Drum loops specialist Beta Monkey Music has released the latest in its popular Drum Werks collection of drum loops. Drum Werks IX: Power Rock includes almost 600 acoustic drum loops, all in the lower ...

If you’re a musician looking to add drum beats or loops via a pedal, a Finnish company called Kovaluu has unveiled a cheap solution. Its app for iOS and Android, called Beats and Loops, transforms ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ fifth studio album Long After Dark landed with a series of firsts for the band. It was the first to feature bassist and backing vocalist Howie Epstein, replacing Ron ...

The Opposable Thumbs folks aren't the only ones who enjoy the occasional game of Rock Band around the Ars headquarters. Some of us who cover the Apple side of things have been known to rock the ...

A new book is casting the spotlight on some of rock music’s biggest drummers in an effort to showcase the backbone — and backbeat — behind some of the world’s most iconic bands. “CRASH,” released by ...