Latest News Todd Sucherman – Interview + All Drummers “Maybe I’m Amazed” Cover & Todd’s Ode to Pearl Drum Solo – 4/12/21 A Look Back to 2020- Cindy Blackman Santana’s ‘Give The Drummer Some’ – Album Review – April 11th, 2021 The Dave Weckl Band Live in St. Louis at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival 2019 – Album Review – April 9th, 2021 THE ARISTOCRATS’ NEW LIVE ALBUM “FREEZE! LIVE IN EUROPE 2020” Brian Tichy – Interview +“I’m the One” by Van Halen – Play Along & Lesson Video! Yoyoka Soma – Hit Like A Girl Spotlight – HLAG 2018 Contestant & 2021 Jr Global Ambassador – 4/4/21 Steve Gadd Band At Blue Note Tokyo – New Live Album Review – April 3rd, 2021 A Look Back – Thomas Lang’s ‘ProgPop’ Album Review (Video Lessons Attached!) Magazine Features On The Cover Katy Perry’s Tony Royster Jr. Story by Robin Tolleson | Photos By Tim Sekiguchi Tim Alexander of Primus Interview by Patrick Berkery | Photo by Jessica Alexander Crucial Jazz Drumming Recordings, Part 2 Grizzly Bear's Chris Bear Story By Michael Parillo | Photos by John Fell Lia Braswell of A Place to Bury Strangers Story By Adam Budofsky | Photos by John Fell Podcast The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 28: Narada Michael Walden & Dominique McDowell. The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 27: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Rick Astley The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 26: Narada Michael Walden & Gary Husband. Ringo Starr Pop Up Podcast The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 25: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Gerald Heyward The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 24: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Nir Z Part 2 The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 23: Narada Michael Walden & Lenny White. The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 22: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Nir Z Magazine Education Basics Reading Syncopated Rhythms by Joel Rothman Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic Playing on the Upbeat by Powell Randolph Jazz Drummer's Workshop Uptempo Studies – Part 1: Whole Notes and Half Notes by Steve Fidyk Rock Perspectives Organic Odd-Time Patterns by Aaron Edgar Strictly Technique Developing the Single-Stroke Roll by Mike Alfieri Concepts Mind Matters – The Power of “No” by Bernie Schallehn Magazine Reviews & Gear Sabian – FRX Series Cymbals Canopus – 6×10 and 10×14 Harvey Mason Signature Snares Roland – SPD::ONE Electro, Percussion, and WAV Pads Doc Sweeney – Blue Tiger Drumset Gearing Up - P.O.D.’s Noah “Wuv” Bernardo New and Notable - New Gear from CRX, Ahead, Cympad, Tama, Yamaha, Evans and REpercussion! Modern Drummer Featured Products Modern Drummer Legends Vol. 2 - Alex Van Halen Book Bundle | $0 Modern Drummer Legends Vol. 1 - Neil Peart Book Bundle | $0 All Access Subscription | $95.88 Magazine Columns An Editor's Overview Words Count by Adam Budofsky Readers' Platform How Do You Develop a Unique Voice on the Drums? Out Now Ian Chang on Son Lux’s Brighter Wounds Article by Willie Rose | Photo by Magdalena Komorowska, Music Interruption News Bobby Sanabria, Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Roger Taylor, Florian Alexandru-Zorn, Clem Burke, and more! On Tour Karl Brazil With James Blunt Article by Willie Rose | Photo by David Phillips Must-Have Gear Brad Wilk of Prophets of Rage Article by Ben Meyer | Photo by Eitan Miskevich Encore The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 by Keith Carne Critique Adam Nussbaum's Leadbelly Project, Matt Cameron solo album featuring Mark Guiliana, and more! Backbeats Yamaha Drums Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration Story by John Martinez | Photos by Twinfolk Creative Kit of the Month The Drum Orb
