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Dream Theater
A Dramatic Turn of EventsThe outrageous and ambitious Mike Mangini boldly announces his arrival on DT’s epic eleventh studio album.
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The Forgotten Foot
by Kofi Baker and
Jordan HillSubtitledA Guide to Developing Foot Independence and Hi-Hat/Bass Coordination, The Forgotten Foot shines a light on the hi-hat’s overlooked potential.
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Ringo Starr Ringo 2012
There’s something timeless about Ringo’s drumming. Though he’s not one to get with “the click-track way” of making records, you simply can’t ignore his flawless time and backbeat, and he always makes the simplest drum parts…(more)
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Jimi Hendrix: New CDs and DVDs
Four recent Hendrix releases demonstrate the master’s bold forays into the unknown.
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Dave Douglas
& So Percussion
Bad MangoThe famed trumpeter and percussion ensemble board a crazy train of rhythm, melody, and improv.
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66 Drum Solos for
the Modern Drummer
by Tom HapkeA new book/DVD package that will challenge your technique, independence, and reading ability—without the time commitment of longer etudes.
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THE JELLY JAM
SHALL WE DESCENDRod Morgenstein has survived the winds of rock ’n’ roll change for more than three decades. The latest from supergroup the Jelly Jam is a perfect example of how he’s done it.
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MILES DAVIS QUINTET
LIVE IN EUROPE 1967: THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.1A multi-CD/DVD set captures five concerts from a searing 1967 European tour.
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SMASHING PUMPKINS
SIAMESE DREAM AND GISH
2011 DELUXE EDITIONSSmashing Pumpkins’ first two records finally get the deluxe treatment they deserve.
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DRUM AEROBICS
BY ANDY ZIKERWith Drum Aerobics, author Andy Ziker looks at drumming from a physical perspective—a concept that all heavy players can understand and benefit from.
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RIFFTIDE: THE LIFE
AND OPINIONS OF
PAPA JO JONES
AS TOLD TO ALBERT MURRAYThe father of modern drumming kept his bag of tricks safely hidden. Thank goodness his playing spoke for itself.
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LEVON HELM
RAMBLE AT THE RYMANThe things that make Levon Helm a great drummer and performer are hugely evident at this 2008 concert.
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DAN WEISS
JHAPTAL DRUMSET SOLOA challenging East-West mesh is technically stunning and intellectually mesmerizing.
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CINQUE
CATCH A CORNERA new jazz-funk disc shows—once again—why Gadd rules.
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LEARN TO READ RHYTHMS…BETTER!
BY PAT PETRILLOThe Drummers Collective instructor offers is “an interactive reading boot camp that comes with a teacher.”
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RIVAL SONS
PRESSURE AND TIMEThe songs on Rival Sons’ second full-length convincingly call to mind Humble Pie, the Black Crowes, and Led Zeppelin.
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GANNIN ARNOLD PROJECT
5 WORLD CLASS DRUMMERSFusion guitarist Gannin Arnold assembles five badass stickmen to wail on his Jeff Beck-inspired material.
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JOHN ROBINSON
THE TIME MACHINEIn this long awaited new video, “the world’s most recorded drummer” shows us why he holds that title—and how we can get some of what he’s got.
