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The 50 Greatest Drummers of All Time

Whose playing endures through the decades? Whose music do we reach for when we want new ideas? When we want to practice? When we want to laugh? Who inspires and delights us most?

Entries written by Adam Budofsky, Michael Dawson, and Michael Parillo

Nate Wood

His playing in the resolutely unclassifiable band Kneebody seems like a match made in heaven.

Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Paul La Raia

Alex Rüdinger

The new drummer with the progressive metal band the Faceless has turned heads with a combination of old-world ethics and future-shock techniques.

by Ben Meyer

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Dee Plakas of L7

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Bob Holz on His Latest Album and More!

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Louis G. Santiago Jr.

MD Podcast Episode 187: Kaz Rodriguez, Internalizing Odd-Time Grooves, RBH Westwood Kit, and More

Ray Marté of Moon Tooth

Caitlin Kalafus of Cyndi Lauper

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In The Pocket

Beyond “Funky Drummer”

By Dustin Ransom
Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

Give The Audience Some

Jazz Drummer's Workshop

Stick Control Revisited Part 4

Strictly Technique

Rhythm And Timing, Part 1

by Bill Bachman

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