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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I would never say that to anybody. Isn't that horrible?” So what exactly did Dave Grohl say to David Bowie the first time he met him? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I backpedalled so fast,” he recalls ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fqQbcJeNHJPzKh3TkXWz9e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I don't think Kurt really dug me. I think he stayed away from me because I was a pretty high octane individual”: Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin recalls the heady days of the early ’90s ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-dont-think-kurt-really-dug-me-i-think-he-stayed-away-from-me-because-i-was-a-pretty-high-octane-individual-smashing-pumpkins-drummer-jimmy-chamberlin-recalls-the-heady-days-of-the-early-90s</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I had a huge respect for him as a musician” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apmQmahuHMqnzESZwSsr43-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Smashing Pumpkins in the early ’90s (from left): Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Corgan, James Iha and D&#039;arcy Wretzky]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Smashing Pumpkins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “They said ‘we’re going to let you on the plane, but you’re going to have to be sniffed by the dog'": Ringo Starr talks to Jimmy Kimmel about his duet with Paul McCartney, the Beatles biopics and having to prove his ID ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ His 22nd solo album is out this week ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:52:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jsh2x6u46P7XpwtreWYiLi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The beat goes on, but the pocket will never be the same": Bandmates, friends and stars pay tribute to James Gadson ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Legendary funk, soul and disco drummer has died, aged 86 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:27:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:54:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dan Mold ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tExGsPNw5gUvnN4PwabjA3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "We didn't sit there and go, 'Let's make an album that's going to last 45 years or become a cornerstone of some rock music.' We were just having a great time”: Vinny Appice remembers his time with Ronnie James Dio ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/we-didnt-sit-there-and-go-lets-make-an-album-thats-going-to-last-45-years-or-become-a-cornerstone-of-some-rock-music-we-were-just-having-a-great-time-vinny-appice-remembers-his-time-with-ronnie-james-dio</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drummer played with him in Sabbath, Dio and Heaven And Hell ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:20:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bBgNXNRmmNDpHNsBVsBnY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “That thing’s got great breaks”: Watch Anderson .Paak riding through the suburbs of LA… playing a drum kit on wheels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It was for a Visa commercial, apparently ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:30:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Qn3dccMeV6SshPifL6vWE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “To get into the personal details, of why that didn’t necessarily sync up, just didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters explains why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking were kept vague ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/to-get-into-the-personal-details-of-why-that-didnt-necessarily-sync-up-just-didnt-seem-like-it-was-going-to-benefit-anybody-nate-mendel-of-foo-fighters-explains-why-the-reasons-for-josh-freeses-sacking-were-kept-vague</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ But Freese says “no one should feel sorry for me” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:04:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9Lx743kvUq4usBuysyx6Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I can play timbres and speeds other drummers can’t – up to 20 hits per second”: Meet Jason Barnes – the prosthetic-assisted one-armed drummer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He’s broken record for most bpm with a prosthetic ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:04:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:06:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eSPxTkf4t4dc8Xo9mvwuqX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000. I don’t know if David actually paid him that much”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He guested on the Heathen album ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:15:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singers &amp; Songwriters]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HmbznBsEFxBjyeNc3sb8fR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I thought it would be fun. That was a big mistake. I underestimated just how difficult it would be”: When Phil Collins made a guest appearance playing drums with a Genesis tribute act – and ended up admitting, “It was horrible!” ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus: the Collins solo record that Charlie Watts bought ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJHutHVXpMPjhzZuBmpACD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Ignore the cameras, and ignore the Hall Of Fame drummer sitting next to you”: When some drum students find out their regular teacher’s been replaced by Chad Smith ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One young student doesn’t initially recognise him ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MbbHL7FGQ9H5rHqCfKfjK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “They got me a drum instructor. When I heard that the song (for the advert) was going to be In The Air Tonight, I was just like ‘this is amazing’”: The man inside the gorilla suit for the In The Air Tonight Cadburys ad remembers his “dream job” ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Garon Michael was a huge Phil Collins fan ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gMh8XjhGPsmAuntsnA6eQW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It wasn’t just me… we were like, ‘Hey man, that was awesome. That was such a blast, but we are going to move on and find another drummer”: Dave Grohl explains the simple reasoning behind Josh Freese’s Foo Fighters exit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ His face just didn’t fit ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:50:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P9Lx743kvUq4usBuysyx6Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “One day it was nothing but laughs. We're on stage and Dave's looking at me every night like, 'You're killing it, dude!!!' And then it was just... over": Josh Freese is still puzzled as to why he was fired from Foo Fighters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He’s now back behind the kit for Nine Inch Nails ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:40:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Az8s9yqTp9ZjhdvKFZtwbC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Drummere Josh Freese performs onstage during the Above Ground 4 concert benefiting Musicares at The Fonda Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 26: Drummere Josh Freese performs onstage during the Above Ground 4 concert benefiting Musicares at The Fonda Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I think we’re the perfect band for that. We’ve been talking to those guys”: Tool are looking into a 2027 residency at the Las Vegas Sphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shows will coincide will a new album, says drummer Danny Carey ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:08:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPFmce2ySuhqUpksAN76FS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Thank you for everything, for your friendship, your wit and your generosity of spirit, and of course for the music, forever a true friend and brother”: Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken has died, aged 72 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He played with them all the way up to 2014 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:47:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RwWKpEEXBxbtpKRzEakZpE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We weren’t like a normal group that’s ready to take a knock. We couldn’t fight back”: Carl Palmer on how punk killed ELP ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus he reveals Mitch Mitchell almost joined the prog icons ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:18:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ovDPkGqhuMsjA6bPwLRUeC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Carl Palmer rehearsing at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada, February 1977]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Carl Palmer rehearsing at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada, February 1977]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “True icon… one of the greatest drummers of all time”: The worlds of reggae, rock, soul and funk mourn the passing of Sly Dunbar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drummer and producer played on over 200,000 recordings ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:03:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTz3U9KACpqCzinrKV2pBP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "He's been scoring moments of our culture for decades, and that wisdom hits different when it meets the now”: Chuck D and John Densmore have made a concept album about ageing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ No Country For Old Men by doPE is out in April ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:18:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Singles And Albums]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5SMGEoy2KDqQpLoJRvJhZ7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “At first I was like, 'Oh God, what is he gonna critique me on afterwards?' And actually he just kind of wanted to be there once I figured out that he wasn't sitting there to kind of judge me”: How Phil Collins guided his son Nic through his first big gig ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/at-first-i-was-like-oh-god-what-is-he-gonna-critique-me-on-afterwards-and-actually-he-just-kind-of-wanted-to-be-there-once-i-figured-out-that-he-wasnt-sitting-there-to-kind-of-judge-me-how-phil-collins-guided-his-son-nic-through-his-first-big-gig</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nic also took over on drums for last Genesis tour ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YnDgsfWgeSfuSqDHXnxApY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[British singer and drummer Phil Collins and his son Nic Collins (drummer) of the band Genesis perform live on stage during a concert at Mercedes Benz Arena on March 7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[British singer and drummer Phil Collins and his son Nic Collins (drummer) of the band Genesis perform live on stage during a concert at Mercedes Benz Arena on March 7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He had a massive impact on Australian culture. He was the engine driving one of the greatest live bands of all time”: Tributes paid to Midnight Oil founder Rob Hirst ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drummer has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 70 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:33:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/reJs5g2YxTZtYpvn5iYVmC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Rob Hirst, of the group Midnight Oil, plays drums as he performs in front of the Exxon Building (at Sixth Avenue &amp; 50th Street), New York, New York, May 30, 1990]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Rob Hirst, of the group Midnight Oil, plays drums as he performs in front of the Exxon Building (at Sixth Avenue &amp; 50th Street), New York, New York, May 30, 1990]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “There’s a truism that ‘a band is only as good as its drummer’. Any band that Josh graced with his presence on the kit was fortunate indeed”: Josh Freese to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Drum Workshop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NAMM 2026: Award to be presented at the NAMM show this week ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6NsRVgwXXvqBMPs9ERKcb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I think Roger just got lost. Roger’s finding it difficult. I have to be careful what I say about Roger because he gets angry if I say anything about him at all": Pete Townshend has his say on Zak Starkey’s protracted dismissal from The Who ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “He’ll be sacking me next,” quips the guitarist, “but that’s not to say that he sacked Zak” ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQ56Q5piwKBxNJNCYiQKAo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It had a swing and a weird swagger to it that can’t really be duplicated. Kind of like lightning in a bottle”: Ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Josh Freese says that nobody can play those classic GN’R songs like OG drummer Steven Adler did ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plus: “I don't have anything bad to say about Axl!" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:30:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/chAmKskGkXcG3qovDMwd3L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Steven Adler ahead of Guns N&#039; Roses&#039; performance at Giants Stadium in New Jersey on 16 August 1988]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steven Adler]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was all done on GarageBand – it’s live drums, but over this goofy funk drum loop I’d done on my laptop out on tour”: After working on one of the most expensively recorded albums of all time, drummer Josh Freese made his new solo record on the cheap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “It’s in a bit of a DIY fashion" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:23:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FcDXQVSEYk5qe9s36yoaWd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “People were going, ‘Hey man, I saw you’re on that Avril Lavigne record.’ I went, ‘Nah, I didn’t play on that.’ They go, ‘Your name’s on it!’”: The drummer who’s played on 400 albums has made one of his own – full of one-minute tracks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/people-were-going-hey-man-i-saw-youre-on-that-avril-lavigne-record-i-went-nah-i-didnt-play-on-that-they-go-your-names-on-it-the-drummer-whos-played-on-400-albums-has-made-one-of-his-own-full-of-one-minute-tracks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I knocked out four or five songs in an evening" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:10:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RbnuCUQZPEPn85jWsLNLZT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tim wasn’t feeling good, and then Jeff said something derogatory, and Tim just punched him in the face!”: The dramatic story of Jeff Beck’s explosive ’70s supergroup and the song that Stevie Wonder gifted to them and then reclaimed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An eye-witness account from drummer Carmine Appice ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a6Sjtne8f3M5UABXZMWxqk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I got a hacksaw and I chopped down the stand and put the hi-hats down there”: How the right-handed Simon Phillips learned to play left-handed as a young drummer – with inspiration from two fusion legends and some drastic DIY ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-got-a-hacksaw-and-i-chopped-down-the-stand-and-put-the-hi-hats-down-there-how-the-right-handed-simon-phillips-learned-to-play-left-handed-as-a-young-drummer-with-inspiration-from-two-fusion-legends-and-some-drastic-diy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It was all disco in 1975 – pretty simple" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fEizppFn68Vfc2BcRxE8W9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Every day, you’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff sat having a spliff in his jimmy-jams. You’d be like, ‘That’s amazing. What’s that?’”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ His memoir, The Drums, is out this week ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:12:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icQqmK7LJqzKPKLAeK4jE4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Smiths, 1985: L-R Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Johnny Marr, English singer Morrissey, English drummer Mike Joyce and English bassist Andy Rourke of The Smiths pose for a portrait before their first show in Detroit during the 1985]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Oh, man, we’re gonna kick some ass on a Pink Floyd record!’ I’m not really a Pink Floyd guy. I never understood why they got so big. I think they were boring most of the time”: The hard-hitting drummer who substituted for Nick Mason in the ’80s ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-said-oh-man-were-gonna-kick-some-ass-on-a-pink-floyd-record-im-not-really-a-pink-floyd-guy-i-never-understood-why-they-got-so-big-i-think-they-were-boring-most-of-the-time-the-hard-hitting-drummer-who-substituted-for-nick-mason-in-the-80s</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carmine Appice says that Mason's drumming sounds like hitting a pillow ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:11:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vXmNrq7PXWLW5fR2Ed7tJj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Floyd in 1987]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Floyd in 1987]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “People would ask me, ‘What's it like to replace Keith Moon?’ I said, ‘I didn't replace Keith Moon – I replaced Kenney Jones!’”: How a legendary drummer followed in the footsteps of two other legendary drummers in The Who ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/people-would-ask-me-whats-it-like-to-replace-keith-moon-i-said-i-didnt-replace-keith-moon-i-replaced-kenney-jones-how-a-legendary-drummer-followed-in-the-footsteps-of-two-other-legendary-drummers-in-the-who</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I saw The Who live with Kenney – and he was absolutely fantastic" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:17:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b9tN35kQ7zKGpbbn5TUdY3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Simon Phillips performing with The Who and guest star Elton John in 1989]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Simon Phillips with the Who and Elton John]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jazz great Jack DeJohnette - drummer for Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and others - dies, aged 83 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He played on Bitches Brew and Live-Evil ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:59:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQtp3xrr8mTMQpiCzAhF9B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I’ve seen people say that I hate John Bonham because he stole my stuff. Yeah, right. I don’t hate anyone! Knock on wood, I’m still here to enjoy it all”: The legendary heavy rock drummer who influenced Bonzo, Alex Van Halen, Tommy Lee and more ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/ive-seen-people-say-that-i-hate-john-bonham-because-he-stole-my-stuff-yeah-right-i-dont-hate-anyone-knock-on-wood-im-still-here-to-enjoy-it-all-the-legendary-heavy-rock-drummer-who-influenced-bonzo-alex-van-halen-tommy-lee-and-more</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "I know my place in rock history," he says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:40:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Daly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XmuniDX4DB63ecPjwW9iJZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer. It was the same when I joined The Who to replace Kenney Jones – and when I was with Mick Jagger, playing the Stones tunes that Charlie played”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/everybody-knew-jeff-was-a-great-drummer-it-was-the-same-when-i-joined-the-who-to-replace-kenney-jones-and-with-mick-jagger-to-play-the-stones-tunes-that-charlie-played-how-simon-phillips-succeeded-in-replacing-jeff-porcaro-in-toto</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "They didn't want somebody to come in and try to imitate Jeff" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:41:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:44:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i94L8py43PPZi8QQkF63aW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Stick with it. Focus… You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:44:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AkJvvti48UymnQxzb9YMvB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The one where Courteney Cox plays Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit on the drums and goes viral ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here she is now, entertaining us ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u6ccLpi9YcSQunoT8P5EXP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I didn't recognise him, because he had really short hair. I just thought he was some friend of Pete's. I found out later this was Dave Gilmour!”: Drummer Simon Phillips recalls the chaos of his favourite recorded performance – on a Pete Townshend song ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "It was hilarious – this whole scenario” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwFgwtZQS7zCE6PN7VEbQd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Most pop music is just rubbish now, but we can get back to the way records were made back in the day, which have dynamics, and are pleasurable listens”: Legendary drummer Simon Phillips on his role as producer for progressive rock supergroup DarWin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I love the sound of records. Good-sounding records” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eric Everett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VpWwj84wtzSBT5bdfy8qpV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was having some issues with three-hour shows and constant touring and stuff": Matt Cameron explains why he left Pearl Jam and insists that the final Soundgarden album is coming... but not yet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It'll have to wait until after the band's induction into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame at least ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:59:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2WHuC63nXaHqmPjTUvMsUN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ With A Little Help From His Friends: Jack White joins Ringo Starr on stage for a performance of a Beatles classic after going Toto with Steve Lukather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do you need anybody? Some famous friends, it turns out ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:40:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gigs &amp; Festivals]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FoQAA5htfdffSnfCKEzXtZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE - MARCH 10: CBS presents RINGO &amp; FRIENDS AT THE RYMAN, a two-hour special celebrating the music and legacy of Ringo Starr through the lens of country music, airing Monday, March 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs). Pictured (L-R): Jack White and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/CBS via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASHVILLE - MARCH 10: CBS presents RINGO &amp; FRIENDS AT THE RYMAN, a two-hour special celebrating the music and legacy of Ringo Starr through the lens of country music, airing Monday, March 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S. (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs). Pictured (L-R): Jack White and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/CBS via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome, the most badass mother, Ilan Rubin”: Dave Grohl introduces new drummer at Foos' secret gig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And there’s another one tonight in Santa Ana ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3M2KDgJijMyrBHgLLUvWZL-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Blickle had left Georgia metal band in 2013 ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uk3EwTr7ezqpq7LcP5p79Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Please don't put it on the internet": Limp Bizkit tease new song with the help of a young drumming social media star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She’s Kristina Rybalchenko ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:01:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tBSEgv6N43MUhTokov9L5g-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Avoid these common pitfalls and your gigs will go a lot more smoothly ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/evrWR42sAdzDbWKBeoWkVd-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ We round up some of the Purple One's best sticksmen and women ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Burke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0b5a39763580a3bc012f4e5e8fbeed38-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Believe it or not, there was a time when drummers weren't paid properly for their samples, in fact they weren't paid at all! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BKzHcE2ra3dpw8Qv7toZ4G-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Tony Banks got wind of it. From then on, we knew that Pete could leave at any time, but we had a 150-show tour to do": Phil Collins discusses his legendary career in far-reaching documentary ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Phil Collins: Drummer First revealed the secrets of his sound, his career highs and lows, and the story of that drum fill… ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Griffiths ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aZpGFiduWWaVwAk7cBbMsZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It wasn’t music that I really resonated with”: Josh Freese lifts the lid on his departure from the Foo Fighters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He felt he “had to be firing on all cylinders all the time.” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Drummers]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PpcqqBBcJrQRxgMysEHV96-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11 great movies, documentaries and shows that drummers should check out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the educational to the inspiring, these dynamic docs are well worth your time ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XCzjEo4xwFeGmah6xdvRG9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It's often more difficult to play with a consistently even feel at slower tempos than fast ones": 10 tips to help drummers to develop better timing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smooth-out your timing and you'll make everything easier. Here are some practical ways to get your inner clock ticking ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AeYxXeiaWjVSuWAA2hdbxk-1280-80.jpg">
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