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Wally Ingram
What a difference a year can make. In January 2007, Wally Ingram was finishing up brutal chemotherapy and radiation treatments, battling for his life against the squamous cell cancer that had invaded his throat and neck. At the end of…
Tony Thaxton from Motion City Soundtrack
Hi, I'm Tony from MCS, and as I write this blog I'm in Dallas, six shows into the Honda Civic Tour with Panic At The Disco. And so far, so good—well...for the most part. Here's a road story. We spent…
Chad Smith: Web Exclusive Interview
Story by Billy Amendola Photos by Alex Solca Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith takes a much-needed rest—for a minute—and fills MD in on the many cool side projects he’s involved in. Among the projects closest to Chad Smith’s…
Joshua Barnhart of Port O’Brien
The hum of bells in a monastery; the human heartbeat. The cosmic vibration of aum. Rhythm is what creates our existence, and what keeps it interesting. Music was an important part of my childhood. Some of my earliest memories are…
John Chipman
Hello, MD Blog readers. I’ve been incredibly blessed in life. I have many close friends, and an amazing wife who recently gave me a son, Samuel Christopher. I’ve been playing drums for nearly thirty years, and like many of you…
Brian St. Clair
What do Chuck Biscuits (DOA/Danzig), Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendents, ALL), Virus X (Articles Of Faith), and Spit Stix (Fear) have in common? They are some of my favorite drummers of all time. The energy these drummers produced was mind-blowing…
Marcus Baylor of The Yellowjackets
Hello, MD family! 2008 has been a blessed and busy year, with more great things to come! My name is Marcus Baylor, and I am the drummer with The Yellowjackets. I'm a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and I began…
Billy Drummond
As a leader, Billy Drummond has recorded three albums that exemplify his past-meets-future approach, a style marked by an allegiance to yesterday’s jazz masters, but with a forward-thinking bent. The Gift, Dubai, and Native Colours show Drummond to be an…
Gabriel Serbian of The Locust
After over a decade of service as a rapid-fire hardcore punk outfit, The Locust has finally written its ultimate opus–well, relatively speaking. Last year’s New Erections is the longest album the band has released, and features some of their most…
Michaela Wiery of Tripping Horse
Hi, MD readers. It’s Michaela Wiery from the Vienna, Austria—based rock band Tripping Horse, writing this blog for you. I’ve been playing drums for five years now, and it’s pretty funny how I came to that instrument. I never thought…
Josh Dion of Lady Clown
If you've discovered Lady Clown, and their debut record First Lady Clown, you've discovered well-crafted songs, mind-racking yet flowing lyrics, screaming guitars, system-exploding bass noise, sensitive ballads, and a whole new edition to the New York indie scene that hopefully…
Richard Evensand
Hey, everyone! I'm sitting here in my new home country of Australia, thinking about the five days in the studio recording Emotional Coma, Lion's Share's latest release. Thanks to everyone involved in this recording, I had an excellent time. And…
Mattt Kilmer with Haale
On the road again—. Over the years, I've had the opportunity to tour with many diverse bands and artists. This time, however, it seems a bit more personal. I'm on the road with Haale (pronounced like halle-lujah or jalapeño), the…
Cindy Blackman: The Lady Comes To Play
by Ken Micallef Last year, drumming dynamo Cindy Blackman left behind her big-ticket rock gig with Lenny Kravitz to unleash the jazz devil inside. Her drumming prowess is simply astounding–and is now finally on full display. Serial jazz and rock…
