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  • “How VIP do we gotta get?”

    Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles AND Beck . . . sounds like the start of either an amazing band or a bad joke, right?! Well, no joke here (yet still possibly a bit funny) – the rockstars were turned away from a post-Grammy party on Monday night.

    The three showed up at Argyle in Hollywood, where rapper Tyga was throwing a bash after the awards show. Some playful bickering back and forth went down at the front door, including Sir McCartney exclaiming: “How VIP do we gotta get? We need another hit, guys!” Then he turned and pointed at Beck, saying, “Work on that!”

    With that, they loaded back into a nearby SUV, and scooted off to Hyde Lounge to attend Mark Ronson’s Republic Records party.

    See for yourself:

    Better luck next time, boys!

    Read the full story on TMZ

  • The secret to serious groove drumming may just be . . . math!

    jeff porcaro groove math fractalsIn an article for Science magazine, Kerry Klein reveals the results of a Max Planck Institute study, which demonstrated fractals, or patterns that look “self-similar” on many different scales.

    A team headed up by physicist Holger Hennig analyzed the timekeeping of legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro – specifically, his recorded performance on Michael McDonald’s classic song, “I Keep Forgettin’.” What they found was that both Porcaro’s 16th-note rhythms AND dynamic volumes varied throughout the piece (although nearly unnoticeable to the human ear), and that those variations formed fractals.

    “It seems that the timekeeper in the brain not only produces fractal timing,” Hennig says, “but likely also fractal intensity or, in this case, loudness.”

    Click here to read the complete Science article.

  • Beatles drummer Ringo Starr touring with his All-Starr band

    Getting by with a little help from his friends, Ringo is at it again! Beginning June 3rd, he and his All-Starr band (featuring the likes of Gregg Bissonette, Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Richard Page and Warren Ham) will be on tour once more.

    According to Ringo’s website, here are the current 2016 tour dates:

    Beatles drummer Ringo Starr tourJune 3: Lakeview Ampitheater, Syracuse, NY
    June 4: Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino, Salamanca, NY
    June 5: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
    June 7: Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ
    June 8: Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, ME
    June 10: Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, NH
    June 11: DCU Center, Worcester, MA
    June 12: Santander Arena, Reading, PA
    June 15: St. George Theatre, Staten Island, NY
    June 17: Warner Theatre, Washington DC
    June 18: Koka Booth Ampitheatre, Cary, NC
    June 19: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
    June 21: Foellinger Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
    June 22: PNC Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH
    June 23: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
    June 25: Pinewood Bowl Theater, Lincoln, NE
    June 26: Hartman Arena, Wichita, KS
    June 28: Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO
    July 1: Humphreys Concerts, San Diego, CA
    July 2: The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

    Keep tabs at RingoStarr.com for any additions or changes.

  • Bruce Springsteen drummer, Max Weinberg, buys a $2.4 million home in Washington, D.C.

    The Washington Business Journal and Wall Street Journal have reported that the legendary Max Weinberg, famous for his gig as the drummer of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has purchased quite the new abode in D.C.

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    To read more, check out the Washington Business Journal article and the Wall Street Journal article.