Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Martin Atkins
"I have an ability to bring people together, and that gives me the opportunity to do something very dangerous." So says drummer Martin Atkins about Pigface, a rotating consortium of musicians conceived of thirteen years ago during a tour with…
Travis Barker: Life After Blink
With Blink-182 on an "indefinite hiatus," master slammer Travis Barker has his sights set on his next release with another group'the sophomore album, titled Haunted Cities, from The Transplants. Collaborating again with Tim Armstrong (of Rancid fame) and vocalist Rob…
Julio Barreto
Fidel Castro may have squandered what many consider the best of Cuba. But he also developed exceptional arts institutions, which, even today, continue to nurture amazing talents. Among them, is Latin drumset king Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. Hernandez honed some…
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers is blown away by the fact that, after thirty years of first-call recording status, he's recently become a member of two bands. And in fact, both bands will have significant releases in the coming months. Three years ago,…
Frank Beard of ZZ Top
Frank Beard of ZZ Top has created his share of monsters. See if you recognize one of them in the following scenario. You're barely into your first set with your local bar band when somebody howls, "Play some ZZ Top!"…
Louie Bellson A Lifetime Of Greatness
"Young drummers should learn the history of the instrument. You have to know where you came from in order to know where you're going." When one of the greatest drummers of all time turns eighty, the celebrations continue all over…
Charlie Benante: Comin' For You
"I think I understand guitar more than most guitar players do," says Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. "I come at it from two different ways'the guitar rhythm perspective and the drum perspective." You see, the New York-based thrash metal drummer isn't…
Eric Bobo
Photo by Flor Guzzetti Although Eric Bobo would tag Cypress Hill as his main gig, his current focus is a solo project. "It's a Latin jazz album, a return to roots for me, because that's my background," Bobo explains. "It's…
Jim Bogios
Jim Bogios was amazingly calm for someone who was about to perform two huge concerts at separate venues in one night. Earlier this year he was scheduled to perform with The Dixie Chicks at the Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles…
Paul Bostaph
When one thinks of the quintessential Slayer drummer - whether it's Dave Lombardo, Jon Dette, or in recent years, Paul Bostaph - a mammoth drumkit is what one pictures him seated behind. But Paul Bostaph is about to change that…
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio and Pat Mastelotto have much in common. They've both worked with legendary rhythmic compositional masterminds'terry with Frank Zappa, and Pat with Robert Fripp in King Crimson. They both left Los Angeles after the major earthquakes of the '80s,…
Gary Burton
In 1999, as Gary Burton was celebrating his fiftieth year as a vibraphonist, the vibraphone itself turned seventy-five years old. That same year, two legendary vibes players died: Milt ("Bags") Jackson and Red Norvo. Burton felt the time was right…
Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick recently celebrated twenty-five years together with the release of the appropriately titled Silver, a two-disc collection of hits and best-loved tunes recorded live in the band's hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Silver is an endearing scrapbook anthology of memories…
Tommy Clufetos
Tommy Clufetos started playing drums at age six, and by his eleventh birthday he was gigging nonstop. "I started playing in my dad's band," Tommy says. "We'd back old-time rock 'n' roll acts like Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis.…
