DRUMMERS NEWS/EVENTS MULTIMEDIA EDUCATION FORUM SHOP BOOKS  PHOTO GALLERY CONTESTS CONTACT BACK ISSUES SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Featured Drummers Cindy Blackman The Lady Comes To Play Last year, drumming dynamo Cindy Blackman left behind her big-ticket rock gig with Lenny Kravitz to unleash the jazz devil inside. More.... Paul Bostaph Metal Risk-Taker Slayer, Testament, Exodus, Systematic, Forbidden: Over the past couple of decades, drummer Paul Bostaph’s résumé reads like a “wish list” of heavy rock, metal, and thrash acts. More.... Artist Updates Steve Ferrone A Memorable Superbowl Performance (June 2008 Issue) Drumming great Steve Ferrone is always busy. One particularly fun project he recently completed was a live recording called Soul Summit. More.... Darren King Freedom To Fail (June 2008 Issue) You’d never know it by listening to Mute Math’s terrific debut album, but drummer Darren King got his act together not by playing his best, but by playing his worst. More.... Billy Drummond Swing, Style, And Substance (June 2008 Issue) As a leader, Billy Drummond has recorded three albums that exemplify his past-meets-future approach, a style marked by an allegiance to yesterday’s jazz masters, but with a forward-thinking bent. More.... Gabriel Serbian Super-Speed Itch (June 2008 Issue) After over a decade of service as a rapid-fire hardcore punk outfit, The Locust has finally written its ultimate opus—well, relatively speaking. More.... Wally Ingram Back…With A Little Help From His Friends (June 2008 Issue) What a difference a year can make. In January 2007, Wally Ingram was finishing up brutal chemotherapy and radiation treatments, battling for his life against the squamous cell cancer that had invaded his throat and neck. More.... Tomas Haake External Combustion (May 2008 Issue) Metal, and its evolution, is all about the concept of more. More power. More darkness. More speed. More precision. More complexity. More, more, more. More.... Stan Lynch A Heartbreaker’s Work Of Staggering Genius Behind The Music, Behind The Scenes, And Behind The Boards With Stan Lynch (May 2008 Issue) When Tom Petty was asked to describe original Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch in the 2005 book Conversations With Tom Petty, the bandleader responded with, “Stan. Now there’s a book in itself.” More.... Han Bennink Solo Snare Escapades (May 2008 Issue) Known to solo with anything that will instantly augment his kit, from clogs to a fire alarm, Han Bennink is Holland’s most radical drumming export. More.... Homer Steinweiss In-Demand Funksta (May 2008 Issue) It’s been quite a year for the members of much-heralded New York City funk outfit The Dap-Kings. Powered by longtime drummer Homer Steinweiss, the band recently released their third full-length album with Sharon Jones, 100 Days, 100 Nights. More.... Jimmy Carl Black Hearing Is Believing (May 2008 Issue) Jimmy Carl Black, of Mothers Of Invention and Captain Beefheart fame, just turned seventy—and says last year was one of his busiest ever. More.... Ben Gillies Capturing The Magic (May 2008 Issue) In a wildly successful twelve-year career spanning five award-winning albums, Australian rock trio Silverchair have ridden an astounding creative musical trajectory. More.... Sean O'Shea That Warm, Retro Feel (May 2008 Issue) For drummer Sean O’Shea and his band Orgone—a nine-piece instrumental group specializing in the retro sounds of ’60s and ’70s funk and soul—2008 is the best year ever. More.... Levon Helm Playing For The Song—And More (April 2008 Issue) Playing For The Song—And More Steve Jordan Interviews The Great Levon Helm More.... Gil Sharone Dillinger Escape Plan / Stolen Babies’ Gil Sharone (April 2008 Issue) Even at this early stage in his career, energetic twenty-nine-year-old drummer Gil Sharone has a lot to talk about. More.... Kurt Reil Creating The Right Vibe (April 2008 Issue) When New Jersey psychedelic revivalists The Grip Weeds decided to remix, remaster, and reissue their 1994 debut album, House Of Vibes, it didn’t hurt that the band’s drummer and lead singer, Kurt Reil, is also a professional recording engineer. More.... James Kottak Still The New Guy After All These Years (April 2008 Issue) Twelve years into James Kottak’s tenure with The Scorpions—a gig that’s taken him everywhere from Siberia to Brazil—the Kentucky-bred, LA-based drummer finally feels like he’s made an album with the legendary band he can live with. More.... Ryan Hoyle Jumping Off The High Ledge With Paul Rodgers (April 2008 Issue) After graduating from the University of North Texas, Ryan Hoyle planned on building a successful career as a Nashville session drummer. More.... Tony Pia New With The Brian Setzer Orchestra (April 2008 Issue) Tony Pia’s entrance into The Brian Setzer Orchestra, replacing drummer Bernie Dresel, was short and sweet. More.... Alex Van Halen Bashing And Crashing In The Here And Now (March 2008 Issue) Practically joined at the hip to his brother Eddie, nephew Wolfgang, and David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen has finally returned to the road with the band that bears his name. More.... Alex Gonzáles A Passion For Drumming (March 2008 Issue) Maná is a true rags-to-riches story. Fueled by an intense passion for music and a belief that music can transcend the boundaries of language, the Mexican rock band has sold more than twenty-two million records and collected eight Grammy Awards. More.... Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan Switching Gears (March 2008 Issue) “I have a clear vision of what I’m going to do before I go in there.” More.... Brooks Wackerman Busy As He Wants To Be (March 2008 Issue) When it comes to challenges—and keeping very busy—Brooks Wackerman is always up to the task. More.... Roger Taylor Rolling On The Red Carpet (March 2008 Issue) It shouldn’t really be much of a surprise that Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, and Nate “Danja” Hills all have production credits on Duran Duran’s new album, Red Carpet Massacre. More.... Torry Castellano The Grip Of Death (March 2008 Issue) Although Donnas drummer Torry Castellano still encourages the idea of being a self-taught musician, she’s quick to admit that she had to learn the hard way that improper technique can cause serious problems. More.... Jim Bogios From Sheryl Crow To Counting Crows (March 2008 Issue) Many drummers are aware that Jim Bogios left Sheryl Crow for Counting Crows back in 2003. But Jim hasn’t really talked about the transition, until now. More.... Jason Bonham Son Of Thunder (February 2008 Issue) The rumors started spreading months before the official press release went out: “Led Zeppelin is getting back together and they’re going on tour.” MD, like everyone else, was getting excited at the possibility. More.... Allison Miller Freedom Jazz-Folk-Pop-Rock Dance (February 2008 Issue) Since moving to New York in 1996, Allison Miller has thrived by refusing to acknowledge musical borders. Alli, as she likes to be called, has allowed her sincere love of pop and rock music to ground her jazz playing—and her passion for jazz to elevate her pop prowess. More.... Antonio Sanchez Musicality And Burn (February 2008 Issue) Best known for his multi-timbral, multi-textural, orchestral jazz drumming with The Pat Metheny Group, Antonio Sanchez spreads his solo sticks wide for his debut as a leader, Migration. More.... Kelly Keagy Alive...And Well (February 2008 Issue) Kelly Keagy is a busy man these days. Known for his powerful drumming with Night Ranger (“Sister Christian” was named one of the “Top Drum Tracks of the 1980s” in a recent Modern Drummer article), Keagy has a new solo album called I’m Alive, showcasing his drumming, singing, and songwriting. More.... Bobby Previte Wake Up, Everybody (February 2008 Issue) The liner notes from The Coalition Of The Willing raise a plea for consciousness: Wake up, everybody! If you were less familiar with his prolific output, you might peg Bobby Previte as some sort of quirky multi-instrumentalist agitator who plays some drums. More.... Luis Conte The Power Of 3 (February 2008 Issue) Percussion great Luis Conte’s new album, Marimbula, is a trio disc featuring bassist Jimmy Johnson and guitarist Barry Coates. Conte describes the music as a unique mixture of ideas. 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