Welcome to the Spotify Playlist for the May 2014 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. This month’s list includes a live Rascal Flatts track featuring cover artist Jim Riley; recent studio tracks from Jared Champion with Cage the Elephant and Brian Steele Medina with Gemini Syndrome; an Unplugged hit by Trey Songz with drummer Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson; cuts from albums reviewed in our Critique department including recent drummer-led CDs by Virgil Donati, Simon Phillips, and Gerry Gibbs; classic recordings by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Edison Machado that are examined in our educational columns; deep cuts featuring 2014 Readers Poll winners; plus tracks by Styx, Tori Amos, Soundgarden, Ume, Chico Hamilton, and many more.