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Samantha Maloney Has a New Band
Sep 2nd
Photo Credit: Morey Management
Samantha Maloney, drummer for Hole, Mötley Crüe, and Eagles of Death Metal has a new band. This is great news, but you might be surprised about the front man. Are you ready for this? Billy Ray Cyrus. But this isn’t the Achy Breaky Heart version. The new band, Brother Clyde, is all about rock.
The first single off their self-titled album is Lately. Cyrus says the song is “about the world, the human race, and Mother Earth.” The lyrics are dark and heavy, as is the video. See a live performance of the song from their appearance on Lopez More >
Lux Interview On MIApogeo.com
Aug 27th
22 Questions for Lux
Metal Goddess and DC member Lux was recently featured in an interview on MiApogeo.com. Lux has been staying active as she prepares for another busy year with her music career. Still the driving force behind Sacred Storm, Lux as also become the newest member of the psycobilly band Nekromantix which is planning several tours within the U.S. – in addition to several recording projects with each band. Make sure to visit Lux’s profile here on the site and check out her bands Sacred Storm and Nekromantix!
Written by Antonio Gonzalez
What inspires metal drummer LUX to keep making More >
Drummer Profile: Rosa Avila
Aug 27th
Rosa was born in Bad Godesberg, Germany and spent her childhood in Mexico and Europe. She began playing drums at age 16 and has studied at The Music Conservatory Of the University of Veracruz, and The School of Superior Studies of Mexico City. She was later granted a scholarship from the Mexican Endowment of the Arts for completion of her training at Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California where she studied with such notables as Casey Scheuerell, Ralph Humphrey, Joe Porcaro and Taka Numazawa. Upon graduation in 1991, Rosa was presented with the award of Outstanding Student of the Year More >
Drummer Profile: Camille Gainer
Aug 27th
Drumming since the age of 11, Camille is a versatile and talented drummer.
Collaborations
- Kool and The Gang
- Chuck Mangione
- Antonio Hart
- Greg Osby
- Steve Coleman
- Tom Browne
- Christian Mcbride
- Liston Smith
- Angela Bofill
- Tanya Stephens
- Capleton
- Sugar Minott
- Worl-a-girl
- Born Jamericans
Quotes
- “I’ve been blessed to have the ability to cop the feel of different genres of music, and that’s basically the key to playing different styles, making it feel right”.
- “REINVENT YOURSELF!!!! POOF!!!!!!”
Camille is an endorsing artist for Paiste, Evans, Vic Firth, and G.M.S drums.
Links- MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/camillegainer
- Vic Firth Artist Page: http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/gainer.html
- Sabian Artist Page: http://www.sabian.com/EN/artists/Camille_Gainer.cfm
- Video Blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEXmQSsCTk
- Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42h5eY4b3w4
- Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLGMeoMLQrI
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/Drummette
- The Collective: http://www.thecoll.com/camillegainer.html
- Video: http://www.tothestage.com/MediaDetail.PAGE?ActiveID=1142&MediaType=1&IType=2&MediaId=6655
