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Tommy Aldridge: Business Wise

Not a week would go by without letters asking,

by Scott K. Fish
May 25, 2017

Swinging London

THE ZOMBIES and THE MOODY BLUES might have originated in St. Albans and Birmingham, respectively, but few groups more fully captured the urbane and artsy edge of the British Invasion’s London HQ—even if one band was on its way up and the other on its way out.

by Ilya Stemkovsky and Adam Budofsky
May 31, 2017

Vanilla Fudge’s Carmine Appice

If any drummer in the history of classic rock can say he’s seen it all, it’s him. From defining the role of star journeyman player in the ’70s, penning a classic method book, and pioneering the rock-drumming clinic to setting the bar for rock-star excess that’s still referenced today, the drummer known to many simply as “Carmine” has made a career out of standing out from the crowd. It all started fifty years ago, when he powered an explosive young group that grabbed TV audiences by the throat and promptly skyrocketed up the charts….

by Ken Micallef
May 31, 2017

The Doors’ John Densmore

Tapping Into Infinity

Story by Adam Budofsky | Photos by Alex Solca
May 31, 2017

The Drum Thing

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Text by Armine Iknadossian and Adam Budofsky
May 31, 2017
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Casey Cooper

Dream big. Work hard. Influence many.

Story and photo by Mike Haid
May 31, 2017

Deep Purple’s Ian Paice

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Interview by Mike Haid
May 31, 2017

Yuval Lion

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Story by Ken Micallef | Photos by John Fell
May 31, 2017

Triplet Fills - Swinging Your Phrases

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Rich Redmond
May 31, 2017

Buddy Harmon: Nashville Superstar

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story by Robyn Flans
Mar 30, 2017

Swing Interpretations - Modern Groove Applications

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Stephane Chamberland
May 31, 2017

Rock Charts — "The Long Run"

This month's Rock Chart features

Transcribed by James Morton
Sep 21, 2017
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Teacher's Forum - Technique

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Modern Drummer
Mar 30, 2017

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page - Part 5: Challenging Rudimental Approaches

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Libor Hadrava
May 31, 2017
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