October 1982 – Volume 6 • Number 7
On 01st Oct 1982
Articles in October 1982
Stewart Copeland
Many would agree that Stewart Copeland is one of the most innovative drummers to come along in the past few years.
Concepts - Respect: The Key To An Open Mind
One of the saddest things in our industry is to hear young drummers criticize or put down older drummers. After all, when you really analyze the history of drumming, all of the newest beats are just new ways of combining…
Teacher's Forum - Joe Morello On Clinics, Symposiums and Seminars
Photo by Lew Citer RM: You've been involved with clinics for quite a few years. JM: I've been doing clinics since the early '60s. For a while, I was doing a lot of them—twenty or thirty at a time. In…
Ed Thigpen - Inter-Continental Swinger
Being a student of jazz drumming during the '60s could ofttimes be a mind-boggling experience. One had more than a fair share of influences to draw upon: Elvin Jones and Coltrane; Blackwell and Higgins with Ornette Coleman; Philly Joe and…
Jimmy Madison - New York State Of Mind
At least once a week an MD reader will write—usually from the Midwest—and ask "Should I move to New York if I want to be a professional drummer?" Jimmy Madison made that move. I realized while we were taping this…
The History of Rock Drumming Part IV
The Sixties (continued) The "British Invasion" of the '60s literally changed the consciousness of the world. Most of the musicians that are in their thirties today were directly influenced by the music of this era. Since there hasn't been another…
Portraits - Mel Taylor
"You can't have put out as many records as we have in the past twenty years," says Ventures drummer Mel Taylor matter-of-factly, "and not have influenced a lot of people." By all accounts the Ventures are the most popular instrumental…
Santana's Percussion - A Profile in Latin Artistry
Santana's percussion section has been a consistent thread through the band's twelve-year existence.
Rock Charts - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
With their premiere album, Beauty and The Beat, the Go-Go's cornered their share of new wave fans by highlighting new wave's strength: compact, concise songs with strong hooks that captured the sound and attitude of early '60s rock. The album's…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - The Beauty Of Brushes
Brushes are the playing implement in the drummer's array of equipment which can, if handled properly, produce a wide range of sounds, moods and textures. Brushes are normally thought of for soft playing on ballads, and in trios playing small…
