Jimmy Chamberlin

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Out Now March 2025

Modern Drummer is spotlighting new recordings that have the drums at the center of their sound. These recordings might be drummer-led, or just include high-quality, special, or unique drumming and musical performances from the drummer and/or musicians in the band. This…

Modern Drummer
Mar 1, 2025

A Year In Rundowns

2024 featured 47 episodes of Modern Drummer’s popular “Tour Kit Rundown” YouTube series, highlighting some of the best professional drummers in the game and the gear they use on the road, performing for thousands of fans. Pictured throughout this gallery…

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 2024

A Year in Podcasts

The Modern Drummer Podcast has featured many of the best drummers and artists in the game. Don’t sleep on it in 2025—subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts!

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 2024

Jimmy Chamberlin: The Why of Drumming

Neither Jimmy Chamberlin nor the Smashing Pumpkins need an introduction. They are both creative and intelligent entities with a limitless scope, and the Pumpkins’ ambitious new release Atum, proves this yet again. Jimmy’s creative enthusiasm for all things drumming is…

By Mark Griffith
Jun 30, 2023

Jimmy Chamberlin & William Mohler

Original Smashing Pumpkins Jimmy Chamberlin sits down with William Mohler, who has played with Limp Bizkit, Kelly Clarkson, and Liz Phair in Drummer To Drummer. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Mar 27, 2020
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Legendary Blues Drummer Sam Lay Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and More

This past May 9, the Blues Foundation, a Memphis-based nonprofit organization that preserves and celebrates blues heritage, inducted their thirty-ninth class of Blues Hall of Fame members at the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education in Memphis, Tennessee. This…

Modern Drummer
May 30, 2018

Smashing Pumpkins’ Jimmy Chamberlin

For the second incarnation of the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, as heard on its new album, The Parable, the mighty drummer, who came to prominence in the ’90s with the Smashing Pumpkins, gathered players from East and West Coasts to create…

by Ken Micallef
Mar 28, 2018

November 2011 - Volume 35 • Number 11

Nick Mason, Gene Lake, Futureman, Barry Altschul, Jimmy Chamberlin, John Fred Young, Jon Rice, Matt Greiner, John Stanier, Paul Stanley-McKenzie, Roy Wooten, Danny Frankel, Harvey Mason, Tom Meadows TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Nov 1, 2011

November 2007 - Volume 31 • Number 11

Jimmy Chamberlin, Carl Allen, Dave McClain, Greg Errico, Jason Sutter, Tony Allen, Aaron Gillespie, Craig Macintyre, Felix Pollard, Pete Thomas, Nate Morton, Bun E. Carlos, Thomas Lang, Charlie Donnelly TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Nov 1, 2007

April 2006 - Volume 30 • Number 4

Neil Peart, Steve Smith, John Riley, Rod Morgenstein, Stanton Moore, Billy Ward, Ian Paice, Rob Zgaljic, Kofi Baker, Orri Pall Dyrason, Steve Davis, Aaron Spears, Jimmy Chamberlin, Scott Travis TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Apr 1, 2006

May 2005 - Volume 29 • Number 5

Antonio Sanchez, Jimmy Chamberlin, Chris Wilson, Gorden Campbell, Dave Buckner, Sam Loeffler, Nathan Followill, Slim Jim Phantom, Lance Hyland Stark, Alphonse Mouzon, Steve Hubback, Chris Wilson, Ray Mosca, Jason Bittner, Billy Ward, Russ Miller TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…

Modern Drummer
May 1, 2005

September 2003 - Volume 27 • Number 9

Keith Moon, Adam Deitch, Todd Sucherman, Adam Carson, Joey Kramer, Todd Nance, Jimmy Chamberlin, Dave DiCenso, Jim Christie, Jeremy Hummel, Tiny Kahn, Adrian Young, Raymond Herrera, Ian Paice TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2003
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May 2002 - Volume 26 • Number 5

Mike Portnoy, Lil’ John Roberts, Roy Hanes, Dave Lombardo, Bobby Rondinelli, Brendan Buckley, Chad Gracey, Paul Wertico, Alan White, Andy Kubiszewski, Fabrizio Moretti, Jimmy Chamberlin, Charlie Benante, Russ Miller TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
May 1, 2002

August 2000 - Volume 24 • Number 8

Jimmy Chamberlin, Stanton Moore, Rod Morgenstein, Mike Portnoy, Bashiri Johnson, Brian Blade, Trilok Gurtu, Joey Jordison, John “Bermuda” Schwartz, Devon Glenn, Aled Richards, Ted Kirkpatrick, Zac Hanson, Mike Portnoy, Danny Carey, Dave Weckl, Omar Hakim TO READ THE FULL STORY:…

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 2000
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