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Vic Firth: Beyond The Classical Stereotype
Musicians are often thought to have the same characteristics as the music they play. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Joe Vitale: Full Spectrum
Joe Vitale is a drummer, because, he laughed, "I'm Italian and my mom has pots and pans at home. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Portraits: Butch Ballard
Far from being an overnight success, Butch Ballard, like many prominent figures in the music business, sprang from very humble beginnings. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Up And Coming: Hall & Oates' Mickey Curry
Although Mickey Curry is not a household name, except in his hometown of Guilford, Connecticut TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Aynsley Dunbar
Did you ever meet someone who speaks only when it matters? And who means everything he says? Aynsley Dunbar plays drums like that.
Alex Acuna - Transcending All Influences
At 37, L.A.-based Alex Acuna could honestly call himself—if he weren't so self effacing—one of the world's most versatile drummer/percussionists.
Marty Morrell: Beyond The Glory
The night before I was to interview Marty Morrell, long-time drummer with the late jazz pianist Bill Evans, I sat up late in a downtown Toronto highrise listening to albums recorded in New York and Tokyo: Marty trading fours with…
Derek Hess - Rossington Collins Band
Derek Hess plays drums with the Rossington Collins Band, a group made up of Lynyrd Skynyrd band members plus some new faces.
Bobby Colomby: Past And Present
Many drummers have cited Bobby Colomby us one of the driving forces behind a new sound during the '60s. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Hired Gun
A new music documentary pushes some of the world’s greatest freelancers—including many of our favorite drummers—“out of the shadows and into the spotlight.”
Tucker Rule
The seasoned basher reunites with Thursday, backs a British boy band, drives the bus for Yellowcard, and releases a solid new sample library.
38 Special’s Gary Moffatt
For the past nineteen years he’s held the throne for one of rock’s most enduring organizations. It hasn’t always been easy, but rock ’n’ roll eventually rewards its true survivors.
Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth
The Boston-based sextet Bent Knee makes the most of the aesthetic freedom that it demands, creating some of the freshest-sounding art-rock of recent times. You’d be right to assume the drumming is pretty awesome. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
Video Interview with Buddy Rich Writer and Arranger John LaBarbera!
John LaBarbera is a Grammy-nominated composer and arranger whose works have been recorded and performed for nearly fifty years by many of the top artists of jazz, including by Woody Herman, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Tormé, Bill Watrous, Phil…
