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Nick D’Virgilio Plays Through his New Album
In association with Nick D’Virgilio and Sweetwater, Modern Drummer will be sharing a series of fantastic play-through videos from Nick’s brand-new album Invisible , starting today with “Turn Your Life Around.” But, first, the backstory — because it’s one hell…
Steve Jordan and Mix Master Mike Dedicate New Release "The Gospel" to Protestors
Live improvisation informed the tracks on Beat Odyssey 2020. The first single, "The Gospel," from drummer Steve Jordan and Mix Master Mike's upcoming Beat Odyssey 2020 album is dedicated to all the non-violent protestors this year. The release is paired…
Tommy Lee Rocks All Access Hits with Host David Frangioni Livecast
Lee bashing out the groove to "Dr. Feelgood" for the Modern Drummer webcast audience on June 11. Revealing All Access Hits with Host David Frangioni Webinar Digs Deep into Lee’s Creative Process and Drum Techniques Tommy Lee, one of the…
Sneak Into Ian Paice's Private Drum Room
Check out Paice's stable of drum gear Members of Ian Paice Drumtribe got a big treat recently, when after several requests, the Deep Purple drummer finally offered to show everyone the drums he keeps at home. Walking down a gravel…
Quarantine Home Recording #3: Five Ways to Tank Your Drum Mix
Don't let this be an allegorical representation of your drum mixing skills! Home recording can be a fabulous oasis of no rules, no judgement, no fear, and no regrets, because YOU are the benevolent dictator of your own audio kingdom.…
Tommy Lee Previews Two Tracks from his Solo Album
Tommy Lee's Solo Album, Andro, is expected to drop on October 16, 2020. Tommy Lee isn't kicking back and waiting for Motley Crue to get back on the road (the band's summer tour was recently postponed due to the pandemic).…
Clementine on Channeling John Bonham in 12 Steps
Clementine of all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band Zepparella. Step One Love Led Zeppelin. How did John Bonham become one of a handful of drummers who are celebrated as much as any of the other guys in the band? Chalk it…
Quarantine Home Recording #2: The Source Sound
By Michael Molenda Choose your assistant engineers carefully — Shiba Inus are a horrible option because they don't follow orders. Ever. Hopefully, our first article in this home-recording series — Don't Say "Can't" — convinced you to stop worrying about…
Carlos and Cindy Blackman Santana Cover "Imagine" for COVID-19 Charity
Cindy Blackman Santana Guitarist Carlos Santana and his wife, drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, have covered John Lennon's classic "Imagine" to benefit WhyHunger (a charity founded by the late Harry Chapin and radio personality Bill Ayres) and its SongAid outreach project to…
Quarantine Home Recording: Don't Say "Can't"
By Michael Molenda, Modern Drummer Chief Digital Editor Photo from Reddit DoubleBass336 If the pandemic has taught creative artists anything other than, well, truly horrible and depressing stuff, it's that spending the time to improve and expand your craft during…
Neil Peart "The Spirit of Radio" Isolated Drum Tracks
Neil Peart, filmed from above during a live performance of "The Spirit of Radio" FarOutMagazine.com recently posted an isolated drum track of Neil Peart performing "The Spirit of Radio" with Rush. For Alan Cross, the post brought back memories, as…
Chris Hornbrook On his Play-Through Video for Greg Puciato's "Deep Set"
Chris Hornbrook “Deep Set” was one of the first songs that Greg Puciato presented to me for his first solo record, Child Soldier: Creator of God. We’ve known each other for more than 20 years, and both of our prior…
Elise Trouw to Appear on All Access Hits Hosted By David Fragioni, May 28
Modern Drummer's successful All Access Hits webinar series is welcoming multi-instrumentalist, YouTube sensation, and hit-making singer/songwriter Elise Trouw on Thursday, May 28, 2 pm EST and 11 am PST. REGISTER FOR FREE! Hosted by David Frangioni, the All Access Hits…
Luna Percussion Introduces Sustainable Bamboo Cajon
Luna Bamboo Cajon The Luna Percussion line just got a little more exotic with the introduction of the Luna Bamboo Cajon, the latest addition to Luna’s already-popular Bamboo Series. Luna has taken the style of a traditional cajon to the…
