Few rock musicians are better qualified to talk about the intersection of music and healing than Rick Allen, drummer of Def Leppard. The band’s album ‘Pyromania’ was selling millions of copies in the U.S. and their videos were all over MTV when in 1984 he lost his left arm in a car crash. His...
By the indication of the packed house at NYC City Winery, Lauren has a steadily growing fan base with each show! She is the queen of empathy and hope, giving people songs about all that there is in life to enjoy. It’s a welcome change to the idealism outside of the venue walls. Hopefully, her...
Lauren Monroe’s new single “Brave” was written in the wake of the gun violence in early 2022. A message of hope and resilience, the song asks what it means to view radical kindness as an act of bravery in a world where it’s been shunted to the side. Monroe, the wife of Def Leppard drummer Rick...
Chateau Diana owner and president, Corey Manning, is a drummer who has learned to use his music to process PTSD and grief since tragically losing his brother to suicide in 1999, and his family home in the Tubbs Fire of 2017. After being introduced to RDF by Styx drummer and Raven Drum supporter...
The veteran-focused nonprofit supports healing through music and showcased that with a drum circle for donors, clients, and legendary percussionists. The nonprofit Raven Drum Foundation — established in 2001 by Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen and his wife, singer-songwriter and healing-arts...
The Def Leppard drummer speaks exclusively with Phil Lipoff about his recovery after he was attacked following a concert in Fort Lauderdale back in March.
Rick Allen, the iconic drummer of Def Leppard, is opening up about his recovery journey only months after he was assaulted after a show in Fort Lauderdale in March. The 59-year-old drummer sat down with “Good Morning America” in an exclusive interview to talk about the attack, where the drummer...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2023 LAUREN MONROE releases “LOVE IS ALIVE,” on 2/10/23 and announces RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION Benefit Event with rock legends RICK ALLEN (Def Leppard) and MATT SORUM (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, The Cult) An Afternoon of Storytelling, Drumming & Music April...
The special edition of the album will be released on January 6, 2023. On January 6th, 2023, Lauren Monroe will welcome the new year with the release of a special version of her acclaimed album. Messages from Aphrodite (Storyteller Edition) features a track-by-track commentary, offering personal...
TILTON — Already a special, cherished group, the residents of the New Hampshire Veterans Home went up a level of coolness Monday when they got a chance to play and schmooze with a real rock star: Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen. Def Leppard, whose beat Allen has kept since 1977, was inducted into...
The acoustic guitar features a photo from Swift’s ‘Midnights’ photo shoot. A Taylor Swift-signed guitar could be all yours while supporting a good cause. Raven Drum Foundation’s second annual 12 Drummers Drumming auction is running through December 12, bringing together a list of...
AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF MUSIC’S MOST INFLUENTIAL & LEGENDARY DRUMMERS JOINED RICK ALLEN & RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION ONCE AGAIN TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE TRAUMA RECOVERY & HEALING FOR VETERANS AND TO HELP REDUCE THE RATE OF SUICIDE. Launching on Veterans Day (11/11/22)...