An Editor's Overview

Drums is Life, Life is Drums.

Kit of the Month

Small But Mighty

JAZZ INSIGHTS

Recognizing Your Muse

New and Notable

New products from Roland, Waves, LP, and Gon Bops

Product Close-Up

Rustic Percussion’s Padauk Temple Blocks: A True Passion For Quality

Product Close-Up

Klaw Drum Anchor: Slip It, Grip It, Rip It!

Product Close-Up

Morgenstein Tool – Wing Thing

On the Cover

Brendan Buckley, Not Just Playing Patterns with Shakira

Features

Joe Chambers: A Life of Cross Rhythms

Features

Bringing the Groove Home to Nashville

Transcriptions

Yes, “Heart of the Sunrise,” from the recording Fragile, drummer Bill Bruford

Basics

Your Drumming PERSONA

Rock Perspectives

Progressive Drumming Essentials: Switching Gears with Double Bass Drums

Jazz Drummer's Workshop

Master Studies II: Triplet Variations

Teacher's Forum

The New Breed: 39 Systems Part 2

Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

Rhythm Vocabulary Development Series Part 5: Playing in 7/8

Collector's Corner

Alex Van Halen Signature Snares

Out Now

Out Now August 2025

EYE CANDY

Mike McDermott’s Joan Jett Touring Kit

Flipbook

August 2025 – Volume 49 • Number 08