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.
September 1987 - Volume 11 • Number 9
In this issue: Rick Marotta, Gary Burke, Steve White, & William F. Ludwig Jr. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
August 1987 - Volume 11 • Number 7
In this Issue: Mike Baird, Buddy Rich, & Tom Brechtlein TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
August 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 8
In this Issue: Steve Smith, Joe Franco, NYC Contractors, RAS Michael, & Bill Gibson TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
April 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 4
In this magazine: Ed Shaughnessy Donny Baldwin Jerome Cooper Ray McKinley Ted McKenna TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
June 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 6
Features Kenny Aronoff – 16 Adam Nussbaum – 22 Joe English – 26 Doane Perry – 30 Focus On Hi-Hat – 38 Columns Education Rock Charts – 34 Concepts – 44 In The Studio – 52 Taking Care Of Business…
May 1986 - Volume 10 • Number 5
Features Craig Krampf – 16 Terry Williams – 22 Armand Zildjian – 26 Alex Cooper – 30 Bud Harner – 34 Columns Education Basics – 38 Rock ‘N’ Jazz Clinic – 42 Taking Care Of Business – 52 Concepts –…
Rick Rubin
The Legendary producer talks about Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Unlimited Love. Producer Rick Rubin is a modern music legend. He has produced the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Public Enemy, Weezer, Metallica, Johnny Cash, The Dixie Chicks, The…
Gene Krupa Elected to Hall of Fame in 1979
Excerpted from the October/November 1979 issue “I’m happy that I succeeded in doing two things: I made the drummer a highpriced guy, and I was able to draw more people to jazz.” The above quote of drum master Gene Krupa…
Reissue of Keith Moon’s “Pictures of Lily” Drum Set
Keith Moon’s original 1967 “Pictures of Lily” Premier drum set was not only visually stunning, it was also likely the first customized-graphic kit put into use by a major rock act. Premier’s in-house publication, Talking Drums, states that Moon approached…
Sandy Nelson
Dec. 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022 We ALL, (every drummer alive,) owe Sandy Nelson a well deserved moment of drumming (as opposed to silence.) Before the Surfaris had a hit in 1963 with “Wipeout,” Sandy Nelson was recording drum-centric…
Donn Bennett’s Drum Vault
“If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It” By 1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were starting to get somewhere. Their second album You’re Gonna Get It had earned the band a gold record and the band was preparing to record…
Sarah Thawer: Developing, Evolving
Sarah Thawer is not your typical drummer. Starting her unconventional music education at a very young age of two, she shaped her musical identity by combining her cultural roots with her extensive experience absorbing all the music around her—from Jazz…
