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Drum Nation: Top Drummers Unite On New Recording
You may have spotted the advertisement for a unique CD titled Drum Nation. It represents the music of drummers, created outside of the constraints of record labels. Terry Bozzio, Josh Freese, Bill Bruford, Steve Smith, and Stephen Perkins are just…
Gabriel Comacho of Audio Karate
When LA's Audio Karate chose punk drumming legend Bill Stevenson to produce their new album, Lady Melody, it was "pretty much a dream come true" for drummer Gabriel Camacho. "The first punk band I listened to was The Descendents," says…
Adam Deitch with John Scofield
"He's a bad boy, that's for sure," says guitar star John Scofield of his talented young sideman Adam Deitch. On the Sco gig, Deitch comes across like a composite of two great drummers that the guitarist has worked with before'the…
Troy Luccketta
It's not unusual for bands that enjoyed success during the glory days of glam-metal to still tour today. What is rare is finding any of these groups producing new albums that don't sound hopelessly dated. An exception is Tesla, a…
Pat Petrillo: Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
(October 2005 Issue) At a recent smooth jazz festival in Philadelphia, drummer Pat Petrillo was performing with guitarist Ed Hamilton when an elderly, "old school-looking" gentleman shuffled up to the bandstand and started screaming, "This ain't no @#!%# jazz! Where's…