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December 2017

Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodore

It’s been four years since the esteemed ex–Mars Volta drummer began playing in QotSA. Now we’ve been gifted with the multifarious Villains, and at long last we get to hear what he sounds like on a full-length record with the group. What’s immediately clear is that drummer and band push each other to new heights of artistic expression. […]

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Magazine Features

On The Cover

Queens of the Stone Age’s Jon Theodore

Story by David Ciauro | Photos by Andreas Neumann

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The Psychedelic Furs’ Paul Garisto

by Chris Boyle

Roy McCurdy

Interview by Bob Girouard

Justin Brown

Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Paul La Raia

Eli Keszler

Story by Keith Carne | Photos by Brendan Burdzinski

Dennis Bryon

Interview by Zoro

John Blackwell Jr.

Story by Drew Schultz | Photo by Miguel Monroy

12 Heartland Prog Albums

by Will Romano

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The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 17: Narada Michael Walden & Will Lee.

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Magazine Education

Style And Analysis

Jon Theodore Style and Analysis

by Austin Burcham
Basics

Dressing Up Your Fills

by Powell Randolph
Strictly Technique

Flowing Diddles, Triple Strokes, and Paradiddles

by Bill Bachman
Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

Fill Displacements

by Dave DiCenso
Jazz Drummer's Workshop

Rhythmic Conversions – Part 5: Brazilian Grooves and the Half-Note Triplet

by Steve Fidyk
Rock Perspectives

The Circuit – An Ambidextrous Routine for Ultimate Control

by Aaron Edgar
Concepts

Drum Design Knowledge, Part 2: Shell Types and Thicknesses

by Russ Miller

Magazine Reviews & Gear

Yamaha – Rydeen RDP2F5 Drumset

Paiste – 900 Series Cymbals

Black Swamp – Dynamicx Sterling, Live!, and BackBeat Snares

Los Cabos – White Hickory, Red Hickory, and Maple Drumsticks

John Aldridge

Gearing Up - Janet Jackson’s John Roberts

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Magazine Columns

An Editor's Overview

Learn to Love Easy

by Adam Budofsky
In Memoriam

John Blackwell Jr.

Story by Drew Schultz | Photo by Miguel Monroy
Readers' Platform

What’s Your Favorite Prog Drumming Record?

Out Now

Matt Greiner on August Burns Red’s Phantom Anthem

Article by Willie Rose | Photo by Ray Duker
On Tour

Roy Mayorga With Stone Sour

by Kim Kicks
News

Dave Weckl, Omar Hakim, D'Addario and More!

Must-Have Gear

Mark Guiliana

by Jeff Potter
Critique

Neo-Prog, American Style

by Ilya Stemkovsky
Inside Methods

Peter Magadini’s Polyrhythmic Life

by Martin Patmos
Backbeats

2017 DCI World Championship Results

Text and photos by Lauren Vogel Weiss
Kit of the Month

Sonor Swinger

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