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On the Beat with Tony Palermo of Papa Roach: Talks New Release Crooked Teeth

What’s up, all of you in Modern Drummer land? It’s Tony Palermo here from Papa Roach. I’ve been in the band now for almost ten years. If you already follow us, you know that we’re no strangers to the touring…

Modern Drummer
Mar 16, 2017

On the Beat With Kim Kicks of Satellite Sky

  photo by Jonesy McElroy I’m Kim Kicks, 50% of the band Satellite Sky, with my brother being the other half. When I was a kid, I decided to stop hitting my brother and start hitting the drums. Now we’re…

Modern Drummer
Mar 8, 2017

Episode 82: Clyde Stubblefield, Improving the Double-Stroke Roll, Istanbul Mehmet X-Ray Series, and More

In this episode, Mike and Mike pay tribute to the late/great funk innovator Clyde Stubblefield. In the education segment, the hosts share some of their favorite exercises for improving the clarity and speed of the double-stroke roll. Up for review…

Modern Drummer
Mar 7, 2017

Nick Zamora On Tour With the Suffers

by Willie Rose   Drummer Nick Zamora’s driving feel, blazing yet apt chops, and Motown-inspired grooves are supporting the Houston, Texas, soul collective the Suffers on their current March tour. Since forming in 2011, the ten-member group has enjoyed a…

Modern Drummer
Mar 6, 2017

On the Beat with Dani Buncher of TeamMate: Talks Visualization and Muscle Memory

Hey Modern Drummer readers! My name is Dani Buncher and I make up half of the band TeamMate. We are a keys and drums duo, and we both sing lead vocals. The mental exercise involved while singing lead and drumming…

Modern Drummer
Mar 2, 2017
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On the Beat with Mountain’s Corky Laing: Talks Festivals, Tours, and New Material

photo by Keith Curtis Hi there MD readers, it’s Corky here again! I wanted to update you on what’s happening. In my previous OTB, I was on my way to London to participate in the Jack Bruce tribute. It was…

Modern Drummer
Feb 22, 2017

PMC Reunites Hal Blaine and Ronnie Spector at NAMM Show

  Hal Blaine performing "Be My Baby" with Ronnie Spector. Photo by Alex Solca, taken at NAMM in Anaheim this past January 21. Hal Blaine, one of most recorded musicians of all-time, famously drummed with Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound”…

Modern Drummer
Feb 21, 2017

Kenny Aronoff’s 7 Tips for Success

Modern Drummer’s March cover star lays it right out: Focus on these areas if you want to reach the top. There are plenty of great drummers everywhere—why is it that I get asked to do so many sessions, tours, and…

Modern Drummer
Feb 17, 2017

On the Beat with Tony Leone from Chris Robinson Brotherhood Band: Talks Tour, New Record, and Gear

Hi everybody in MD land! Tony Leone from the Chris Robinson Brotherhood checking back in as we start our next tour run. We’re out from now until February 19, with dates in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. Check…

Modern Drummer
Feb 14, 2017

On Tour with Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes

by Willie Rose   This past September, Los Angeles–based indie folk-rock group Dawes released their fifth studio album, We’re All Going to Die, a record teeming with drummer and vocalist Griffin Goldsmith’s deep pocket and solid grooves. The band, which…

Modern Drummer
Feb 7, 2017

On the Beat with Adam Chase of Jazz Is Phsh and More

Hello Modern Drummer world. My name is Adam Chase and I’m the drummer and bandleader for the Chase Brothers, Jazz Is Phsh, and the James Brown Dance Party, as well as a studio drummer and multi-instrumentalist. As a long-time touring…

Modern Drummer
Feb 3, 2017

Adam Carson on AFI’s The Blood Album

by Willie Rose This past January 20, the anthemic emo-punk band AFI released its self-titled album, aka The Blood Album, the group’s tenth record over the course of its twenty-five-year history. Along with searing hooks from vocalist Davey Havok, brilliant…

Modern Drummer
Feb 2, 2017
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Episode 77: Favorite Fills, Ray Luzier, Gibraltar Beat EFX, and More

In this episode, Mike and Mike catch up after attending Winter NAMM and then share two of their all-time favorite drum fills. The featured artist is Ray Luzier of the band Korn. In the gear review segment, Dawson talks about…

Modern Drummer
Jan 27, 2017

Friday Nuggets: Joe Butler’s Cannons

Check out the drum production on this number-one hit by the Lovin’ Spoonful, from August, 1966. You didn’t often hear drums quite so prominently on a pop hit in the mid-’60s. But there’s a drama to “Summer in the City,”…

Modern Drummer
Jan 27, 2017
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