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Listen to the Drumming on Spotify: Great Tracks From MD's February 2015 Issue

King Crimson hasn't worked a deal with Spotify, so we took a different approach this month to sharing music by our cover stars. Check out tracks featuring mighty Crim drummers Pat Mastelotto with Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison with Iggy Pop,…

Modern Drummer
Jan 13, 2015

Stooges Drummer Scott Asheton Passes

By Robert Matheu Modern Drummer learned of the death this past weekend of Scott Asheton, drummer with the seminal Ann Arbor, Michigan, band the Stooges; his passing was noted in several media reports and on Stooges singer Iggy Pop’s Facebook…

Modern Drummer
Mar 17, 2014

A Different View: Duff McKagan

Bassist Duff McKagan is a founding member of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and his own band, Loaded, who’ve recently released their third album, The Taking. Duff is also a drummer, and he’s worked with a number of legends of…

Modern Drummer
Jun 1, 2011

Charley Drayton: The All-Around Natural

By the time he was five, Charley Drayton knew exactly what he wanted to do in life. Born in Brooklyn, New York, into a successful musical family, Charley spent his childhood watching his dad, Bernard, work in recording studios. “I’d…

Modern Drummer
Sep 14, 2010

Paul Garisto and his days with the Psychedelic Furs, Iggy Pop, etc.

Hi all! I've have been reading all the wonderful posts by drummers contributing to the Modern Drummer blog and thought, Why not chime in? So the task then becomes what to write about that hasn't already been discussed in recent…

Modern Drummer
Feb 28, 2008
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Gavin Harrison: Porcupine Tree's Grand Illusionist

by T. Bruce Wittet Mind-twisting rhythms meet super-fat grooves? Gavin Harrison is a rare artist who knows how to do both. If you’ve stumbled across any of British drummer Gavin Harrison’s educational books or videos, you’ll know that he’s deep…

Modern Drummer
Dec 15, 2006

Gavin Harrison: Expanding Illusions

(September 2005 Issue) At thirty-nine, Gavin Harrison's drumming career encompasses some sixty-five recordings and over thirty world tours with artists as varied as Iggy Pop, Lisa Stansfield, Level 42, and Italian pop superstar Claudio Baglioni. In early 2002, Gavin joined…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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