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News: Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien) and John Colpitts (Oneida, Man Forever) Release Duo Album and Perform Live
Greg Fox (Liturgy, Guardian Alien) and John Colpitts (a.k.a. Kid Millions of Oneida and Man Forever), two of New York’s most in-demand drummers, have combined forces as the Fox Millions Duo for Lost Time, a unique collaborative LP out now…
Drummer Blog: Hollis Brown’s Andrew Zehnal Shares his Story and Discusses New Record
Hollis Brown by Becky Yee Hello MD readers! My name is Andrew Zehnal, and I’m the drummer for the NYC band Hollis Brown. I’m super-excited to announce that our new record, 3 Shots, was released on May 5 on Jullian…
Scott Amendola of Charlie Hunter
Hi, Modern Drummer peeps. Scott Amendola here, and I’m drummer, composer, and bandleader. You might know me from the Nels Cline Singers, Charlie Hunter Trio/Quartet, or Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane, to name a few. Well, old pal and musical compadre…
Robert Wyatt ’68
The tracks on this collection were recorded shortly after Wyatt’s band Soft Machine had broken up—temporarily, it would turn out—following a tour of the States with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In fact, Wyatt worked on the tunes while staying at…
Win a Copy of Paul McCartney’s New Album, New!
October 2013 saw the release of Paul’s first collection of brand-new solo material in six years. Now one lucky winner will receive the deluxe CD featuring two bonus tracks, plus a limited edition light-up New cube mini, a poster, and…
Owl’s Dan Dinsmore
My name is Dan Dinsmore, drummer of the rock trio Owl. I last wrote a blog for moderndrummer.com in 2009, when Owl’s debut album came out, and I wanted to share a little about our latest recording, The Right Thing,…
Matchbox Twenty’s Paul Doucette Discusses North Track by Track
by Billy Amendola The May 2013 issue of Modern Drummer magazine features an Update with Matchbox’s Twenty’s Paul Doucette. Here, we continue the conversation about the band’s latest album, North, and Doucette gives his impressions of each track from…
10 Tips From 30 Seconds to Mars’ Shannon Leto
With 30 Seconds to Mars’ brand-new single, “Up in the Air,” whetting fans’ appetites for the band's upcoming fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith & Dreams, we thought it would be a good time to revisit drummer Shannon Leto’s Gimme 10!…
Weasel Walter of Behold the Arctopus
Hi. This is Weasel Walter. For the past three years I’ve played drums in the instrumental metal band Behold the Arctopus. Some people like to lump us into the vague category of “technical metal,” but I’m not sure we really…
Mikey Holland of Mean Creek
Hello and welcome! My name is Mikey Holland, and I play with a group called Mean Creek. We are about to release our new record, Youth Companion, on Old Flame Records. This is my first time writing for Modern Drummer,…
The Wedding Present Valentina
CD/ALBUM The Wedding Present, who formed in Leeds, England, in 1985, is one of British alternative rock’s longest-running bands. They’re also among its most consistently high-quality. Singer/guitarist David Gedge still writes about the intricacies of romantic love with great…
The Smashing Pumpkins Oceania
CD Replacing original Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin mustn’t have been easy for Mike Byrne, but leader Billy Corgan clearly made a good choice with the newbie. Similar to the way that Zak Starkey is in some ways the…
Win a Gift pack from Linkin Park to Celebrate their New Album LIVING THINGS
Enter now for your chance to win an exciting gift pack from Linkin Park to celebrate the June 26th release of their new album LIVING THINGS. This contest has ended. Thanks to those who participated. One lucky winner will receive…
Jeremy Taggart of Our Lady Peace
Hello, MD folks, Jeremy Taggart from Our Lady Peace here. We’re releasing album number 8, Curve, in the U.S. on April 17. It’s been a great experience, and I can’t wait to play the songs on this year’s touring cycle.…
