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Spooky Tooth/Only Ones Drummer Mike Kellie Passes
Mike Kellie, center, as he appeared on the cover of Spooky Tooth’s 1969 sophomore album, Spooky Two. Similar to contemporaries like Argent and the Moody Blues, Spooky Tooth expanded upon its early rhythm-and-blues sound to include proto-progressive-rock concepts, and all…
Bill Stevenson, Part 2: Road-Warrior Drumkits and the Influence of Coltrane and Afro-Cuban
Bill Stevenson with Descendents. From left: bassist Karl Alvarez, Stevenson, singer Milo Aukerman, and guitarist Stephen Egerton by David Jarnstrom In Part 1 of our new interview with the iconic drummer Bill Stevenson, we discussed the latest Descendents album, the…
On the Beat with Jared Evan: Talks Influences and New Album
Hey, MD! I’m Jared Evan and I’m a singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and drummer. I’m twenty-six years old and have been playing the drums since I was six. I grew up wanting to be Keith Moon and John Bonham. I…
On the Beat with Bam Ross of Jo Dog & the Desperados
Hey, MD readers! Bam here. I’m humbled to write an On the Beat entry for you. Some of you might know me from my past with the Dogs D’Amour and the Wildhearts and Bubble. I’m happy to find that fans…
Bill Stevenson, Part 1: the Reemergence of Descendents
Bill Stevenson with Descendents. From left: bassist Karl Alvarez, Stevenson, singer Milo Aukerman, and guitarist Stephen Egerton by David Jarnstrom To borrow from the great Walt Whitman: Bill Stevenson is large. He contains multitudes. Over the last four decades, the…
Bonzo Bash NAMM 2017
4th annual BashFest at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana, CA Friday, January 20th, 2017 The first of these shows that Tichy & Sutton have produced, took place on September 25th, 2010, on the 30th anniversary of Bonham’s passing. They…
On the Beat with Session Drummer Jonathan Ulman: Shares 2016 Highlights and Talks New Year
Hey, Modern Drummer readers! My name is Jonathan Ulman, and I am a session drummer/percussionist from Boston, Massachusetts. First, I would like to take a minute to say how honored I am to talk a little bit about my career…
Kris Myers and Mike Mirro
Mirro during the March 2013 sessions for Concerto for Double Moon at Indiana’s ABG Recording Studio More than a decade after taking over kit duties in the progressive jam band Umphrey’s McGee, the group’s current drummer sings the praises of…
On Tour with Hayley Cramer of Pop Evil
by Ben Meyer British drumming phenomenon Hayley Cramer recently took over the drum chair in the established rock powerhouse group Pop Evil, quickly finding herself playing for tens of thousands of fans while the band opened for the likes of…
On the Beat with Joe Greulich of Oni: Talks Debut Album and Influences
Hello! Joe Greulich here of Oni and I’d like to take Modern Drummer readers through a play-through of our single “Kanvas.” The track is off our debut record Ironshore, which is out now via Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records. (See…
Heavy Metal Musicians and Music Executives to be Honored at Ceremony
Musicians and music industry executives will join together to be inducted into the annual Hall of Heavy Metal History during a ceremony on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center. Television and radio icon Eddie Trunk will…
On the Beat with Pat Petrillo: Catches Up and Talks New Music and Products
What’s up, Modern Drummer readers? This is my first “On the Beat,” and I’m happy to catch you up on what’s been happening (for the past thirty-plus years, ha). We won’t go back that far, but I will fill you…
