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 ...

The absence of a member with a strong country football background was a glaring deficiency of the governing body until the appointment of the former AFL player and coach, who began his playing career ...

Tickets: $40 from Groove Studios, Long & McQuade (Victoria and Langford locations), and Tom Lee Music; $50 at the door Why: Groove Studios produces this longtime festival, which has been the go-to ...

Wally Firth was the north’s first Indigenous MP, a pilot and a fur trader, as well as an accomplished musician who donated countless instruments to youth living in the remote Indigenous communities he ...

Dentsu Creative has appointed Katie Firth to lead its Victorian business as Melbourne Managing Director. Firth joins from two years at DDB Group Melbourne as managing partner & has spent the past 12 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This snare drum was made by Duplex ...

Anderson .Paak has debuted a hilarious new video for his first-ever signature drum kit. Teaming up with the acclaimed drum brand Ludwig for the kit, the Silk Sonic artist’s limited-edition Pee .Wee ...

According the Google, the smoothest thing in the world is a “quantum stabilized atom mirror,” which was created by a team of physicists from the University of Madrid and the Madrid Institute of ...

GEAR EXPO 2022: While big-ticket items such as new kits, fancy electronics and shiny new snares are top of our wishlist, it’s the smaller stuff that we all purchase regularly to make our time at the ...

Whether you’re a beginner drummer, a marching band student on a budget or a home studio owner, chances are you’ll want your drums to be durable and affordable but also sound great. The snare drum in ...

Now that Vic Firth Co. has relocated to a new facility within Newport, the famed drumstick and mallet manufacturer’s 1960s-era factory has sold to Waterville-based boat dealer Hamlin's Marine. Terms ...

Vic Firth Co., a manufacturer of music drumsticks, mallets and percussion accessories that has been operating at 77 High St. in Newport since 1963, has relocated to 34 Progress Park in Newport ...