Drummers
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Zach Danziger tracking “Frank’s Drebin??? for the upcoming album by Mister Barrington
Take a quick peak at Zach Danziger tracking “Frank’s Drebin” for the upcoming album by Mister Barrington. Click here to watch the video for “Rawzz,” from the upcoming second Mister Barrington album featuring Zach Danziger.
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante The 2011 Big Four tour featuring Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax solidified Anthrax as both legends and prevailing lords of the mosh, and culminated in a profound hometown show on September 14 at Yankee Stadium. “I think everything…
66 Drum Solos forthe Modern Drummer by Tom Hapke
BOOK/CD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE $19.99 German drummer Tom Hapke’s newest book is a worthy learning/teaching tool set up to challenge and improve players’ technical facility, independence, and reading ability. Each of the solos or beat examples is spread across just…
Marky Ramone: Punk Legend
by Michael Dawson photo by Paul La Raia Although he’s not the only drummer to have adopted the Ramone surname—Tommy was the group’s original drummer and Richie took over for a period in the mid-’80s—Marky Ramone held the longest tenure…
Fernando Rensi
Hello, everybody! This is Fernando Rensi, from Brazil. I recently got home after four intense years on the run. The adventure started in Australia, in 2008, when I joined the band the Indigo Frequency. With them I had the craziest…
Fred Eltringham of k.d. lang and the Dixie Chicks
Hi from Nashville, Tennessee. I’m here to let you all know about some of the cool stuff that I’ve been up to. I want to start by saying I recently left the Wallflowers, who I played with since 2004. I…
The Jelly Jam Shall We Descend
CD There are lots of reasons that Rod Morgenstein has survived the winds of rock ’n’ roll change for nearly three and half decades. One of the biggest is that he inherently knows when to hold back and when…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Billy Orrico
Hello, MD readers! First, congrats to Tyler Warren on winning the drum chair in the Queen Extravaganza band! What a thrill it was to be part of the finals and to meet Roger Taylor. I’ve been a lifelong Queen fan…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Nico Saavedra
The Queen Extravaganza competition has been a great experience. I first heard about it through the Queen website, which is a place I tend to visit often since I’m a big fan. Then a friend of mine texted me about…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Zach Mullings
Hey, everyone! My name is Zach Mullings, and I’m from Miramar, Florida. I’m one of the four drummers who were picked to audition for the Queen Extravaganza in L.A. First off, let me say how thrilled I am to be…
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen: Perseverance
This article originally ran in the March 1988 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. For access to all of the great editorial from MD’s first twenty-six years of publication, check out our Digital Archive. “Perseverance. I guess that would be the…
Dan Brill of Czar
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Dan Brill, and I am honored to contribute to MD’s blogs. In January of 2009, my band Czar formed almost spontaneously. A lot of our songs originated with loose, fragmented drumming ideas of…
Micky Dolenz
by Bob Girouard With over fifty years in show business, the actor/singer/drummer’s resiliency continues to amaze, with no determinable signs of slowing down. MD Online chats with the erstwhile Monkee about longevity, the Wrecking Crew, and why he set up…
Enrique Iglesias’ Van Romaine and Pitbull’s Omar Tavarez Stop by MD Online for a Video Chat
Hot off their recent sold-out worldwide tour, Enrique Iglesias’ Van Romaine and Pitbull’s Omar Tavarez casually share a few backstage stories about what’s it’s like being a musical director on tour, attending the University of Miami (at different periods…
