Original Beatles drummer Pete Best has announced his retirement from the music industry at the age of 83.

Pete Best is stepping away from the spotlight. On Sunday, Best — who was the original Beatles’ drummer before Ringo Starr — confirmed that he is stepping away from public appearances and performances.

Pete Best is putting his drumsticks down for good. The original drummer for The Beatles, 83, is retiring after a ...

Drummers are a unique breed. Every instrument carries its own energy, but there’s something primal about sitting behind a drum kit, gripping the sticks, and setting the rhythm. For Christoph Schneider ...

The crowd inside Franklin Music Hall Saturday night was, in many respects, a standard mass of heavy metal mayhem. Pumping ...

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“Venamoris is definitely a rebirth,” says Paula. “The situations I went through were the same facing many musicians, artists, ...

A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 40 years, the Melvins bring their current tour with UK grindcore greats Napalm Death to San Francisco and San Jose ...

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The cookbook features more than 40 recipes inspired by meals that Paul cooked for his bands and crew over the years ...

Mikal Gilmore writes about his dive into heavy metal music at age 73, following the 2024 election of Donald Trump ...

Imagine, as a lark, putting together a heavy metal band with the goal of “destroying [Punjabi] pop songs.” Imagine picking “Tunak Tunak Tun,” a late ‘90s smash by the pop singer Daler ...