Latest News Joey Jordison, former Slipknot drummer and co-founder, dies at age 46 Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Announces The First EVER Women Only Camp Sheila E. is Crowned First Female Winner of the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame Calling all Beatles Fans! The wait is over! Janet D’Addario, Co-Founder of D’Addario & Company Dies at age 72 Matt Zebroski – Alex Skolnick Trio Drummer – Interview 6/14/21 Charlie Benante – “Silver Linings” Album Review 5/23/21 Producer Matty Amendola Records A Song With Universal Audio Latest, Music News, By Music Connection Magazine Features On The Cover Edit Bunker’s Zach Danziger Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by Lloyd Bishop Web Exclusive! Alex Rüdinger of Good Tiger on the Group’s Sophomore Album, We Will All Be Gone by Ben Meyer Former Hole and Current Upset Drummer Patty Schemel Interview by Ben Meyer | Photo by Alex Solca Drum Wisdom: Legendary Educator Michael Carvin by Keith Carne | Photo by Rahav Segev Modern Drummer 2018 Readers Poll Winners! Big & Rich's Keio Stroud Story by Aaron Strickland | Photos by Joey Tanner Jimmie Vaughan's George Rains by Cleve Warren Podcast Episode 43: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Sheila E. The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 42: Narada Michael Walden & Dennis Chambers Episode 41: Celebrating Ringo Starr’s 81st Birthday. #Peace and Love The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 40: Narada Michael Walden & Cindy Blackman Santana The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 39: David Frangioni with Nandi Bushell The Modern Drummer Podcast #ThrowBackThursday! David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Rick Astley The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 37: Narada Michael Walden & Aubrey Dayle The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 36: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Mark Schulman Magazine Education Basics The Fundamentals of 5/4 Rock by Joel Rothman Strictly Technique Three Birds With One Stone – Optimize Your Practice Time by Chris Prescott Style And Analysis John Clardy On Tera Melos’s Trash Generator Article by Austin Burcham | Photo by Colin Eldridge Jazz Drummer's Workshop Bebop Syncopation, Part 3: Elvin Jones by Mike Alfieri Rock Perspectives Seven-Over-Three Polyrhythms by Aaron Edgar Concepts The Failure Percentage by Russ Miller Magazine Reviews & Gear Sugar Percussion – 2-12 Series Mahogany Snares Ddrum – Dios Maple Series Drumset Ahead – Maxx 5A and Frank Zummo Drumsticks, Stick-On Practice Pad, and Compact Stick Holder Alesis – Strike Pro Drumset Dream – Re-Fx Naughty Saucer Gearing Up - Phantogram’s Chris Carhart New and Notable - New Drum Gear from Simmons, Zildjian, Roland, Sound Percussion Labs, Tama and Sabian! 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 | $119.88 Magazine Columns An Editor's Overview Appreciation and Gratitude by Billy Amendola In Memoriam Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart: 1961-2017 Story by Patrick Berkery | Photo by Ebet Roberts Readers' Platform Drum Fills: Keep It Simple, or Shred? Out Now John Convertino on Calexico’s The Thread That Keeps Us Article by Willie Rose | Photo by Eric Stoner On Tour Marty Beller With They Might Be Giants Article by Willie Rose | Photo by Erik Rosengarten In Memoriam Remembering Ben Riley, Frank Capp, Grady Tate, and Chuck Blackwell. Must-Have Gear Ulysses Owens Jr. Article by Jeff Potter | Photo by Rayon Richards Retailer Profile Professional Drum Shop Interview by Patrick Berkery Critique The Chick Corea & Steve Gadd Band, Arturo O’Farrill and Chucho Valdés, Good Tiger, Quartet NL, and more! Backbeats The 2017 Hollywood Custom and Vintage Drum Show Story and photos by Bob Campbell Kit of the Month A Slingerland Unmasked
