When life was loud

April 2011 Modern Drummer  MIND MATTERS: Overcoming Common Mental Barriers In Music I'm sixteen years old and have been playing drums for about five months. When I started playing, my dad gave me his old kit and was very excited about me following in his footsteps. The problem is, I really don't like his drums. They're old and have been stored in the basement for years. The white finish has yellowed, and there's rust on the chrome. Plus it's only a four-piece kit. I don't want to hurt his feelings, but I really want a new kit in a fade finish with a bunch of toms, maybe even two bass drums. I'm in a band, but we haven't played out yet. When that time comes, I can't imagine playing my first gig with my dad's old, beat-up drums. What do I do? Ricky L. Let me preface my response by saying that I can only illuminate different choices, or possible solutions, that you haven't yet considered. I can't tell you what to do. Ultimately, you will nee...

Bizzare  May 2013 Stone Sour and Slipknot frontman, Corey Taylor, launches his first comic four-parter House Of Gold & Bones NOT CONTENT WITH JUST BEING THE emphatic frontman of two of metal's most iconic acts. Stone Sour / Slipknot's Corey Taylor is now proving himself in the realm of comicbooks. His debut series, set in an alternate world, dramatises the short story that featured in Stone Sour s epic House Of Gold & Bones two-part album, released in October 2012 and April 2013.  The tale features art by Richard P Clark (whose previous credits include work for Marvel and DC Comics), with covers by Steve Morris, Jason Shawn Alexander and Kyle Hotz.  House Of Gold & Bones is being released in four parts through Dark Horse Comics, with the first issue available on 17 April, with subsequent chapters appearing monthly. Bizarre caught up with Corey to chat about the metal mans latest venture,.. What's your graphic novel series about? It's an adaptation of the...

NME 13th March 2010  Having been named Best British Band at the Shockwaves NME Awards last month, Muse set about trying to be the best band in America by kicking off their biggest US tour yet last week.  Finally matching the hangar-sized venues they've been playing at home, the dates saw the trio tackling New York’s Madison Square Garden, as they brought their complete show to American shores.  Reprising the 360-degree stage and sci-fi skyscrapers from last year’s UK arena tour, Muse played a two-hour, career-spanning set as the 12,000-strong crowd at last came face-to-face with the moving platforms, lasers beams and giant eyeballs filled with confetti.  With previous American tours being more modest than those Muse are used to playing around the globe, Matt Bellamy and co clearly relished the extra space this time with the frontman skidding across the stage on his knees Hendrix-style during ‘Plug In Baby’.  Link to Muse Index (all articles)