In 1981, the all-female pop-punk band The Go-Go’s set a new precedent for girl power in rock music, belting out a chorus of “We Got the Beat” to drummer Gina Schock’s pounding rhythm. It’s an anthem ...

Students playing xylophones, large and small, snare drums, bass drums, timpanis, and everything else percussion took the ...

It’s the backbone of the band, the structure. It establishes the beat, rhythm and groove. It’s what the audience taps their feet and nods their heads to. It’s the heartbeat of the marching band, and ...

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During the 2003 album's recording, Ulrich mostly played his drum sans snares — the stiff wires held beneath the instrument that gives it its distinct "pop." Instead, St. Anger emits the telltale "ring ...