A while back (a long while back), I was driving into work and listening to the radio — I know, right? — when a song came on that has what must be among the most recognized drum fills of all time: ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: One of the greatest things about getting your first drum beats and fills down is being able to play with other musicians, or even simply jamming with recordings of your favourite ...

I was driving to work the other day when a well-known pop song came on the radio. At one point in the cut, there's this drum fill that I think must be one of the most recognizable fills of all time.

This was the first time I ever heard timbales used as a main part of a drum part and not just as fills. It’s a constant rolling of timbales all the way through. It’s relentless drumming. The way the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s one of the era-defining hit songs of the early ’90s, and it kicks off with a killer drum ...

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland answers the internet's burning questions about playing the drums. What is the most difficult song to drum? What's the best way for a beginner to learn how to drum ...

There’s a great line in John Hiatt’s 1988 song “Slow Turning,” where the protagonist is in his car trying to listen to the radio but suddenly wheels around: “I’m yelling at the kids in the back ...

It’s been hailed as a rock oddity classic, a song that lies at the vanguard of experimental pop and one that set the template for the ’80s and all drum recordings of that decade. It’s also a song that ...

Ringo Starr had a bit of a rocky start with The Beatles. Producer George Martin replaced him when the band recorded the single “Love Me Do.” and Ringo got replaced again when he struggled to play the ...