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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.

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Kyle Crane

Features Kyle Crane Years of dedication to his craft—and to putting himself out there—have led him exactly where he wants to be: playing with freedom and fire alongside creative icons like Daniel Lanois. MD contributor Stephen Bidwell traces the busy…

Modern Drummer
Feb 23, 2017

Encore Aqualung

It’s completely feasible that if Jethro Tull’s founding drummer hadn’t retired from the road in the early ’70s, just as the band was becoming an international phenomenon, his name would come up as often—and as reverently—as Messrs. Bonham, Moon, and…

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Feb 23, 2017

Refused's David Sandström

After a wildly successful string of reunion shows in 2012, Sweden’s seminal hardcore act has released its first album in seventeen years. Freedom appears to have dialed in the “liberation frequency” spoken of on the 1998 masterpiece The Shape of…

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Feb 23, 2017

On the Cover - Antonio Sanchez

On The Cover Antonio Sanchez Circling the globe backing masters of jazz helped him develop fearsome skills and a crystal-clear vision for his art. Now it’s time for him to let his own music light the way. Story by Michael…

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Feb 23, 2017

John Hadfield

The drummer/percussionist with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis, and other big thinkers simultaneously plays traditional drumset and traditional ethnic percussion, in the service of some decidedly un-traditional musical statements. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS…

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Feb 23, 2017
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Jay Postones

Features Jay Postones The drummer with the progressive metal band Tesseract will happily turn to technology to help him realize the ambitious ideas in his head. Then he jumps on the drums, and the real fun begins. by Ben Meyer…

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Feb 23, 2017

Dylan Howe

Features Dylan Howe He’s spent years simultaneously developing his jazz drumming concept and accompanying a lively selection of rock artists. Now he’s found a unique way to marry both aesthetics by Ken Micallef In 1976, rock chameleon David Bowie escaped…

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Feb 23, 2017

Adam Christgau

Features Adam Christgau Whether he’s focusing on pianissimo in intimate club settings, slamming home the backbeats in arenas with Tegan and Sara, or replicating the studio sophistication of Joey Waronker in every type of room in between, this Los Angeles–based…

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Feb 23, 2017

Catching Up With... Mickey Curry

Catching Up With… Mickey Curry It’s thirty years and counting, tracking and touring with hitmaker Bryan Adams. by Bob Girouard By his own admission, Mickey Curry’s career has been close to idyllic. The New Haven native’s résumé is, to say…

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Feb 23, 2017

Catching Up With... Albert “Tootie” Heath

Catching Up With… Albert “Tootie” Heath The essence of jazz is evident on his latest, Philadelphia Beat—and that means swinging and searching. by Ken Micallef “Art Blakey always said, ‘It’s not what you play in between, it’s how you start…

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Feb 23, 2017

Catching Up With... Brendan Hill

Catching Up With… Brendan Hill Blues Traveler has helped define the jam-band aesthetic since well before the genre existed. The group’s latest foray, however, is down a road previously untraveled. by Bob Birouard Blues Traveler’s sound is so closely tied…

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Feb 23, 2017

Setting Sights: John Tempesta

Setting Sights John Tempesta The heavy-rock journeyman takes Motor Sister for a Ride. by David Ciauro John Tempesta has been a constant presence on the hard rock and heavy metal scenes since the ’90s, playing with the iconic thrash bands…

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Feb 23, 2017
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Get Good: Anger Management

Get Good Anger Management Dealing With Difficult People Without Losing Your Cool by Juels Thomas As musicians and support staff, we work in an environment with so many different personalities and egos constantly swerving around. It’s impossible to avoid a…

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Feb 23, 2017

9 Reasons to Love Simon Kirke

It’s a short list of rock drummers who’ve made their mark as a member of two successful bands, as Simon Kirke did with Free and then Bad Company. Kirke’s love of American soul and R&B, particularly the sounds coming out…

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Feb 23, 2017
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