Adam Budofsky

Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.

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Playing to Type

People like to put other people in psychological boxes, and boxes within those boxes: Being an artist takes a certain kind of personality. And among artists, your average actor is said to be like this, while a musician is like…

Modern Drummer
Nov 1, 2020

The Next Best Thing

In his cover story this month, Chad Smith says, “It’s great to play in a room and record yourself. But…to me, to truly be playing music you have to be playing with other people. That’s the fun part, the human…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2020

Online Education

Online music instruction existed long before the coronavirus... TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 2020

Be Your Own Shaman

As usual, it was a dame that turned my drumming all topsy-turvy…. Sorry, I’ve been watching too many Humphrey Bogart movies during this lockdown. But that lead is actually true. Besides overdosing on Bogey, I also recently started binge-watching Outlander,…

Modern Drummer
Jul 6, 2020

1970: The Year in Drumming

As our previous special issues focusing on the years 1967 and 1969... TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

by Adam Budofsky
May 1, 2020
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Star Power

History tells us that the first drum star was Gene Krupa.

Modern Drummer
Jun 28, 2019

Long Live Rock!

Perhaps more than any other band on the planet, Dave Grohl’s post-Nirvana vehicle represents the very heights of grandeur that rock can still attain.

by Adam Budofsky
Feb 27, 2019

This is 40

There are forty-year periods…and there are forty-year periods. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2015
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