do that'"

“Metronome-like precision deemed "soulless"”: Josh Freese delivers 10 reasons for Foo Fighters sacking
By Daniel Griffiths published
Big names from Stewart Copeland to Michael Buble have all waded in to offer Freese their support

"The lie is or would have been that I quit – I didn’t": Zak Starkey sacked from The Who - again
By Will Groves published
News comes on brutal weekend for drummers, as Josh Freese also ejected from Foo Fighters

Watch Pulp drummer Nick Banks join tribute band Pulp’d at Sheffield’s Fake Festival
By Will Simpson published
He had a “blast”, apparently

“He played the drums for me”: Barry Keoghan has been studying Ringo’s technique up close
By Will Simpson published
But the actor was too nervous to have a go himself

“He runs into the studio and shouts ‘hit the record button'”: Billy Cobham on Miles Davis’s agile recording
By Will Simpson published
Iconic drummer turns 80 later this month

"He made a few mistakes and has apologised”, says Pete Townshend as Zak's back in The Who
By Daniel Griffiths published
After a fractious gig and with a world tour in jeopardy, rock’s rockiest band have kissed and made up

“I needed to scratch an itch”: Mike Portnoy talks about his years away from Dream Theater
By Will Simpson published
“I was fried” he says, “but I went off from there to form, like, 87 bands”
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