November 2018 Archives - Modern Drummer Magazine

November 2018 Issue – Volume 42 • Number 11

On September 14 the pop-punk hitmakers Good Charlotte released Generation Rx, the band’s seventh studio album overall and second release after returning from a four-year hiatus in 2015. Since 2005, the studio guru Dean Butterworth has been powering the group with driving grooves, signature bulldozing fills, and a unique dynamic approach that serves the band’s songs first. On Good Charlotte’s latest effort, the drummer’s statements prove as effective as ever.
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Articles in November 2018

Education

Sticking Patterns for Odd Groupings

https://vimeo.com/292155932 Utilizing unique sticking patterns can yield plenty of interesting orchestrations on the drumset, especially when those stickings differ in length from a given subdivision. They can also help you feel odd subdivisions when you’re using a particular sticking that…

by Aaron Edgar
Sep 28, 2018
Departments

Jason Bowld with Bullet for My Valentine

Following lengthy stints with the established U.K. alternative groups Pitchshifter, Killing Joke, and Pop Will Eat Itself, Jason Bowld recently officially joined British modern-metal titans Bullet for My Valentine. The group’s latest full-length, Gravity, is the first to feature Bowld,…

Article by Ben Meyer | Photo by Ryan Chang
Sep 28, 2018
Kit of the Month

Drums of the Tombs

The musician, composer, and producer Tom Holkenborg, who performs under the stage name Junkie XL, custom ordered this month’s featured kit to use while creating the score to the 2018 action film Tomb Raider. To match the movie’s Pacific-island setting,…

Modern Drummer
Sep 28, 2018
Features

8 Reasons to Love Whitesnake

(Above: When Deep Purple went on hiatus in 1979, drummer Ian Paice helped Whitesnake achieve mass popularity.) Whitesnake formed soon after the dissolution of the Mark IV lineup of Deep Purple, when singer David Coverdale combined his love of blues, rock,…

Article By Ilya Stemkovsky | Photo by Paul Natkin
Sep 28, 2018
Concepts

Fear, Ego, and Overplaying

Overplaying—whether you’ve been aware of it or not, you’ve probably done it at some point in your musical journey. Some might say that overplaying is how you work out what fits and what doesn’t as you’re learning your instrument. During…

by Dave Stark
Sep 28, 2018
Departments

Angel Olsen’s Josh Jaeger

After five years of steady touring and recording with the indie-folk singer-songwriter Angel Olsen—including a fifteen-month tour cycle behind 2016’s My Woman—Josh Jaeger is shifting gears. With Olsen using 2018 to focus on solo shows and writing for a new…

Article by Patrick Berkery | Photo by Ho JunYu
Sep 28, 2018
Education

Buddy Rich - “Stars and Stripes Forever”

By 1929, a twelve-year-old Buddy Rich was already a seasoned performer, having been an integral part of his parents’ vaudeville act since he was eighteen months old. According to Mel Tormé’s biography of Rich, Traps: The Drum Wonder, with the…

by Eric Fischer
Sep 28, 2018
Education

Drumset Ergonomics - Part 5: Positioning the Hi-Hat, Ride, and Rack Toms

https://vimeo.com/281286833 Welcome back! The final two articles in this series will focus on the placement of primary and secondary suspended instruments, with an emphasis on preserving shoulder health. Primary suspended instruments are the ones we play most often (hi-hat, ride,…

by Brandon Green
Sep 28, 2018
Features

Jake Morris

With all of the rock ’n’ roll self-help books, articles, and websites available at the click of a mouse these days, it can be strangely comforting to learn that a musician can still land a dream gig armed with not…

by Adam Budofsky
Sep 28, 2018
Features

Jay-Z’s Eric “Boots” Greene

Eric “Boots” Greene is a prime example of the contemporary drummer, an amalgam of classic musical influences and contemporary career approaches, which demand skill and creativity whether it’s a drumstick or a computer mouse that he’s got in his hand.…

by Robin Tolleson
Sep 28, 2018
An Editor's Overview

Hidden Treasures

Photo by Jeff Smith Hello, everyone in MD land. I hope your summer went well. There were so many classic and new bands out on the road; hopefully you got to enjoy a few of those live shows. And hopefully…

by Billy Amendola
Sep 28, 2018
Equipment

Roland - TM-6 Pro Trigger Module and RT-30 Triggers

To be an in-demand professional drummer these days requires not only an incredible groove, a diverse musical vocabulary, and a great-sounding drumset, but you also have to have at least a working knowledge of electronics, especially when it comes to…

by Michael Dawson
Sep 28, 2018
Departments

Sam Lay

The legendary drummer with Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Willie Dixon, and Paul Butterfield has been inducted into the Blues and Jazz Halls of Fame, was present for two of the most important chapters in Bob…

Interview by Bob Girouard
Sep 28, 2018
Departments

Jon Hiseman & Gene Stone

Jon Hiseman The seminal architect of British jazz-rock made the most of his own indiosyncracies. “When people ask me what I play, the usual answer is ‘the drums’ because that is the instrument, but what I would like to say…

by Martin Patmos
Sep 28, 2018
Features

Nick Mason

It’s safe to say that fans of psychedelic pioneers Pink Floyd and their cofounder Nick Mason weren’t expecting the sonic riches that have been bestowed upon them this year. It’s also safe to say that neither was Nick himself, at…

Story by Adam Budofsky | Photo by Jill Furmanovsky
Sep 28, 2018
Departments

Columbus Pro Percussion

It’s not uncommon for drum retailers to balance playing and teaching commitments with the myriad responsibilities of owning and operating a shop. But you’d be hard pressed to find a multitasker like Columbus Pro Percussion owner Jim Rupp, who’s managed…

by Patrick Berkery
Sep 28, 2018
Education

Flam Ostinatos - A Creative Approach to a Drumming Staple

In the context of contemporary hybrid rudiments, the flam has been used in different ways to create some new and exciting patterns. Inspired by some of these modern hybrid combinations, I’ve come up with a concept to add yet another…

by Luis Ricardo Méndez
Sep 28, 2018
Critique

New Releases From Jojo Mayer's Nerve, Finally George with Todd Sucherman, and more

RECORDINGS Photo by Ben O’Brien Nerve After the Flare JOJO MAYER returns to the acoustic jazz format he cut his teeth on. Nerve, Jojo Mayer’s drum ’n’ bass ’n’ everything else collective, has been pushing the boundaries of electronic music for…

Modern Drummer
Sep 28, 2018