The Purdue University marching band's giant drum is sounding better than it has in years, although its claim of being the world's largest drum is no longer so. The drum that is rolled out for every ...

Ever since the early days of jazz and rock’n’roll, the musical connection between drums and bass has been core. Tastes, styles and interpretations come and go, but finding the perfect bass sound, that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tone of an acoustic bass (or kick) drum is dependent on many things, most obviously the ...

The kick drum, or bass drum, is the powerhouse behind the music. In a club, it’s the kick that’s nailing the four to the floor, and at a rock gig it’s the kick that’s making your chest compress. This ...

Cooked up in the early '00s, the liquid sound pushed back against stiff, technical drum'n'bass with an influx of soul, funk and groove. Now a new wave of artists are reviving the form. It's about time ...

Bagpipers and drummers from across North America and the U.K. hope to stay on the beat and in tune this week in Kansas City while competing in the annual Winter Storm piping and drumming contest.

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...

The thunderous punch of a bass drum is the time-honored foundation on which all of rock 'n' roll is built. That thud that hits you in the chest and moves your whole body … it taps into a deep and ...