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Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler Announces New Band
Adler, the new band led by former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler and featuring singer Jacob Bunton (Lynam, Mars Electric) and guitarist Lonnie Paul (Adler’s Appetite), is currently in the studio…
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Jeremy Taggart of Our Lady Peace
Hello, Jeremy Taggart from Our Lady Peace here. We’re releasing album number 8, Curve, in the U.S. on April 17. It’s been a great experience, and I can’t wait to play the songs on this year’s touring cycle. I couldn’t be more amped about it…
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Hole Drummer Patty Schemel the Subject of Rock-Doc Hit So Hard
Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Drummer Patty Schemel follows the rise, fall, and recovery of the drummer for the band Hole…
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Mykul Lee of Oh No Not Stereo
My longtime partner in crime Skyler Nielsen (vox/guitar) and I started Oh No Not Stereo about nine years ago as a duo—before I was twenty-one years old—right here in Hollywood. Both of us being multi-instrumentalists, we did anything we could to weasel our way into clubs or bars to play music for whoever showed up…
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Doobie Brothers’ Michael Hossack Passes Away
On Monday, March 12, Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died at age sixty-five, after a struggle with cancer.
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Symphony X Iconoclast
Symphony X spans a number of heavy modern musical styles, and on their latest, longtime drummer Jason Rullo once again rules the rhythmic roost.
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Eric Moore of Suicidal Tendencies and T.R.A.M.
First off, I want to say that it is an honor to be in this publication. My name is Eric Moore and I am an endorser of DW drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks, Aquarian drumheads, and Octagon cymbals…
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Discovered: Ringo Starr’s Drum Case Used with the Beatles
Dig announced the discovery of a unique piece of Beatles Memorabilia: the drum case used by Ringo Starr to carry one of his drums on tour with the Beatles.
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Power Saves the Music & The VH1 Save the Music Foundation in Jersey City
Power Gives Back!! “Adventures of Power” is a comedy about an air-drummer who never got the chance to play music. The director, Ari Gold, created POWER SAVES THE MUSIC to rebuild school music programs. He works with Vh1 Save The Music Foundation to find schools in need & bring music back into to kids’ lives…
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Terry Moore of Lily & the Parlour Tricks
“You didn’t play anything worth a damn.” This was my first lesson from master drummer Michael Carvin. His instructions were simple: Play a drum solo. What I played was loud, fast, and meaningless. What I did not play was the first lesson of many that Mr. Carvin taught me. He was absolutely right, and I…
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Ginger Baker Documentary Premieres at SXSW
Check out the trailer for Jay Bulger’s documentary on Ginger Baker, the drummer/leader who’s famed for his work with Cream, Blind Faith, the Baker Gurvitz Army, the Graham Bond Organisation, Bill Laswell, Fela Kuti, and Public Imagine Ltd., among others. The film will be premiering at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
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Precision Drum Company Founder George Folchi Passes
George Folchi Sr., founder of the Precision Drum Company, passed away on March 5 at the age of eighty-five. Folchi started Precision Drum Company in 1961.
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The Beat Goes On for Whitney Houston
We asked several of Whitney’s long-time friends—drummer and musical director Michael Baker, producer/songwriter/drummer Narada Michael Walden, and percussionists Bashiri Johnson and Taku Hirano—to share their thoughts on working with the iconic singer, which we bring you exclusively on moderndrummer.com.
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Mind Matters: A+ Practice, C- Performance
In the past year I got a chance to play with two different “name” performers. The rehearsals went well, and I thought I was prepared. But during the actual performances I felt my drumming was barely adequate…
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Zach Hill’s Death Grips Drum Cam
Check out this footage of Zach Hill playing the song “Lost Boys” from Death Grips’ upcoming album The Money Store.
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Back Through The Stack:
Simon Phillips, December 1986This is an excerpt of an article that originally ran in the December1986 issue of Modern Drummer magazine.
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Evan Howard of Deadbeat Darling
My name is Evan Howard, and I play drums for the NYC band Deadbeat Darling. The group has been spending a lot of time in the U.K. since signing with Spearhavoc Records/William Morris U.K…
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Eric Harland Voyager: Live By Night
Eric Harland’s first album as a leader. Recorded live in 2008 in Paris and featuring a stellar band.
