In Carmine Appice’s 2016 autobiography, Stick It! My Life of Sex, Drums, and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Appice gleefully describes the drug-fuelled night that has become a famous part of rock history.

One day at soundcheck, Peter looked at me and said: “why don’t you attach sticks to your fingers ... the great Genesis line-up though!" Carmine Appice: “I love Peter Gabriel’s genius ...

"He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the ... to form Blue Murder with Tony Franklin and drummer Carmine Appice, who also shared a tribute to Sykes.

Look at the band’s performance of ‘One Of These Days’ from their documentary film Live At Pompeii, and you’ll see him in action, especially in the middle of the tune, where he loses one of his sticks ...

There’s a sense of serendipity, then, when Carmine Appice of psych group Vanilla Fudge ... “I pioneered the use of big drum sets and played with the butt end of the sticks early on. I did that because ...

Seems like it’s another week, another Carmine Appice story makes ... Ozzy write some killer songs and get great drum sounds, good production on the next record and he was a friend.” After he was let ...

What do you get if you mix men from Vanilla Fudge, Amboy Dukes and Mitch Ryder’s Detroit Wheels? The first album from Cactus ...

One food that can help you stay cool is drumsticks, also known as Moringa. Adding drumsticks to your diet can provide a range of health benefits in a simple and natural way. Beyond their role as a ...

Legendary drummer Carmine ... The drum riff, I got from there. But we made it heavy and I played it the way I play it. It’s a bit different. It’s not a backbeat [Appice imitates the rhythm ...

Vanilla Fudge performs May 2 at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, Bucks County. Carmine Appice has spent the majority of the last years perched at what could arguably be considered the ...