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Discovered: Ringo Starr's Drum Case Used with the Beatles
Dig announced the discovery of a unique piece of Beatles Memorabilia: the drum case used by Ringo Starr to carry one of his drums on tour with the Beatles. The case is stenciled RINGO STARR, THE BEATLES in two places and has various freight labels…
Eric Moore of Suicidal Tendencies and T.R.A.M.
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. First off, I want to say that it is an honor to be in this publication. My name is Eric Moore and I am an endorser of DW drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks, Aquarian drumheads, and Octagon cymbals.…
Drummer of Tomorrow 2012 Global Final
The MAPEX Drum Company will be holding the Drummer of Tomorrow 2012 Global Final at Musikmesse Frankfurt on March 24th. The event is being held in Saal Europa Hall 4.0. Doors will be opened to the public at 1:30pm local…
Power Saves the Music & The VH1 Save the Music Foundation in Jersey City
Power Gives Back!! "Adventures of Power" is a comedy about an air-drummer who never got the chance to play music. The director, Ari Gold, created POWER SAVES THE MUSIC to rebuild school music programs. He works with Vh1 Save The…
BerkleeMusic.com Debuts New "Rock History" Course
First of its Kind Online Course from Berklee Launches April 2nd, 2012 From Renowned Author and Journalist Steve Morse Berkleemusic.com , the online school of Boston’s Berklee College of Music, is launching Rock History, an online course that chronicles the…
Terry Moore of Lily & the Parlour Tricks
“You didn’t play anything worth a damn.” This was my first lesson from master drummer Michael Carvin. His instructions were simple: Play a drum solo. What I played was loud, fast, and meaningless. What I did not play was the…
Provenance Drums Recycled Cast-Aluminum Snares
Provenance Drums is making cast-aluminum snares using recycled high-performance historical artifacts such as the engine of a Jaguar sports car, a WWII Spitfire, or part of a NASA rocket. provenancedrums.com
Precision Drum Company Founder George Folchi Passes
George Folchi Sr., founder of the Precision Drum Company, passed away on March 5 at the age of eighty-five. Folchi started Precision Drum Company in 1961. As a young drummer, Folchi desired to recover his own drums. After some research,…
Ginger Baker Documentary Premieres at SXSW
Check out the trailer for Jay Bulger’s documentary on Ginger Baker, the drummer/leader who’s famed for his work with Cream, Blind Faith, the Baker Gurvitz Army, the Graham Bond Organisation, Bill Laswell, Fela Kuti, and Public Imagine Ltd., among others.…
Berkleemusic.com Launches Rock History Online Course
Berkleemusic.com, the online arm of the Berklee School of Music, has announced the launch of Rock History, taught by rock critic and writer Steve Morse. According to Berklee, the course is the most comprehensive of its kind, featuring never-before-seen interviews…
Mind Matters: A+ Practice, C- Performance
The following is an excerpt from the Modern Drummer book Mind Matters: Overcoming Common Mental Barriers in Drumming, by Bernie Schallehn. A+ Practice, C- Performance Q: In the past year I got a chance to play with two different “name” performers. The…
The Beat Goes On for Whitney Houston
As most of the world is aware, singer Whitney Houston died this past February 11. We asked several of Whitney’s longtime friends—drummer and musical director Michael Baker, producer/songwriter/drummer Narada Michael Walden, and percussionists Bashiri Johnson and Taku Hirano—to share their…
Ahead Armor Drum Mat and World Percussion Cases
The Armor Drum Mat features a durable, high-quality carpet with a unique nonskid gel backing. It incorporates reinforced edges and an exclusive fabric-hinged center that allows the carpet to fold and roll into a compact 32x8x8 bundle. The list price…
Eric Harland Voyager: Live By Night
CD/ALBUM Is this really Eric Harland’s first album as a leader? Recorded live in 2008 in Paris and featuring a stellar band including pianist Taylor Eigsti, the engaging post bop of Voyager: Live By Night is full of the drummer’s…
