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New Vic Firth Sticks
Vic Firth Russ Miller Hi-Def And Peter Erskine Big Band Signatures, American Classic 5A Dual-Tones, And 5B Chop-Out Practice Sticks The new Russ Miller Hi-Def signature stick is made with a thin .535" hickory shaft and a special half-acorn wood…
Mike Curran Of Add-2
Hi, I’m Michael Curran and I was born in Berwyn, Illinois, and raised in Stickney, later moving to Naperville for better schooling. I grew up listening to my father play the keyboards and discovering how to make music. My Uncle…
Ryan Cooney of the Gallery
Hey, MD readers! My name is Ryan Cooney and I play drums in a band called the Gallery. We’re from Massachusetts, but have been touring the U.S. and spending extended periods of time in Florida and California the last few years.…
Frank Godla of Meek Is Murder and Empyreon
Greetings, fellow Modern Drummer readers! I’m Frank Godla of the bands Meek is Murder and Empyreon. I’ve been a fan of Modern Drummer magazine since I was a kid, so I’m really stoked to have this opportunity to discuss my drumming with…
Benjamin Cartel of Kaiser Cartel
Hi, I’m Benjamin Cartel, half of the indie/folk/pop duo Kaiser Cartel. I write songs with Courtney Kaiser, mostly play drums, but also play guitar, and sing in this duo. In 2008 we released our first album, March Forth, and in…
Richie Hayward: The MD Interviews, Part 2
MD Online’s Richie Hayward archival series continues with the recently deceased Little Feat drummer’s October 1995 cover story, in which he talked at length about his playing concepts, his work outside of Little Feat, and the making of the band’s…
September 2010 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Phish's Jon Fishman
On the Cover Phish's JON FISHMAN When Phish called it quits in 2004, he headed up to the farm and traded his sticks for a shovel. But the drums called him back, and a self-devised rudimental exercise fired him up…
Kevin Kane of Bad City
Hey, Modern Drummers! It’s a privilege to be asked to contribute to this website, as I’m a longtime subscriber—MD has afforded me a truly incalculable amount of inspiration. I still remember the issue where Joey Jordison said he ran like…
The F.A.B. 5 At Bunnell Auditorium
The F.A.B. 5 features (from left in photo) Willie Parker (Joe), Leonard “Pudge” Tribbett (Tye Tribbett), Larone McMillian (the Last Goodnight), Mike Clemons (Israel Houghton and New Breed), and Brent Easton (J. Moss). With over sixty combined years of professional…
Ryan Yerdon of Puddle Of Mudd
Hey, it’s Ryan Yerdon from Puddle Of Mudd. Thank you to all the fans of Puddle Of Mudd and of mine for voting for me in the Modern Drummer 2010 Readers Poll. Thanks for making me one of your top…
Giann Rubio of Blue For Sin
Hello, fellow Modern Drummers! My name is Giann Rubio, and this is my first blog entry ever! I’m sure there are some of you who haven't heard of me, so I’ll bring you up to speed. I was born and…
Lou Caldarola of Kicksville
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. Lou Caldarola of Kicksville here. I wanted to take a moment to tell you all about our latest projects. We’ve just started working on The Singles—Season 3. Skope magazine gushed about The Singles—Season 1: “If you…
Kenny "Klook" Clarke
Kenny Clarke emerged from the swing bands of the '30s, but was actually the first important drummer of the bop era. Born in Pittsburgh in 1914, Clarke began his career with Roy Eldridge and around the Midwest with the Jeter-Pillars…
Simon Phillips: The Drummer As Perfectionist
It was an exciting time for drumming. The year was 1980, and a twenty-three-old drummer from England, Simon Phillips, was being introduced to the global music community through his stellar work with artists such as Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, and…
