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.
Testament's Paul Bostaph: Metal Risk Taker
by Waleed Rashidi “The demand on modern metal drumming is such that you have to be able to play a lot more syncopated patterns with your feet. I can’t approach double bass the way I used to.” Slayer, Testament, Exodus,…
Steve Ferrone
Drumming great Steve Ferrone is always busy. One particularly fun project he recently completed was a live recording called Soul Summit. It featured such musical luminaries as Bob Babbitt, Karl Denson, Richard Elliot, Mike Mattison, Jason Miles, Susan Tedeschi, Reggie…
Darren King : Freedom To Fail
You’d never know it by listening to Mute Math’s terrific debut album, but drummer Darren King got his act together not by playing his best, but by playing his worst. In between demoing songs for the band’s forthcoming album in…
Drummer Blog: Vinnie Amico
Hey, MD readers, Vinnie Amico from the band moe. here. I’m just getting ready to go on a tour of the South and Southeast, and I’m pretty psyched, seeing that is still freakin’ cold up here in Saratoga, New York,…
Derek Ries of Push Play!
When I was younger I would judge a drummer by the size of his kit and the length of his solo, but didn’t everyone? The more I study hand technique and acquire better feel, the more I denounce my childhood…
Mal Taylor of Your Vegas
’Sup, guys! This is my very first blog for the Modern Drummer page but fingers crossed it won’t be my last, so here goes. My name is Mal Taylor, and I’m the drummer of Leeds, UK rock band Your Vegas,…
Daniel Freedman
Hey, everybody. Modern Drummer asked me to tell you about what I’ve been up too lately, so—press roll—here goes: I’ve had a couple of experiences recently that you might find interesting. I’ve been co-leading a band called Third World Love…
Brian Bauer of Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears
As a kid playing in the basement, I’d dance around like a wind-up doll with A.D.D. to the beat of my dad’s drumming. He had done the same thirty years earlier while his father, a Dixieland jazz drummer, tapped out…
Matt Walker
Mid flight from Chicago to L.A.... I'm returning to Conway Studios to record one more track for Morrissey's new album, the rest of which I recorded between last Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is now almost April. Leaving home today was…
Tony Nesbitt-Larking with The Most Serene Republic
Drum Tips From The Road With our new CD, Population, hot off the press, and with the backing of Yaris and Arts & Crafts, we hit the road last October for a two-month mega-tour across Canada and the US. Covering…
Michael Mignano of The Canon Logic
Greetings, MD readers. My name is Michael Mignano, and I play drums for the Brooklyn-based band The Canon Logic. Since joining the band about two years ago, I’ve had some killer experiences, like playing the Vans Warped Tour, this year’s…
Alejandro Vallejo of Vallejo
Hello, fellow skin bashers and drumming maniacs! My name is Alejandro "Alex" Vallejo, and I play drums in the Austin, Texas—based Latin rock band Vallejo. I've been playing in this band with my two brothers, AJ and Omar, since high…
Sean O'Shea of Orgone
For drummer Sean O’Shea and his band Orgone–a nine-piece instrumental group specializing in the retro sounds of ’60s and ’70s funk and soul–2008 is the best year ever. Not only has Orgone recently released a critically acclaimed CD, The Killion…
Rick Buckler
There have always been certain British rock bands who've been treated like deities at home, but who failed to translate to the American market. The Move, The Smiths, and The Wedding Present immediately come to mind. The Jam, who between…
