Peter Erskine - Playing With Intent
Peter Erskine’s career has been like a highway that is constantly under construction, with numerous detours, side roads, bridges, sharp curves, hills, and intersections.
CATCHING UP WITH…Kenny Aronoff
CATCHING UP WITH… Kenny Aronoff By Rick Mattingly He’s played with everybody, but he doesn’t get called just for his technique.It’s been more than thirty years since Kenny Aronoff first received national attention as the drummer on John Cougar Mellencamp’s…
CATCHING UP WITH...John Fred Young
CATCHING UP WITH... John Fred Young by Bob Girouard Black Stone Cherry’s rhythm ace rages at home and abroad Anyone who’s checked out Black Stone Cherry’s music videos might be surprised to learn that in conversation, the man who plays…
Jimmy Branly
Jimmy Branly Story by Robin Tolleson Photos by Alex Solca He blends the best of Cuba’s intricate and colorful percussive tradition with a North American sense of swing and a firm command of 2 and 4—like Walfredo Reyes Sr., David…
News
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Readers Poll 2023: Paulina "Pau" Villarreal Vélez Wins "Up and Coming"
The winner of the "Up and Coming" category in Modern Drummer's 2023 Readers Poll is... Paulina "Pau" Villarreal Vélez! Villareal Vélez and her rock band The Warning made a major impression throughout the last year. With her sisters by her side,…
Sum 41, Simple Plan, and The Offspring: Photos and Q&As with Each Drummer
by Alex Kluft The Offspring’s "Let the Bad Times Roll" tour with Sum 41 and Simple Plan treated fans to rousing, nostalgic shows across North American this summer. It was certainly a dream tour for '90s pop-punk fans, similar to…
10 Shoegaze Albums Slowdive’s Simon Scott Thinks Everyone Should Own
Crate Digging is a recurring feature that takes a deep dive into music history to turn up several albums all music fans should know. In this edition, Slowdive drummer Simon Scott goes through 10 essential shoegaze albums. From the first…
Iron Maiden Drummer Nicko McBrain Reveals He Suffered a Stroke in Early 2023
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has revealed that he suffered a stroke back in January. McBrain issued a written statement and posted a video message via Iron Maiden’s website, informing fans that he was temporarily paralyzed on his right side.…
Videos
Rig rundowns, play-throughs, interviews, and more featuring your favorite drummers
Jeremy Colson: Steve Vai Tour Kit Rundown
Jeremy Colson gives Modern Drummer a glimpse of the stage kit for Steve Vai's 10-week tour in 2022. Colson plays on a sea-foam green-colored Tama birch walnut kit. He also plays with Sabian cymbals, including a max stack that Colson…
Gear
Detailed assessments of the latest drum kits and accessories
Pearl and Drummer Dennis Chambers Create New 10-over 8 Signature Snare.
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Vic Firth Terra™ Series
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Roland Zenology Pro
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Latin Percussion Launches New Range of Frame Drums
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Dave Sundeen’s Custom Kit
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This Week's Episode!
Episode 140: My Top 10 most influential albums with Mark Guiliana
From the archives, My Top 10 with Mark Guiliana, Grammy-nominated American drummer, composer and leader of the band Beat Music. Mark G walks us thru his Top 10 most influential albums.
Episode 139: My Top 10 Solo Drum Albums with Glenn Kotche
From the archive, Glenn walks us thru his Top 10 favorite solo Drum & Percussion albums.
Episode 138: My Top 10 Drum Tracks
Oft-Overlooked Drum Tracks With Styx’s Todd Sucherman
Episode 137: David Frangioni With Benny Greb
From the archives, Thrill to "The Art of Groove" with Benny Greb with Host David Frangioni
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…
