January 2010 – Volume 34 • Number 1
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Articles in January 2010
Off The Record: LIFEHOUSE’S Rick Woolstenhulme Jr.
Off The Record LIFEHOUSE’S Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. "Disarray" by Mike Malinin Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. has been the drummer for Lifehouse since 2000. In the ’90s, after high school, he moved to California from his home state of Arizona and attended…
Concepts: When To Lead And When To Follow
Concepts When To Lead And When To Follow The Inner Workings Of Group Timekeeping by Jeremy Hummel There are three ways to keep time when you play with an ensemble. One is to lead, another to follow, and the third…
Basics: Master Time
Basics Master Time Part 3: The Stubble-Stroke Roll by David Stanock When I was a college student in Madison, Wisconsin, in the ’80s, I encountered the funk drumming legend Clyde Stubblefield. At that time, Stubblefield himself was not as well…
Strictly Technique: Top 10 Rudiments
Strictly Technique Top 10 Rudiments The Drag by Bill Bachman The drag is the tenth and final rudiment in our series. If you’ve been practicing these rudiments and exercises correctly, at a wide variety of tempos, then your hands are…
Rock Perspectives: Polyrhythms
Rock Perspectives Polyrhythms Part 4: Two-Limb Four-Against-Three Patterns by Rod Morgenstein In the third part of this series (November ’09), we applied a four-against-three polyrhythm to either the ride cymbal or the bass drum, while the snare drum played the…
14 Reasons To Love The Doors' John Densmore
by Michael Parillo The original four-piece lineup of the Doors was together for around six years, from its formation in mid-1965 until the death of frontman Jim Morrison in July 1971 at age twenty-seven. Over that span, the band—Morrison, keyboardist…
Backbeats: Ari Gold's Adventures Of Power
by Billy Amendola Actor/musician/writer/director Ari Gold (yes, that’s his real name) has had an obsession with air drumming since he was a kid listening to his sister’s Rush records. In the new comedy feature film Adventures Of Power, which he…
Incubus's Jose Pasillas - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
Incubus's Jose Pasillas On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road by "Pistol" Pete Kaufmann The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no…
Gimmie 10! Brad Mehldua/Chick Corea Regular Jeff Ballard
Gimmie 10! Brad Mehldua/Chick Corea Regular Jeff Ballard Big-picture tips from the drummer who’s an integral part of Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, and Brad Mehldau’s trailblazing ensembles. 1. THINK ABOUT DYNAMICS AS SIZE OF SOUND RATHER THAN LEVEL OF VOLUME.…
Muse's Dominic Howard - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
story by Ilya Stemkovsky photos by Rahav Segev The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no second take if you stray too far off the click,…
Gov't Mule's Matt Abts - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
by Jeff Perlah The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no second take if you stray too far off the click, no starting over if you…
TLC's Tom Knight - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
TLC's Tom Knight On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road by Mike Haid The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no second…
Rufus Wainwright's Matt Johnson - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
Rufus Wainwright's Matt Johnson On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road by Patrick Berkery The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no…
Rodney Howard - On Tour & On Stage Making It Work
Rodney Howard On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no second take if you…
Branford Marsalis's Justin Faulkner On Tour & On Stage Making It Work On The Road
by Ken Micallef photo courtesy of Zildjian The live arena is where drummers sink or swim. There’s no “fixing it in the mix” if you flub a fill, no second take if you stray too far off the click, no…
