Drummers
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Prince's John Blackwell: An Interview
John Blackwell always listened to his dad's advice, and it's paid off, big time. "Growing up, my dad used to tell me, 'If you want to make any money in this business, play in the pocket.'" Those were words of…
Mike Bordin with Ozzy Osbourne
"It's beyond belief when we found out we were playing for the Queen of England," Mike Bordin gushes about his latest gig with the hugely popular Ozzy Osbourne. Even though our conversation takes place over the phone, one can just…
Pat Mastelotto
Terry Bozzio and Pat Mastelotto have much in common. They've both worked with legendary rhythmic compositional masterminds'terry with Frank Zappa, and Pat with Robert Fripp in King Crimson. They both left Los Angeles after the major earthquakes of the '80s,…
Michael Brueggen of Supagroup
New Orleans-based rock 'n' roll traditionalists Supagroup spent half of 2003 and most of 2004 on the road with bands like Queens Of The Stone Age, Fu Manchu, and Drive By Truckers, touring in relentless support of its much praised,…
Brendan Buckley
Brendan Buckley is on a roll. Besides touring and recording with South American superstar Shakira, he's been involved with co-writing and producing her Pepsi commercial and the track "Fool" off her first English multi-platinum CD, Laundry Service. "One of the…
Jordan Burns of Strung Out
'You can put a Rush record on and steal a drum fill today,' says Strung Out drummer Jordan Burns. 'It's endless just how many drum fills you can steal from Neil Peart.' Weaned on a strict diet of Peart ('my…
Brian Burwell of Neve
Just when Brian Burwell's studio drumming career looked like it was about to take off, along comes pop/rock band Neve, asking him to join. It looks like Brian's decision to put sessions like Michael Bolton aside for the rock life…
Teddy Campbell
After working as drummer and musical director for 98', Teddy Campbell was asked to join The Backstreet Boys band by Ricky Miner, who put both bands together. Campbell and The Boys have been touring constantly, with dates booked well into…
Brendan Canty of Fugazi
"We approach each project without referring to the previous one," says Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. Indeed, Fugazi's sixth full-length album, The Argument (Dischord), once again shows the veteran Washington, DC punk band moving into fresh territory. About half of the…
Keith Carlock: More Than Time For Sting
Making his Big Apple splash working with The Blues Brothers and Wayne Krantz, Mississippi-born Keith Carlock went on to record and tour with Steely Dan. A tremendous groove player who can also flatten your ears with his dazzling all-over-the-kit prowess,…
Michael Cartellone
It's been a little over a year since former Damn Yankees drummer Michael Cartellone joined Lynyrd Skynyrd. He came into the picture shortly after the band released Edge Of Forever, which Kenny Aronoff had recorded. Ironically, just the previous year,…
Torry Castellano of The Donnas
Each member of The Donnas has all just barely passed the mile marker of twenty-one years old. (Their latest Lookout Records release is titled Turn 21.) But drummer Donna C (real name: Torry Castellano, real age: twenty-two) has more accomplishments…
Jimmy Chamberlin: Update
When Smashing Pumpkins disbanded in late 2000, vocalist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin decided to take a year off before working together on another project. Those plans quickly changed. "After three months of complete boredom," Chamberlin recalls, "Billy asked…
Dennis Chambers: Santana Now: A Force Of Nature
A rhythmic force of nature since its inception in San Francisco's Mission District in 1966, the Santana band has always set the bar high. And now, with superstar drummer Dennis Chambers joining percussionists Raul Rekow and Karl Perazzo, the bar…
