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Richie Hayward Discusses Chinese Work Songs
Little Feat's latest album, Chinese Work Songs, came out at the end of June, and drummer Richie Hayward says he's pleased with the outcome. "We had a ball doing this one," he says. "Each album is a little different; they…
Mike Heidorn of Son Volt
Mike Heidorn's Ludwig drumkit dates back to the year he was born: 1967. In keeping with those times, the drums are psychedelic red with white pearl inlay. "I got them in high school," he says, "and I've used them in…
Dustin Hengst of Damone
Named after the wise-cracking ticket scalper from Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Boston-based rock band Damone combine Joan Jett-inspired rock 'n' roll brattiness with Rick Nielsen-worthy power-pop sensibilities. Setting itself apart from the pack with the tomboyish verve of eighteen-year-old…
Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory
Bad blood among members can destroy even the most fiercely committed band quicker than creative differences, acrimonious label relationships, or poor album sales. When irreconcilable differences between Fear Factory vocalist Burton Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares split the LA-based group…
Brendan Hill of Blue's Traveler
Blues Traveler's thirteen-year career includes founding the H.O.R.D.E. festival, having one of the longest charting singles ever ("Run-Around"), winning a Grammy, selling over ten million albums, and surviving a founding member's death. The seasoned band's latest studio release, Truth Be…
Gene Hoglan: Furious Kick Drumming
In the midst of Strapping Young Lad's otherworldly barrage of guitars, screams, bass rumble, and samples, Gene Hoglan's kick drums blast through in furious, amazingly accurate 32nd-note flurries. Hoglan, thirty-seven, was in on the beginnings of the thrash metal movement,…
Rick "The Rev" Holeman
They would either "Make magic together" or become "The biggest train wreck Austin, Texas has ever heard." That was what multi-percussionist Rick "The Rev" Holeman (pictured) told drummer/percussionist Mike Zeoli when the two teamed up in Del Castillo, an Austin…
Mike Zeoli of Del Castillo
They would either "Make magic together" or become "The biggest train wreck Austin, Texas has ever heard." That was what multi-percussionist Rick 'the Rev" Holeman told drummer/percussionist Mike Zeoli when the two teamed up in Del Castillo, an Austin sextet…
Steve Houghton
Many Musicians Institute alumni know Steve Houghton as one of the most passionate and challenging instructors in P.I.T.'s history. But Steve is also an accomplished player, earning performing and recording credits with Woody Herman, Billy Childs, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiko Akiyoshi,…
Bobby Jarzombek
After viewing the newly released DVD Performance & Technique (Warner Bros.) from monster prog-metal drummer Bobby Jarzombek, it's easy to see why he was chosen by metal's flashiest frontman, Rob Halford, for the metal god's solo project a few years…
Mark Johnson
Do those canary-yellow drums look familiar? That's because they belonged to the late Tony Williams, who gave them to trumpeter Wallace Roney. Today Wallace allows Mark Johnson, his current drummer, to use them for rehearsals. A lefty on a right-handed…
Elvin Jones
by Rick Mattingly On the eve of his seventy-fifth birthday, Elvin Ray Jones exhibits the relaxed demeanor and lean physique of a weathered--but still dangerous--championship athlete. When he smiles, which is often, he still looks like he's twenty-five. His sense…
Adam Topol with Jack Johnson
Adam Topol doesn't see platinum success with Jack Johnson as any reason to relax. Actually, he's leaving no stone unturned in search of musical tidbits he can add to his arsenal. "All the bands we've toured with have sick drummers,"…
Kevin March of Guided by Voices, Shudder to Think, and The Dambuilders
"On my ride home from the last show, that's when I really started thinking, 'What am I going to do next?'" Kevin March is reflecting on the recent retirement of Guided By Voices, the immensely prolific, critically heralded indie rock…
