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On the Beat With James Michael McLester: Help, Hope, Live: A New Lease on Life
Hi everyone! Modern Drummer first featured me in a blog in 2010, and my last one was in 2014 (see link below). Since then, here is a bit of what’s been going on. My original project Supernova Remnant released our…
Bergen Performance Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey Presents Bonzo Bash
Bergen Performing Arts Center presents Bonzo Bash, an All Star tribute to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham featuring the top drummers in rock music today, Saturday, May 31st, 2014 at 7:30 PM. Bonzo Bash’s line-up includes: Brain Tichy of Whitesnake, Billy Idol,…
VIDEO - Peter Criss Modern Drummer Web Exclusive
Peter Criscuola, a founding member of Kiss, AKA Peter “Catman” Criss and one of rock’s influential drumming legends, will be respectfully acknowledged April 2014, when he and bandmates Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Ace Frehley are inducted…
Jason McDonald of Strange Karma
Greetings, fellow Modern Drummer fanatics! My name is Jason McDonald, and I’m from Sydney, Australia. It’s an honor to be invited to blog here on MD’s website, especially when you consider that over the years I have managed to collect…
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.…
Brian Tichy: Bonzo Tribute
(June 2011 Issue) On September 25, 2010, the thirtieth anniversary of the passing of John Bonham, Whitesnake’s Brian Tichy assembled a cast of eighteen top-notch drummers at Hollywood’s Key Club to pay tribute to the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer. According…
Tommy Aldridge Update
Fifty-year-old drum great Tommy Aldridge first came to prominence with '70s Southern-rock hooligans Black Oak Arkansas, although you wouldn't know that by visiting his current Web site (www.tommyaldridge.com). B.O.A. is only grudgingly referred to as "that band" in Aldridge's online…
