The drums are a strange instrument. Are they even an instrument? They don’t make melodies like guitars or keyboards. They’re placed in the back of the stage and the drum kits can often seem to swallow ...

Guitars, sure. Vocal performances, fine. Keys, bass, flute—got it. Sometimes what you really need to get riled up is percussion. Percussion! It’s the hits of the drums that get your heart pounding, ...

A drum set owned by late Rush drummer Neil Peart — and played both onstage and in the studio between 1974 and 1977 — is headed to auction. The kit is expected to bring between $80,000 and $120,000 as ...

A thrilling marriage of ‘What happens if we push this?’-style experimentation and itchy, envelope-pushing pop, XTC’s third LP saw them going through changes. But Making Plans was an odd if brilliant ...

What is classic rock? Now that albums that came out in 2003 are 20 years old, the line between what's considered "classic" and contemporary seem to become blurred more and more. But is classic rock ...