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Back Through The Stack: Simon Phillips, December 1986
This is an excerpt of an article that originally ran in the December1986 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. For access to all of the great editorial from MD’s first twenty-six years of publication, check out our Digital Archive. …
Evan Howard of Deadbeat Darling
Hey, all Modern Drummer readers! My name is Evan Howard, and I play drums for the NYC band Deadbeat Darling. The group has been spending a lot of time in the U.K. since signing with Spearhavoc Records/William Morris U.K. We…
Zach Hill’s Death Grips Drum Cam
Check out this footage of Zach Hill playing the song “Lost Boys” from Death Grips’ upcoming album The Money Store. According to Zach, “The album track started with a live drum take, so when playing to it live, I’m actually…
Ian Paice to Take Part in U.K. Learn to Play Day
The Music for All organization has announced that this March 31, Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice will be involved with National Learn to Play Day, which will offer free musical instrument lessons to the public. More than sixty music shops…
The April 2012 Issue of Modern Drummer magazine featuring Wilco's Glenn Kotche!
Wilco's Glenn Kotche Featuring Tony Escapa Influences: 311's Chad Sexton Get the Best: Great Drumming Collections on a Budget Update Brazilian Jazzer Duduka Da Fonseca Conan's Jams "the Work" Wormworth Rock Journeyman Bobby Jarzombek David Crowder Band's Jeremy "B-Wack" Bush Shop Talk 9 Household…
Shaun Foist
Hello, fellow drummers! My name is Shaun Foist, and I’ve been playing drums for nineteen years. I got started at around age ten, when my father showed me how to play. About six months later he encouraged me to enter…
LP Launches March Clinic Tour
LP (Latin Percussion) has annouced dates and artists for it's March Clinic Tour. Each month, with the cooperation of retailers and schools, LP schedules educational clinics with many of its endorsing artists. Many of these events offer free or inexpensive admission…
Russ Miller to be Drummer for "American Idol" Season 11 "Mentor" Sessions
Now that the finalists have been chosen for the American Idol Season 11 Hollywood, Ca. eliminations, the "Mentoring" sessions will begin. Starting on 3.2.12 the finalists will be "Mentored" by a music superstar, in preparation for their next weeks performances.…
Edu Cominato
Hello, everybody! My name is Edu Cominato, and I’m a Brazilian drummer. In 2009 I had the privilege to be invited to join Jeff Scott Soto’s band, and I’ve been having a blast since then. In that year we did…
Mountain’s Corky Laing Announces A New Project
Corky Laing, longtime drummer with the legendary classic rock band Mountain, has a new band called the Memory Thieves. Laing, who via Mountain’s 1970 hit “Mississippi Queen” has done as much as anyone in Western culture to turn the cowbell…
Terri Lyne Carrington's The Mosaic Project Reveives 2012 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Album"
The 54th annual Grammy awards brought Hebert-Carrington Media co-founder Terri Lyne Carrington her first Grammy award as a leader for her ambitious cross-genre production The Mosaic Project. Her debut album on Concord Jazz, and her fifth overall, won the “Best…
Alex Acuna at University of Central Florida's Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp
Alex Acuna will be part of the 2012 edition of the University of Central Florida's Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp, along with his nephew Hector "Pocho" Neciosup, Jose Rosa, John Riley, Tony Cintron, Ekendra Das and Larry Washington. When: July…
Amedia Vigor Rock Cymbals
The Vigor Rock series consists of raw, heavily hammered cymbals featuring unlathed bells and tightly lathed, brilliant-finish bows. The rides are said to be strong with great bounce and clear-sounding bells. The crashes pack a punch, and the hi-hats are…
New York Jazz Drummer/Leader Pete Zimmer
Hey, everybody in the MD community! Pete Zimmer here. I’m a New York City–based drummer, and very happy to have the opportunity to share with you some exciting things currently happening. I’m pleased to announce that my fifth CD as…
