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New Gear from Vic Firth, Tama, Mapex, CruzTools, Los Cabos, Vater, LP, Gretsch, and more.
New Gear from Vic Firth, Tama, Mapex, CruzTools, Los Cabos, Vater, LP, Gretsch, and more.
Porter & Davies BC-X Bass Drum Monitoring System
Porter & Davies is a U.K.-based company that manufactures a range of high-quality tactile monitoring systems, including the flagship BC2, the rack-mountable BC2rm, and the portable BC Gigster.
New Releases by Phil Stewart, Henry Conerway, Jeff Berlin, Rudy Royston and more.
Groove and pocket are something drummers discuss often. It’s something where you know it when you hear it.
Big Brother and the Holding Company’s “Piece of My Heart”
San Francisco circa 1967/68 was home to some of the most successful and forward-thinking rock bands of the time, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Big Brother and the Holding Company, featuring singer Janis Joplin.
Ty Segall and GØGGS’ Charles Moothart
A multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, Moothart has spent the last decade crisscrossing the globe with his impossibly prolific pal Ty Segall, supporting a slew of projects ranging from lo-fi garage rock to glam to psych pop and hardcore punk.
What's Your Favorite Charlie Watts Performance?
When we first took to social media to ask which performances you’d recommend from the seminal Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts.
Sean Lennon on the Claypool Lennon Delirium’s South of Reality
On February 22 the Claypool Lennon Delirium—an alternative psychedelic group that consists of Primus frontman Les Claypool and multi-instrumentalist/drummer Sean Ono Lennon—released their new album, South of Reality.
The Hollywood Custom and Vintage Drum Show
Since its inception nearly two decades ago, the Hollywood Custom and Vintage Drum Show has built up a reputation as a national premier drumming event.
The Transformer
This creative yet compact setup comes to us from Westminster, California’s Jimmy Tran, and it marks the second time that one of the drummer’s kits has appeared in MD’s featured spotlight.
The Different Sides of Gary Husband
During the 11 years since he first appeared on the professional scene, Gary has shown that he is as adept at creating the music of the present and future as he is at recreating the music of the past. TO…
The Drummers Of Woody Herman
For 50 years—with relatively brief interruptions—Woody Herman has led one of the greatest of all big bands. And not surprisingly, he's had some of the greatest drummers driving his band. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Walter Keiser And Pedro Haldemann
The Swiss group, headed by composer and electric harpist Vollenweider, is best selling in Europe. This is a decent achievement for drummer Walter Keiser and percussionist Pedro Haldemann. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
More Questions And Some Answers
I find that there are young drummers today asking some of the same questions, as well as some new ones. So I thought it was about time to address a few of those questions. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE…
Funk In Five
In this article, we will develop some funk patterns based on the following left-foot hi-hat pattern. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
