Drummers
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.
Ric Menck
In-demand drummer Ric Menck (Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, Liz Phair, Marianne Faithful) faced a quandary during sessions for Sweet and Susannna Hoffs’ recently released duets album of ’60s covers, Under The Covers, Vol. 1: Mimic classic performances like the ragged…
Spencer Seim of The Advantage
When Spencer Seim was a kid, he spent hours each day riveted in front of the family television, tirelessly playing video games on his Nintendo Entertainment System. Beyond the games’ sense of fantasy, action, and adventure, Spencer became obsessed with…
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen
Rick Allen says the great thing about Def Leppard’s new album, Yeah!, is that the band didn’t have to spend time writing new material. Instead, they decided to record a selection of ’70s cover songs. “We were a ’70s band,”…
Stewart Copeland: Staring Down the Future
by Ken Micallef In Stewart Copeland’s newly released DVD documentary, Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out, there’s a moment when the drummer’s trademark over-the-top intensity nearly gets the best of his band. Playing one of their ’80s hits at an…
An Interview with Lisa Loeb
by Billy Amendola (photo by Terry Gabis) The very beautiful and talented singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb talks drums on MD Online. Lisa was raised in Dallas, Texas, where she studied piano/music theory and wrote her first songs while still in her…
Harold Jones
Harold Jones' golf game is reportedly a lot better now than the last time he was in Tony Bennett's band. But that's just one of the changes the drummer has been through in the thirty years he's been away from…
Vinnie Paul
As the drummer for two now classic metal acts, Pantera and Damageplan, Vinnie Paul has clearly leaned toward the heavier side of the rock spectrum. With his latest project, Rebel Meets Rebel, featuring vocalist David Allan Coe, bassist Rex Brown,…
Manu Katche
It's been at least fifteen years since Manfred Eicher, founder of the German record label ECM, pulled his sedan over to the shoulder of the Autobahn, smitten by the drumming coming from the radio. He paused until the DJ called…
Erik Sandin of NOFX
Had it not been for a group of aspiring punk rockers, NOFX's Erik Sandin might not have been featured in the pages of this magazine. "When I was a kid," recalls Sandin, "I knew some older kids from the neighborhood…
Prairie Prince: An Interview
by Billy Amendola Prairie Prince was born on May 7, 1950 in Charlotte, North Carolina and has been a founding member of art-rock band The Tubes since 1969. He was also a major player in getting the band Journey off…
A Few Minutes With Rick Marotta
By Billy Amendola Rick Marotta is no stranger to MD readers. And he’s certainly familiar to anyone who’s had the pleasure to see him play or crack jokes while hosting Yamaha’s Groove All Star show. A rock-solid session musician…
The Fab Faux's Rich Pagano at the Beacon Theatre
Image Pagano in concert with the Fab Faux at the Beacon Theater, New York City By Billy Amendola New York City drummer Rich Pagano is way more than just a member of the hippest Beatle cover band you'll ever hear.…
Aaron Comess: On the Re-Formed Spin Doctors, His Early Influences, and His Many Outside Projects
by Billy Amendola In the early ’90s, The Spin Doctors burst onto the music scene with a fresh, funky rock sound that generated several hits and millions of record sales. The band graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and…
Mickey Curry
Not many people get to do exactly what they love and get paid for it - much less with two of the biggest artists in the world. Mickey Curry toured and recorded with Hall & Oates at the peak of…
