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Aaron Solowoniuk of Billy Talent Tour Blog
It was the beginning of February, and I’d just shoveled my driveway for the second time when I got the message about a tour offer in April. "My Chemical Romance would like you to be main support during their final…
Seven Antonopoulos
Hello, all in cyberspace. I'm sitting in the front lounge of our bus. We're in a parking lot in front of the Holiday Inn on a day off here in somewhat beautiful Marietta, Ohio. I'm watching CNN with no volume…
Drummer Blog: Karl Latham
Hello to all the drummers, modern and otherwise! This has been an interesting year for me so far, with lots of cool stuff going on. It started with a NAMM trip and great hangs with Freddy Studer, Ryan Kreiger, Gerry…
Rexsell Hardy Jr. Growing up in Chicago
Rexsell Hardy Jr. came up in Chicago’s Gospel scene and started out playing drums in his grandfather’s church when he was just five years old. By age six he was playing around Chicago with his father’s Gospel group, The Hardy…
Chad Szeliga
Making grooves “pop” is Chad Szeliga’s purpose. The drummer joined Breaking Benjamin for 2006’s Phobia, and his experimentation with jazz, bebop, and fusion helped him pepper a huge modern rock record with incredibly tasty nuances. “Listen to Vinnie Paul,” says…
Dave Witte
With the coming of the new year, I had a bunch of habits and routines I wanted to refine or correct, drumming being the most important. But I recently got an XBOX 360, and drumming kinda took the back seat…
Simon Phillips
Drumming legend Simon Phillips will simply not slow down, and his star-studded drumming career continues to grow and evolve. Since Simon joined Grammy-winning, LA-based rock band Toto fifteen years ago, the group has toured relentlessly, refining their classic material while…
Wuv: P.O.D.'s Stickman Shines On The Band's Latest
(July 2008 Issue) by Steven Douglas Losey “When I’m playing my drums, it’s like burning incense to God.” In an industry that is fond of burning out young bands and tossing out their ashes with the trash, P.O.D. has been…
Brian Blade: Always Be Reacting
by Ken Micallef “I’m always trying to tune in to what the other musicians are sending out, and then reacting to that as quickly as possible. If I’m thinking when I’m on the bandstand, I know I’m in trouble.”…
Ryan MacMillan of Matchbox Twenty
Over the past ten years, Matchbox Twenty sold over 28 million records, including three multi-platinum albums and a string of hit singles. Their new two-CD collection, Exile On Mainstream, contains their greatest hits plus six brand-new songs featuring recently arrived…
Graeme Ramsay of The Wedding Present
Edinburgh, Scotland. Thurs, 1st May 2008. How did I, a young lad from Fife, end up in The Wedding Present? That's what I'm usually asked, anyway, by those who know of the band's roots in the north of England in…
David Uosikkinen: Gearing Up For The Road
Get out the Slim Fast, I'm going out on the road. Every time I get ready to do a tour with The Hooters, I think it may be my last. I've been on this horse for a long time, partner,…
Wayne Proctor
Hi to all you Modern Drummer cyberspace visitors. My name is Wayne Proctor and I am from the U.K. I've been involved with music nearly my whole life, from tinkling on my grandparents' piano as a small child to playing…
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu
A Black Dog In Rushock Hello to all of you. My name is Scott Reeder and I play drums for a living. And I pinch myself every day. I’ve been drumming for close to twenty-eight years now, the last fifteen…
