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Keith Moon: An Examination
“In an egotistical way I always prefer my demos to what the Who does.” —Pete Townshend Rolling Stone interview with Jonathan Cott, May 14, 1970
Adam Nussbaum — New York Dues
Adam Nussbaum is a part of a vanishing breed of young jazz drummers: those of the bootstrap method.
Joe English — Conviction
Joe English agreed to this interview in 1980. Then he disappeared.
Doane Perry — Global Rocker
“Some people have the wrong idea,” laughs Doane. “They say to me ‘Wow, you must have been lucky to get in Jethro Tull just from an audition ad in the newspaper!” Modern Drummer readers may remember an Update item about…
Working With Click Tracks And Drum Machines
In clinics, I'm repeatedly asked about working with click tracks and drum machines, perhaps because I work so much with them...
Drumming And Burnout
A number of years ago, I had a student who was determined to become the world's greatest drummer.
Jimmy Nicol
What thoughts could you generate if you were asked to step in and play for the most famous pop/rock group of all time?
Andy White
The group that was soon to revolutionize the music world was yet to make its first recording. This event occurred on September 11 of that same year.
The Modern Drummer Guide to Reading Rhythms - Part 1
Part 1: Fundamental Elements of Music Notation
On Relaxation - An In-Depth Study to Develop Consistency
When executing individual stroke types, it’s important that our approach remains consistent no matter what type of stroke is played. It’s very easy for drummers to be more aggressive when playing a downstroke, or rapidly pull away from the drum…
Samba Rhythms - Part 1: The Importance of the Tamborim
Hello, and welcome to a new series on Brazilian samba drumming! It’s a great pleasure to be discussing Brazilian rhythms and my approach to this style on the drumset. Generally, I feel that Brazilian rhythms can be divided into three…
Drumset Ergonomics - Part 6: Positioning Secondary Suspended Instruments
In this final installment of this series, we’re going to address how to position the instruments that we only play five to thirty percent of the time, such as splashes, Chinas, cowbells, electric pads, additional rack toms, and auxiliary crashes.…
