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Vinnie Paul
Rebel Forever
As the drummer for two now classic metal acts, Pantera and Damageplan,
Vinnie Paul has clearly leaned toward the heavier side of the rock spectrum. With his latest project, Rebel Meets Rebel, Vinnie is
certainly maintaining ground he's covered in the past.
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Adam Pedretti
Big Down Under
While Killing Heidi have played only a handful of club showcases in the States, they regularly
draw crowds in the tens of thousands at huge Australian music festivals.
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Philip Peeples
Keeping The Old 97's On Track
Philip Peeples was once known locally as the guy who loaned his drums to The Old 97's drummer. But
after demonstrating a tasteful blend of shuffle, rockabilly, and rock rhythms, Philip became The Old 97's drummer.
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Clarence Penn
Classical Chameleon, Jazz Journeyman
Clarence Penn's third album as a leader is called Somay, a word whose roots lie, as do many elements of
contemporary music, in Africa.
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Karl Perazzo
Santana Now: A Force Of Nature
A rhythmic force of nature since its
inception in San Francisco's Mission District in 1966, the Santana band has always set the bar high. And now, with superstar
drummer Dennis Chambers joining percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo, the bar (and the expectation) is even higher.
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Stephen Perkins
The Return Of Jane's Addiction
The candle that burns twice as brightly burns half as long. That saying seems appropriate when discussing the
flare-out of a staggeringly influential band like LA's alternative rock pioneers Jane's Addiction.
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Stephen Perkins
A Drummer’s Life Less Ordinary
With several projects going at the moment—including two bands, a performance DVD, and several clinic appearances—it’s clear that no one is more committed to drumming than Stephen Perkins.
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Tommy Perkins
Charting His Past, Present, And Future
For more than fifty years, Tommy Perkins has devoted himself to performing as a full-time working
drummer. At age fifteen he made his first recording as a Texas Playboy. That was the 1950 hit single "Faded Love" by Bob Wills.
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Ben Perowsky
Beyond Labels
The scene: a cold night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at North On Sixth, a multi-level hole in the wall jook joint
where the bathroom graffiti is more political than obscene. Attracting a crowd of Manhattan intellectuals and Brooklyn deadheads,
North On Sixth is tonight showcasing Ben Perowsky's Moodswing Orchestra. A collection of nutnik New York City musicians,
including Perowsky on drums, percussion, and electronics, Steven Bernstein (trumpet), Oren Bloedow (bass), MarKus Miller
(turntables/electronics), Glenn Patscha (Wurlitzer piano), and Marcus Rojas (tuba), Moodswing covers every base and then some.
They blow through all manner of Martian landscapes and insane asylum atmospheres--just don't call it jazz.
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Lori Peters
Girls Just Wanna Have Drums
With the same intensity that linebackers smash the head of Brett Favre, Skillet's Lori Peters attacks her
set.
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Debbie Peterson
Doll Revolution
The Bangles are back with Doll Revolution, their first new album in fifteen years.
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Pat Petrillo
Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
At a recent smooth jazz festival in Philadelphia, drummer Pat Petrillo was performing with guitarist Ed
Hamilton when an elderly, "old school-looking" gentleman shuffled up to the bandstand and started screaming, "This ain't no
@#!%# jazz!
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Slim Jim Phantom
The Cat Is Back
Although Slim Jim Phantom's former bandmate Brian Setzer has kept the Stray Cats name in
gear since the band dissolved in the mid-1980s, the stand-up drummer best remembered for his simple two-piece kit in the "Rock
This Town" video hasn't kept out of the music scene.
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Darrin Pheiffer
Standing His Ground With Goldfinger
When we caught up with Darrin Pfeiffer to talk about Goldfinger's new record, Stomping Ground, he
was on tour in Barcelona, Spain with the band. "The fun thing about making this record was that we got to work with producer Tim
Palmer," Pfeiffer says.
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Scott Phillips
The Vortex Of Success
Creed is a phenomenon. They're the first band in history to have four number-1 rock radio singles from
a debut album. (By the way, that album, My Own Prison, went on to have a remarkable seven consecutive number-1 rock radio
singles.) Their second album, Human Clay, entered the Billboard charts at number-1 and has since sold over ten million
copies.
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Scott Phillips
Leaving Creed Behind
There have been lots of changes for Scott Phillips since MD featured him on the cover of the March '02
issue.
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Simon Phillips
It's Festival Time!
Drumming legend Simon Phillips will simply not slow down, and his star-studded drumming career continues to grow and evolve.
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Simon Phillips & Virgil
Donati
Space Boogie To Planet X
Who better to produce and record the current king of progressive fusion drumming than one of the
greatest double bass fusion drummers in history, someone who is also an experienced and proven recording engineer and
producer? The idea made so much sense it was scary. So the date was set. Simon Phillips would engineer the Virgil Donati drum
tracks for the new Planet X recording.
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Tony Pia
New With The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Tony Pia’s entrance into The Brian Setzer Orchestra, replacing drummer Bernie Dresel, was short and sweet.
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Felix Pollard
On A Roll With Da’ Soul Patrol
Felix Pollard’s drums weren’t the only thing pounding after he got a last-minute call to play for Lionel Richie’s 2004 performance on Oprah. The thought of performing for two legends in his hometown of Chicago with no rehearsal gave the drummer the worst headache of his life.
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Ryan Pope
Gettin' Down With The Get Up Kids
One of the factors that distinguishes this Kansas City quartet is its powerful but nimble drummer, Ryan
Pope.
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Jeff Porcaro
A Tribute
Ten years after his passing, the drumming and music community still feels the loss of the studio
giant.
I consider myself among the fortunate people whose life Jeff Porcaro touched - and there are a lot of us. If Jeff Porcaro
was anything, he was contagious. Being around him was like being exposed to the sun at its hottest, most warming and smiling
degree. He was a ball of energy, a funny man with a laugh that still echoes happily in my ears, kind and sincere. He could mess
with you in a teasing, fun way, but he never meant to hurt you. He was passionate about music, friends, and life, and was always
ready with a compliment.
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Mike Portnoy
Mike Portnoy is no longer the new kid on the progressive-rock block. The once proclaimed "next Neil Peart"
has proven himself many times over to be worthy of acknowledgement. This isn't so much for the commercial success of his
band Dream Theater. Rather, it's for his consistent progression of new and exciting ideas in sights and sounds throughout his
musical adventures and drumming innovations.
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Mike Portnoy
Dream Theater's "Train" Not Slowing
Down
Apparently Mike Portnoy's fast lane is comparable to riding the bullet train. As the highly acclaimed
drummer reaches midlife, there seems to be no crisis in sight.
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Mike Portnoy
In Constant "Progressive" Motion
Mike Portnoy may very well be the hardest-working drummer in the business. His recent three-DVD set, In Constant Motion, speaks for itself. The undisputed king of progressive metal never sleeps!
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Raymond Pounds
From Stevie Wonder To The Platters
Raymond Pounds’ four-decade-long drumming career took off when, at the age of twenty-two, he recorded Stevie Wonder’s mega-hits “Sir Duke” and “I Wish.” The drummer then went on tour with Wonder for five years.
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Bobby Previte
Wake Up, Everybody
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.
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Yvette Preyer
Playing From The Heart
Yvette Preyer has been blowing away Michael McDonald audiences for the past five years, ever since she
crossed paths with the famed singer/songwriter.
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Thomas Pridgen
Fiery, Funky...And Tasteful
At just twenty-two, Pridgen has more drumming experience than most. Growing up in California, he began drumming at the age of three, made his first recording at eight, and won the Guitar Center DrumOff at nine.
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Aquiles Priester
Brazilian Metal Magic
When he decided to be a drummer, Aquiles Priester couldn't have imagined the paths music would
take him along.
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Dafnis Prieto
Latin-Jazz Genius
Unlike most musicians, thirty-three-year-old Dafnis Prieto practices the axiom “early to bed, early to rise, makes a [musician] healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
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Prince
School Of Funk
Performing on stage twenty years after releasing Purple Rain, Prince doesn't look like he's aged a bit. In
fact, it looks and sounds like he has more energy now then ever - and he seems to be enjoying it all a lot more this time around.
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Artimus Pyle
Venemous After Lynyrd Skynyrd
Artimus Pyle has recently released a solo album called Artimus Venomous, the first in what he promises to be a series that will include such titles as Artimus Harmonious and Artimus Dubious.
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