Hirst left behind a legacy of powerful music and activism, known for co-writing hits like “Beds Are Burning” and ”The Dead ...

The rock music world is sending prayers this week to Midnight Oil after it announced that its former drummer and founding member, Rob Hirst, had died. Hirst was 70. He revealed last April that he had ...

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Nobody holds a rock back together quite like drummers do. Through the years, we’ve really been treated to some next-level classic rock drummers. And many of them passed on far too soon. Let’s take a ...

Australian rock drummer Rob Hirst, best known for cofounding the band Midnight Oil, has died at age 70 following a battle ...

The saga of The Who firing, rehiring, and then re-firing Zak Starkey has taken another turn. Starkey, the 59-year-old son of Ringo Starr, had played drums with the classic rock icons for three decades ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Apologies to the stick-swinging readers, but drummers are an odd bunch. Back in college, Rock Music Menu’s roommate was a drummer, and he was a strange cat, still is. It’s not very surprising as these ...

This year has been strange for rock music. Specifically, for rock drummers. Several of the biggest bands in the world are parting ways with their drummers one way or another, and for the most part, ...

It’s easy to celebrate popular music. It’s one of the things that binds us together as a culture and community. Music is like an invisible hearth around which we can all gather. It’s wonderful. But ...

Veteran rock drummer Thommy Price, best known for his nearly three-decade tenure with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, has died at age 68. The accomplished musician also performed with Scandal and Billy ...