Simon Kirke
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Def Leppard's Rick Allen to Host All-Star Jam Supporting Mental Health of First Responders
(New York, NY) Raven Drum Foundation - the organization founded by legendary drummer Rick Allen of Def Leppard and singer-songwriter / healing arts practitioner Lauren Monroe - has announced its first benefit concert taking place in New York City. On…
John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Simon Kirke
From the archives, this episode of Live From My Drum Room with Simon Kirke of Bad Company originally aired live on November 22, 2021. Simon joins John for a fabulous conversation including the London music scene in the 1960s, "Free"…
Episode 87: Live From My Drum Room Remembering Charlie Watts - Part 3
Part 3 of John DeChristopher's series Remembering Charlie Watts. A fabulous discussion with drumming legends, Simon Kirke (Bad Company/Free) Steve Gorman (Black Crowes/Trigger Hippy), Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr All Star Band) and Don McAulay (Charlie's drum tech and currently Steve…
The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 18: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Simon Kirke
+ Shop Talk featuring the Doc Sweeney Pure Series Ash Snare. Join us this week on the Modern Drummer Podcast as David Frangioni and Billy Amendola chat with Free/Bad Company’s Simon Kirke. Simon reflects on his sixty years of being…
February 2016 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Adam Deitch
(Available digitally December 29, 2015; in print January 3, 2016) On the Cover Adam Deitch “There’s a constant search for finding out what your sound is and what you’re able to express in the moment, when it counts. It just…
