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Areosmith's Joey Kramer
Watching Aerosmith perform, you’re likely not thinking about the band’s famous feuds, or about singer Steven Tyler’s stint on American Idol. What you probably are wondering is how, after forty years, their drummer can still rock so impossibly hard. It…
No Doubt's Adrian Young Inteview May 2013
Behind the larger-than-life drumming persona of Adrian Young you’ll find many of the same qualities shared by the rest of us humble timekeepers. It takes a certain amount of mojo to play sold-out arenas wearing only a Mohawk and a…
Kendrick Scott
It doesn’t take long to realize just how much detailed analysis this blazing leader and sideman applies to his art. And that might be exactly why, when the time comes to create in the moment, he’s so free to…
Study Up!
You can learn a lot just by listening to drummers talk about their own educational backgrounds. This month MD asks two Pro Panelists about their unique paths of instruction, the teachers who’ve been the most influential on them, and their…
Cully Symington
The natural-born thriller’s curious, powerful beats have made him a favorite among indie-rock royalty. Any proper search for truth or wisdom is fostered by a healthy appetite for good, in-depth information, a burning need to ask all the right questions,…
The Education of Tommy Igoe
Few contemporary players have learned so much about drumming—or have passed the wisdom of the ages down to so many.
Dale Crover on Melvins Lite’s Record-Setting 51/51 Tour
On September 5, 2002, Melvins Lite embarked on a fifty-one-day rock 'n' roll journey that even other road warriors would consider insane. Drummer Dale Crover tells the tale. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins on the Who’s Live at Leeds
“No matter how many times you listen to Live at Leeds, it surprises,” says MD Pro Panelist Stephen Perkins, who’s been touring with Jane’s Addiction behind its latest studio album, The Great Escape Artist. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
Daughtry's Robin Diaz Interview April 2013
On April 16, 2010, the chart-topping band Daughtry announced that original drummer Joey Barnes had left the group, and that L.A. session drummer Robin Diaz was filling in on tour. The arrangement was intended to be temporary…. TO READ THE…
Gene Hoglan: Lifting Metal Drumming Ever Higher
By marrying the syncopated swagger of Steve Gadd and other non-metal drummers to his uniquely staggered double bass passages and dual-ride flourishes, Gene Hoglan introduced into metal a certain ebb-and-flow type of playing that strayed from the beaten path. TO…
Snarky Puppy's Robert "Sput" Searight
What’s on this monster multi-instrumentalist’s mind when he’s at the drumset with the kaleidoscopic groove machine known as Snarky Puppy? Melody, of course. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
A Different View: Steve Hackett
The Genesis guitarist, who helped shape some of the most enduring music to come out of England in the ’70s, continues the unique and painstaking re-creation of his rich body of work. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…
12 Heartland Prog Albums
Once the original progressive British bands, like Jethro Tull, ELP, and Genesis, blew open the gates of rhythmic delirium, a crop of wild-eyed Americans charged through with some daring ideas of their own. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO…
John Blackwell Jr.
A tribute to the longtime Prince drummer, who left us far too early. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
