Art Blakey
THE first rays of dusk suffuse Art Blakey's Greenwich Village apartment with shards of amber gray light, and as the shadows dance upon his brow, Blakey's face takes on a totemic grace. The snow-white hair fades out of the foreground…
Carmine Appice — Telling It Like It Is
Anyone even remotely attuned to the heroics of rock's heavy hitters knows the name Carmine Appice.
Arthur Press — Classical Wisdom
Ask Arthur Press to sit down and discuss his life as a percussionist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and you'll see an interesting transformation take place.
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MMMF’s annual benefit concert to host Tribute to Keith Moon with special guest drummers Gregg Bissonette and Stephen Perkins on November 1st at Central Machine Works in Austin
Austin, TX – The Music Moves Mountains Foundation is hosting its annual benefit concert on Sunday, November 1st at 4pm at Central Machine Works with a special Tribute to Keith Moon. This year will mark the 80th birthday of the…
STEPHEN PERKINS OPENS HIS PERSONAL DRUM ARCHIVE FOR A SPECIAL ARTISTFIRST AUCTION
Jane’s Addiction drummer, Stephen Perkins, is opening the doors to decades of musical history, offering a collection of personally played drums, percussion, and touring gear, with a portion of proceeds supporting the Watts Conservatory of Music. For more than four…
Drummer Nic Collins (Phil Collins’ Son) Learns and Performs RUSH’s Epic “2112” Suite in One Sitting: Watch
The folks at Drumeo are putting Nic Collins through the wringer. First, they challenged him to play Opeth’s mammoth “Ghost of Perdition” as he heard it for the first time, and now they’ve made him learn and play RUSH’s absolutely…
Wolfgang Van Halen Breaks Down His Uncle Alex’s Drumming, Plays Van Halen Songs: Watch
Wolfgang Van Halen stopped by the Drumeo studio for a new video feature about his uncle, Alex, the drummer of Van Halen. In the 20-minute clip, Wolfgang opens up about his uncle’s legacy as a somewhat underrated facet of Van…
Tour Kit Rundowns
Your favorite drummers walk you through every detail of their drum setups.
Metal Sticks
Dedicated to interviewing iconic artists, educating drummers of all styles and genres, amplifying young talent, and showcasing Nicko McBrain’s archive of iconic gear & memorabilia, Metal Sticks aims to inspire all generations of heavy metal fans.
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Gear
Detailed assessments of the latest drum kits and accessories
The Terry Bozzio Collection
When Covid hit, most of the world came to a screeching halt. For Terry Bozzio, it ultimately led him to the decision to retire from touring. After enjoying levels musical and artistic success that few drummers could even dream of,…
ALESIS® DRUMS AND ZILDJIAN® FORGE HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LEGACY AND INNOVATION
Zildjian and Alesis to Shape the Future of Electronic Percussion Avedis Zildjian Co. and Alesis Drums have announced a strategic partnership uniting the most iconic name in cymbal sound with a modern pioneer of percussion technology. Together, the partnership brings…
Thumb Thang
Thumb Thang Getting a live shaker sound into what you are playing has generally meant giving something up. Hold one and that hand is doing nothing else. Attach one to a stick and you kill the rebound that makes the stick work.…
Amedia Felipe Torres Signature Cymbal set
In the world of cymbal makers, Amedia is a relatively young name, but its roots run deep in the centuries-old tradition of Turkish cymbal making. Founded in Istanbul in 2005, the company continues to build its cymbals by hand using traditional methods. Drummer Felipe…
Buddy Rich Memorabilia from the Northup Drums Museum
Buddy Rich is considered by many to be the greatest drummer of all time. Here at the Northup Drums Museum, we share that view and celebrate the influence he had on so many drummers not only during his life, but…
NEW SOFTWARE FROM WAVES, LATIN PERCUSSION SOUND VIBRATIONS COLLECTION
Waves introduces Mix Unlock™ for StudioVerse Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, has announced Mix Unlock™, a powerful new premium feature within StudioVerse, the world’s largest online preset library of audio and instrument…
Kit of the Month
These Sonor Drums are Not Anyone’s Side Quest
This month’s Modern Drummer Kit of the Month comes to us from Atlanta’s Richie Jones of the band Asydequest (A-side-quest.) His kit is a wonderful Sonor Vintage Series kit in a Rosewood finish.…
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Hall of Fame
A look back at the legendary drummers elected to Modern Drummer’s Hall of Fame
Keith Moon Elected to Hall of Fame in 1982
Excerpted from the September 2003 issue In his last interview, published posthumously in October 1978, Keith told International Musician and Recording World, “You can’t work out things too much. We do certain build-ups and things, but you can run into…
John Bonham Elected to Hall of Fame in 1981
Excerpted from the John Bonham tribute issue, July 1984 John Bonham played, for the most part, a very simple drumkit, consisting of a 14x26 bass drum, a 12x15 small tom—at first mounted on a snare stand and later on the…
Buddy Rich Elected to Hall of Fame in 1980
Excerpted from the January 1977 issue When it comes to interviewing Buddy, one must learn to expect the unexpected. You can end up with a first rate story, or no story at all. He’s a very intense human being, with…
Gene Krupa Elected to Hall of Fame in 1979
Excerpted from the October/November 1979 issue “I’m happy that I succeeded in doing two things: I made the drummer a highpriced guy, and I was able to draw more people to jazz.” The above quote of drum master Gene Krupa…
Danny Thompson - Alan Parsons - Tour Kit Rundown
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