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Jason Graham of Taxi Doll
Hello, MD readers! It's Jason Graham writing from Los Angeles, and I'm excited to let you know about a couple of electronic rock projects I've been working with. My main group, Taxi Doll, has a new album, Here And Now,…
Jimmy DeGrasso: Laying Down His Signature Stroke With A New Project
When F5 bassist and founder David Ellefson needed a drummer for the group’s sophomore CD, it was a no-brainer to enlist his former Megadeth rhythm section partner Jimmy DeGrasso. Though Ellefson hadn’t done any preliminary drum programming, DeGrasso nailed his…
Kevin Johnson
Hello, MD readers. This is a very important time in history. The first African-American president took office recently, and he spoke of standing on the shoulders of those who came before him. As this idea pertains to music, and to…
Russ Kunkel iVideosongs
If you’ve ever wanted to take a lesson with L.A. studio veteran Russ Kunkel–keeper of the beat on dozens of the biggest hits to come out of California in the ’70s–here’s your chance. You can now learn from Russ in…
Marco Minnemann Update
Since his June 2007 MD cover story, German drumming sensation Marco Minnemann has played numerous clinics, drum festivals, and concerts worldwide, recorded two multi-instrumental solo albums (House Wife Dog & Two Kids, A Mouth Of God), appeared on the animated…
Tobias Ralph Blog
Hey there, MD readers! It's Tobias Ralph. I wanted to give you all an update on what I'm up to. For starters, I'm really excited and proud to announce that I'm back with Sonor Drums after a brief respite. Thanks…
Ronnie Vannucci: Killer With A Cause
by Ken Micallef Seeing as he’s from Las Vegas, the home of twenty-four-hour gambling, retina-freezing neon, and spontaneous wedding ceremonies, The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci has a penchant for doing things–to quote a famous Vegas crooner–his way. A natural drummer…
Earl Palmer Remembered
by Mark Griffith In drumming, the terms legendary and innovator are thrown around far too often. Yet Earl Palmer deserves both of these titles. Drumming legends have grooves that are instantly associated with them. True innovators come up with (or…
Carmine Appice Interview with Liberty DeVitto, Chpt 5
Carmine Appice Talks with Liberty DeVitto in Part 5 of this video interview at the Cutting Room. "We recorded "Keep me Hangin' On" in a one-take mono, all at once. And that was a demo. And they released the demo,…
Carmine Appice Interview with Liberty DeVitto, Chpt 6
Carmine Appice Talks with Liberty DeVitto in Part 6 of this video interview at the Cutting Room. "You were the first guy that I saw that made everything you played count... Everything that you played made sense in the music…
Carmine Appice Interview with Liberty DeVitto, Chpt 7
Carmine Appice Talks with Liberty DeVitto in Part 7 of this video interview at the Cutting Room. "Led Zeppelin did their first tour with us... Their album wasn't even out. When John Bonham saw my kit, he just flipped out.…
Carmine Appice Interview with Liberty DeVitto, Chpt 8
Carmine Appice Talks with Liberty DeVitto in Part 8 of this video interview at the Cutting Room. "That's the theatrics that no one was doing back then. It was taking Dino to the next level." CLICK HERE FOR Carmine Appice Interview with…
Mallet Master Tim Collins
Hello, MD readers! This is Tim Collins, saying hello from NYC. I'm originally from Plattsburgh, NY, where I got my start playing drums and piano at the age of six. I first started playing mallets when I got to college,…
Great Drum Parts = GENIUS
The MD Editors Weigh In The March issue of MD (out now) features Billy Ward’s fascinating conversation with Simon Phillips, Doane Perry, Marco Minnemann, Thomas Lang, and Jerry Marotta about the grooves that inspired them to play drums early on,…
