Ted Nugent
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On the Beat With Jason Hartless of Ted Nugent: Sonic Baptizm
Photo by Jeremy Marquardt Hello, everyone in Modern Drummer land! Jason Hartless here. I’m proud to announce that I am drumming for rock legend/“Motor City Madman” Ted Nugent this summer on the 2016 Sonic Baptizm tour. This tour will take…
Steven Sweet of Warrant
I hope this moment in time finds you well and rested, ready to sit back, relax, and hopefully enjoy what follows. I’m Steven Sweet, mostly known as the drummer from the legendary and revolutionary Los Angeles Sunset Strip icons Warrant.…
Joe Vitale: Joe Walsh, the Eagles, & More!
Hi, everyone in drum land, Joe Vitale here. As a fellow fan of Modern Drummer magazine, I’m so happy to be part of this wonderful community. For those of you who might not know who I am, I’ve toured and…
The Greats: Carmine Appice
Power, showmanship, and personality are what make Carmine Appice one of rock’s most notable players. His aggressive, double-bass, hard-hitting style was unquestionably unique when he emerged in the mid-1960s with Vanilla Fudge. With the Fudge’s trippy treatments of well-known pop…
Carmine Appice
Hey, MD! I’ve never written a blog before so I’ll just fill you in on what I’ve been up to. I recently released my Guitar Zeus project’s double CD Conquering Heroes with Tony Franklin on bass. The featured guitarists are…
Carmine Appice: Power Drumming Forever!
by Robyn Flans With several projects coming to fruition, Carmine Appice seems poised to reclaim his throne as one of the baddest heavy rock drummers ever. Power, showmanship, and personality are what make Carmine Appice one of rock’s most notable…
Tommy Clufetos
Tommy Clufetos started playing drums at age six, and by his eleventh birthday he was gigging nonstop. "I started playing in my dad's band," Tommy says. "We'd back old-time rock 'n' roll acts like Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis.…
