An Editor's Overview
Vive La Difference
Kit of the Month
These Sonor Drums are Not Anyone’s Side Quest
JAZZ INSIGHTS
Sándor Kármán and the Drum Museum of Cégled, Hungary
Product Close-Up
Amedia Felipe Torres Signature Cymbal set
Thumb Thang
New and Notable
ALESIS® DRUMS AND ZILDJIAN® FORGE HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LEGACY AND INNOVATION
Industry Happenings
Gritty In Pink and TRX Cymbals Team Up to Support Female Musicians.
On the Cover
Anika Nilles: Putting in The Work and Finding the Feeling of Rush
Features
Zendé Murdock of The Runarounds
Sasha De León of The Violent Hour
The 2026 Music City Drum Show
Transcriptions
Rush, “The Spirit of Radio” from Permanent Waves, and “Subdivisions” from Signals Drummer Neil Peart
Strictly Technique
SILENT DRUM PRACTICE – Episode 6
Basics
Life Practicing: The Six Baselines
Rock Perspectives
Progressive Drumming Essentials: Herta My Brain
Jazz Drummer's Workshop
Master Studies II: More Adventures in Time
Teacher's Forum
The New Breed: Composite Systems Part 1
Collector's Corner
The Terry Bozzio Collection
Out Now
Out Now September 2026
5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin 2026 Everyone’s A Star Tour Kit
Flipbook
September 2026 – Volume 50 • Number 9
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