"I was a kid who wanted to be Ringo. I wanted to do what he was doing. I wanted to have that kind of fun," Max Weinberg said. "In a lot of ways, I got my dream fulfilled. I'm playing in a band that ...

By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) -Two young street musicians who were jailed for more than a month in Russia for singing anti-Kremlin songs have left the country after being released from detention, ...

When it comes to bands, drummers are rarely in the spotlight, and yet they provide the rhythm, the tempo, the beat that can make a song unforgettable. (SOUNDBITE OF FOO FIGHTERS SONG, "MY HERO") ...

Although it wasn't his primary goal. Weinberg said "The Big Beat" has helped focus attention on drummers. Weinberg's interview with Ringo is one of the most revealing in the book. Weinberg said he ...