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Listen to the Drumming: Great Tracks From MD’s March 2016 Issue
Our latest Playlist includes tracks from cover artist Barry Kerch and Shinedown, Jellyfish, Spock's Beard, Dixie Dregs, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Vinnie Colaiuta, Savages, Daughter, and more incredible artists featured throughout the pages of the March 2016 issue of Modern Drummer…
Video Demo: VK Drums - 6x14 Titanium, 7x13 Stainless Steel, and 8x14 Aluminum Snare Drums
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up VK Drums 6x14 Titanium, 7x13 Stainless Steel, and 8x14 Aluminum Snare Drums Spawning from one of the metallurgy capitals…
Video Demo: Sabian - HH Remastered Cymbals
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Sabian HH Remastered Cymbals A few thousand extra hammer strokes later, and the line that launched the brand is better…
Video Demo: Natal - Arcadia Series
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Natal A competitive entry-level kit with a full set of hardware. The last time we checked out Natal, we…
Video Demo: Zildjian A391 and Paiste PST7 Cymbal Packs
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Zildjian A391 and Paiste PST7 Cymbal Packs Could a prepack be for you? Here are two excellent options. So…
Video Lesson! The Tap Nine, by Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics The Tap Nine Embellishing Backbeats With a Modified 9-Stroke Roll The traditional nine-stroke roll consists of four alternating double strokes…
Video Lesson! One-Sided Hairtas, Grandmas, and Grandpas
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Strictly Technique One-Sided Hairtas, Grandmas, and Grandpas This month we’re going to look at three unusual rudiments: one-sided hairtas, grandmas, and…
Video Lesson! Hidden Rhythms - Part 2, by Mike Johnston
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Hidden Rhythms Part 2: Odd Groupings Last month we explored the endless rhythmic and textural ideas hiding…
Video Lesson! Advanced Beat Displacement by Aaron Edgar
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 8: Advanced Beat Displacement To take our beat displacement prowess to a higher level, we’ll…
March 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Barry Kerch
(Available digitally January 29, 2016; in print February 2, 2016) On the Cover Barry Kerch “The ‘Cut the Cord’ video is us in a live setting.If you put the four of us in a room with an aggressive song, that’s…
Video Demo: Timetable Warm-Up with Steve Fidyk
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Jazz Drummer's Workshop Timetable Warm-Up Modulating Swing Patterns As drummers, we’re often taught the importance of warm-up exercises. These drills are…
On the Beat With Nick Cesarz of Vinyl Theatre: Talks Tour Challenges and Debut Album
Hey, MD readers! My name is Nick Cesarz and I play drums in Vinyl Theatre. We’re an alternative rock group based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I started playing drums when I was nine years old, taking lessons through high school…
Brit Turner on Blackberry Smoke’s Holding All the Roses
by Robin Tolleson Blackberry Smoke provided one of the year’s crossover album hits, topping country and rock charts with the Brendan O’Brien–produced Holding All the Roses. And once again, the Turner brothers, bassist Richard and drummer Brit, locked it…
The Future’s Perfect: Deantoni Parks on His Solo Album, Technoself
Deantoni Parks By Shaun Cruz by Ilya Stemkovsky If you simply hear Deantoni Parks’ newest record, Technoself, you’ll be impressed with the selection of beats and samples that exist somewhere between a club and a sentient computer. But it’s…
