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November 2017

Green Day’s Tré Cool

After millions of albums sold and decades at the top of the pop-punk pile, the drummer and his band are as vital as ever. […]

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Latest News

Neil Peart – A Fan Remembers – 1/7/21

Chemical Reactions – Album by Gavin Harrison & Antoine Fafard – Review – 12/11/20

MD Interview with Don Lombardi – Founder of Drum Channel & Drum Workshop – 12/10/20

Top Drummers Pay Tribute to Revolutionary War Soldiers

Pioneering Drummer Viola Smith Passes

Rajiv Jayaweera Draws From Sri Lankan Heritage on Debut Album, Pistils

Epica’s Ariën van Weesenbeek “Abyss of Time” Drum Playthrough

Influential Funk Drummer Harold Sargent Passes

Magazine Features

On The Cover

Green Day’s Tré Cool

Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Gregg Schneider

Yamaha Drums at 50

Jimmy Cobb

Interview by Ken Micallef

A Lot Like Birds’ Joseph Arrington

Story by Ben Meyer | Photos by Lauren Jenkins

The National’s Bryan Devendorf

Story by John Colpitts | Photos by Keith Klenowski

JP Bouvet

Story by Ilya Stemkovsky | Photos by Tanya Ghosh

Podcast

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

Modern Drummer Pop-Up Podcast

The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 16: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Kenny Aronoff

Modern Drummer Pop-Up Podcast

The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 15: Narada Michael Walden & Randy Jackson.

Modern Drummer Pop-Up Podcast

The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 14: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Mickey Curry

The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 13: Narada Michael Walden & Carmine Appice.

 

Magazine Education

Basics

Embellished Jazz Time

by Joel Rothman
Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

Faux Double Bass Drumming

by Matt Starr
Jazz Drummer's Workshop

The Importance of the Offbeat

by Peter Erskine
Rock Perspectives

Quintuplet Madness – Superimposing Odd Groupings

by Aaron Edgar
Concepts

Drum Design Knowledge, Part 1: Hoops

by Russ Miller

Magazine Reviews & Gear

LP – Uptown Sculpted Ash Congas and Valje Bongos

Dunnett – Res-O-Tone and Res-O-Two Drumheads

Roland – GO:MIXER

Jon Cross – 6.5×14 Macassar/Gaboon Ebony Snare

Agner – Number, Name, and Signature Series Drumsticks

Gearing Up - Collective Soul’s Johnny Rabb

New and Notable - New Gear from Sabian, Canopus, Promark, Attack, Tama and more!

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Magazine Columns

An Editor's Overview

Make Every Second Count

by Billy Amendola
In Memoriam

Mickey Roker

by Jeff Potter
Readers' Platform

What Song Inspired You to Start Playing the Drums?

Out Now

Jess Gowrie on Chelsea Wolfe’s Hiss Spun

Story by Adam Budofsky | Photo by Priscilla C. Scott
On Tour

Josh Manuel With Issues

Story by Willie Rose | Photo by Ryan Watanabe
News

John Dentz, Giovanni Hidalgo, DW Drums and more!

Retailer Profile

Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drum Shop

Interview by Patrick Berkery
Critique

Jack DeJohnette, Jimmy Cobb, Art Taylor, Dale Crover, Nate Wood and More!

Inside Methods

Cuban Rhythms for Percussion and Drumset: The Essentials by Aldo Mazza

by Stephen Bidwell
Backbeats

Nashville Drummers Jam

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Kit of the Month

The Invasion

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