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Keith Harrison of the Pineapple Thief
Question: What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians? Answer: A drummer! With the prospect of being the butt of such drummer jokes, I have to ask myself the question, “Why did I choose to play drums”?…
Guitar Center's Drum-Off Finals To Feature Live Performances By Gadd, Blackwell, Carlock, Heyward, King and More!
Top Undiscovered Drummers In The Country Compete In The World’s Premier Drum Competition, Plus An Evening Packed With Performances By The Drumming Elite The Legendary Steve Gadd will be honored at the Drum-Off Grand Finals with an induction to Guitar…
Gator Cases - Vinnie Paul Cymbal Case Contest
Gator and legendary drummer, Vinnie Paul, are teaming to give away a Gator Cases Deluxe Cymbal Backpack autographed by Vinnie himself. One runner-up will win an autographed 8x10 photo of Vinnie. Winners wil be randomly selected on 12/21/2012 (contest open…
Michael Shrieve
Greetings, Modern Drummer readers! I’m writing to inform you about a new interview show that I have launched on an exciting Internet–only radio station called Jet City Stream. My show is called “Notes From The Field,” and I will be…
MD Pro Panelist Gerald Heyward on Vinnie Colaiuta
Hi MD! I’m excited about the latest issue and I want to let you know that Vinnie Colaiuta is one of my top-five favorite drummers! I started listening to him and watching him closely after the Zildjian Day video. He…
Supla Suplicy from Brothers of Brazil
When my brother Joao and I decided to play together about five years ago, I knew that I had to reinvent myself. I started as a drummer at about thirteen years old. My favorite drummers were people like Charlie Watts,…
Kamelot Silverthorn
CD/ALBUM Silverthorn marks the tenth studio album—and first with new singer Tommy Karevik—for symphonic metal band Kamelot. Always a group to blend everything from progressive metal to doom/gothic and classical elements, on this release the band tells the…
Ed Cassidy of Spirit Passes Away at 89
Ed Cassidy, a founding member of the Los Angeles–based rock group Spirit, passed away on December 6 at age eighty-nine, in San Jose, California. Cassidy was born on May 4, 1923, and was around two decades older than his Spirit…
Paiste Facebook Photo Contest 2012
Paiste invites drummers to become a part of their “Expression Wall of Fame” at the 2013 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, with a chance to win prizes. Contest Rules Participants are asked to submit their best photo…
Eric Slick of Dr. Dog
Hey, MD readers. My name is Eric Slick, and I currently play drums for the Philadelphia group Dr. Dog. I’ll give you a brief history of my past, but I’ll intertwine it with two essential parts of making music: challenges…
British Drummer/Educator Kyle Cullen
I’m a British drummer based in the town of Glastonbury, famous for its music festival. I’m currently splitting my time between teaching, gigging, and recording sessions for people all over the world. My latest offering comes in the form of…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees
28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to Air on HBO on May 18th At a press conference on December 11, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist and 2012 Rock and Roll…
Kenneth “Big Eazy??? Walker of the Lee Boys
My beat in music consists of giving back the gift that I was given. I started in music at a very young age, learning first from family. My mom told me that she and my dad discovered I had a…
The Donating Drummer
On his quest to find ways to use music as a vehicle for giving back to others in the world, percussionist Mark Powers became aware of a waiter in San Francisco who was funding random projects through the tips he…
