“We tried it as a laugh in sound check one day,” Pike recalls, describing the then unusual decision to try the D6 on the ...

“Both the drummer, II, and I loved it so much that we stayed with it, and now that’s our standard setup. “The D6 is essentially an ... I want to capture the detail in some of the smaller cymbals like ...

Next, Payne dedicated “Time Loves a Hero” to honor those past members- founder Lowell George, drummer Richie Hayward, and guitarist Paul Barrere- who’ve passed on; then surprised ...

Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May ...

Little Feat drummer Richie Hayward died in 2010, making Payne the only member of the group from the original four now in the band. "We took a different, a grassroots, approach. Generally ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When Rudy Giuliani ran for mayor of New York City in 1993, he campaigned on a ...

His drummer Richie Albright recalls Waylon talking about it in a later recording session, which is honestly my favorite part of the whole song and story of how it came to be: “Just remind me when I’m ...

The evening began with guests learning to Lindy Hop with Swing Dance Summertown while The Big R Big Band, from Bristol and led by drummer Richie Paradise, played period music. Drinks were served from ...