January 2025 – Volume 49 • Number 01
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Articles in July 1982
Portraits — Jake Hanna
Good drumming is based on two principles that, by now, must be very familiar to the readers of this magazine: Good taste and good time.
Concepts — Tips On Sight Reading
A number of young drummers regularly take lessons and pour through drum books...
Styx's John Panozzo
Rock groups are not generally known for their longevity, so when a group is able to survive as a top act for over ten years, that is no small achievement. And when one further discovers that three of the group's…
Forward Progression With Santana's Graham Lear
The Latin-rock music of Santana has enthralled audiences for years. One of Santana's pulse makers, drummer Graham Lear, hails from Canada. Although he had never played Latin-flavored music before, Lear's talent and skill impressed Carlos Santana so much that…
Roland Vazquez: Multi-Talent
Basically a self-made recording artist, Roland Vazquez, fuses successfully the areas of performing, writing and producing in a very charismatic and philosophical approach. With four albums to his credit, he has come a long way from the difficult times of…
Carolyn Brandy/Barbara Borden — Alive!
Alive! first came to my attention through photographer Kathy Sloane. She was telling me great things about these women who had a jazz band on the West Coast. While I was listening to all of the superlatives, I was thinking.…
The History of Rock Drumming Part II - The Country Influence
In The History of Rock Drumming: Part I—The Blues Influence, we traced the development of rock drumming through one of its main sources: blues. The contributions of such great drummers as Fred Below and Clifton James were discussed and analyzed…
July 1982 - Volume 6 • Number 5
Features: John Panozzo - 8 Graham Lear - 12 The History of Rock Drumming - 16 Carolyn Brandy/Barbara Borden - 20 Martin Chambers - 24 Inside Paiste - 28 Roland Vazquez - 30 Columns: Editor's Overview - 2 Reader's Platform…
From The Past — Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time...
For years, the ever-inventive drum equipment manufacturers have racked their brains.
