5/06    THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Article (5/5/2006) entitled "Sedona firm's tuneful tubes a music hit"

8/05    TECHNOLOGY REVIEW Article (8/5/2005) entitled " Whacky Music"

7/05    THE NEW YORK TIMES Article (7/31/2005) entitled "Boomwhackers: Instruments of Democracy" (PDF)

6/05    WASHINGTON POST Article (5/14/05) entitled "They're Thumping a Happy Tune "

6/05    NEWSDAY Article (6/8/05) entitled "Tube tunes "

2/05    NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE Article(2/21/05) "Mozart Never had One"

1/04    SEDONA RED ROCK NEWS Article (1/21/04) entitled "Hitting it big with Boomwhackers percussion" 11/03  DRUM! Magazine Article entitled "Rhythmical Accidents", by Robert Friedman

8/02    THE ROANOKE TIMES Article (8/1/02) Article entitled "Plastic band" 

7/01    METROPARENT Magazine Article  "Give it a Whack!  Like paper towel tubes with an attitude, Boomwhackers^® from Whacky Music, Inc., are tuned plastic percussion tubes, each labeled with the musical note it emits, so that you can  perform whole melodies just by drumming them on the nearest hard surface or even clouting yourself  over the head!  It's fun for the whole family . . ."

6/01    SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS Magazine Article    "As their name implies, these little gems go "boom" when you whack them on something - and they do it in tune.  Different lengths of plastic create different notes.  It's hard not to like them."

4/01   SEDONA RED ROCK NEWS Article (4/6/01) entitled "Whacky Boomwhackers"
"It's a toy.  No, it's a musical instrument.  Boomwhackers, made by Whacky Music Inc., may start another debate like "Certs is a breath mint.  No, it's a candy mint."

8/00    AMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS Article (8/10/00) Article on techniques for at-risk students "In another session, Christine Stevens, a drum circle facilitator with the Village Music Circles, demonstrated the benefits of a rhythm-based curriculum and the holistic healing effects of drumming. Each educator had Boomwhackers, brightly-colored tubes with different pitches, and Stevens led the group in the creation of a song. . .  After about 15 minutes of Boomwhacker music, the participants said they felt more calm and in tune with others in the group."

12/98  SEATTLE TIMES Article (12/11/98) Article entitled "Seattle Men's Chorus lights up Benaroya Hall" "How to describe the encore?  I'm not going to wreck the surprise.  Let's just say it's a new twist on the hand-bell concept, with 'instruments' that cause new levels of hilarity.  Audience members had to grab their handkerchiefs again - this time for tears of laughter."

11/98  INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (Lancaster, PA) Article (11/24/98) entitled "Inventor makes music tubes after recycling discovery"

12/98  MIT Tech Talk Article (6/11/97) Article entitled "Tech Day sessions offer scooters, Boomwhackers" "Before leaving the stage, Professor Flowers introduced Craig Ramsell (SB '73, SM), inventor of the Boomwhacker, a cylindrical plastic tube that comes in many colors and sizes and emits a different sound when banged against the user's hand, the side of his or her head, or the arm of a chair. The tubes were distributed to the audience and Mr. Ramsell, acting as a choirmaster, said, "Let 'er rip." The exit was far from "Pomp and Circumstance."

6/97    SEDONA RED ROCK NEWS Article (6/6/97) entitled "Sedona man invents 'whacky' instrument"  "Sedona resident Craig Ramsell may be on to something as cool as the hula hoop.  He has invented a percussion instrument he calls a "Boomwhacker."

5/95    Craig's LOOKAHEAD Article The Lookahead article was written for a now  defunct entertainment periodical for  Marin County, CA. It's a long one - almost 5000 words, but a reasonably entertaining look back at the early days of Boomwhackers, at least according to Craig.