Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter Rob Hirst has put up for auction the black Ludwig kit he purchased ahead of the recording of its second album, Head Injuries, in 1979. “It’s the only thing I’ve ...

William Ludwig III is a second-generation U.S. citizen and a third-generation drum manufacturer. He has embraced the opportunity to carry forth the creation of quality percussion products traceable to ...

Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You’re guaranteed to smile. What’s more, the Beatles drummer also gave two thumbs up (and playfully stuck out ...

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not ...

I stumbled into a music store near my house in New Jersey, and found that a famous drummer, Joe Morello, was teaching at the store! I didn't know he played on 'Take 5,' or had played with Brubeck for ...

Last night, 39-year-old composer Ludwig Göransson won his second Academy Award for his score to ‘Oppenheimer’. In a heartfelt speech, he thanked his parents for ...

Sixty years ago this month, a boy named Gary Astridge knew nothing about The Beatles. The 7-year-old was celebrating his grandmom’s birthday with his family in Buffalo, New York, when someone realized ...