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Bobby Blotzer — Ratt ’n’ roll time

Being the backbone of Ratt 'n' roll isn't easy, but somebody has to do it.

by Anne M. Raso
Nov 14, 2018

Randy Wright — Music And Life

Randy Wright defies the usual definition of drummer.

by Robyn Flans
Nov 14, 2018

Debbie Peterson — She Knows What She Wants

Peterson and the rest of the Bangles, the all-female quartet out of L.A. that has become one of the hottest American groups to emerge this year.

by Robert Santelli
Nov 14, 2018

Applying The Paradiddle-diddle

As a student, I always try to seek out new ways to use rudiments on the drumset, and as a teacher, I encourage my students to do the same.

by Jeff Macko
Nov 14, 2018

Mousey Alexander — Drumming And Courage

In 1957, I was scheduled for an audition with Benny Goodman's band at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

by Roy Burns
Nov 14, 2018
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Jerry Carrigan: In On The Ground Floor

His recording career is so extensive that he can't even remember a good portion of the songs on which he has played.

by Robyn Flans
Jun 27, 2019

Ben Riley – Making History

FAME? Ben Riley doesn't ever recall having had the feeling of being

by Jeff Potter
Nov 8, 2018

Bun E. Carlos — Mind Over Metal

Beneath the pomp and parading is a very musical metal, and one of the hardest-working and clearest-thinking drummers in rock.

by Robin Tolleson
Nov 8, 2018

Noel Okimoto

Yet, although few musicians would view Honolulu as a major music center, some very fine jazz can be heard in the Islands.

by Ira I. Wong
Nov 8, 2018

Andre Arpino

The audience is ecstatic, on their feet and prepared to clap until their hands become raw.

by Simon Goodwin
Nov 8, 2018

Drummers And Drum Shops

The drum shop is a special place.

by Roy Burns
Nov 8, 2018

Beat Shifting

The rhythmic potential of a beat is not exhausted once it is mastered in its original written form.

by Howard Fields
Nov 8, 2018
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Oliver Jackson

There are some people who always sound like they're competing for the title of "world's noisiest drummer."

by Chip Deffaa
Nov 5, 2018

Girls’ Night Out’s Kathy Burkly

But these days she's a pop rocker, laying down a throaty 2 and 4 from behind a pink, handmade drumset for her six accomplices in Girls' Night Out.

by Peter Cassidy
Nov 5, 2018
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