Drummers

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Travis Barker: Action Man

May 2005 Issue After a brief photo shoot at a Hollywood recording studio, Travis Barker is off to lunch. In his brand-new, jet-black, V12-powered BMW sedan, he rides shotgun and fiddles with the stereo. Swapping discs in the changer, Barker…

Modern Drummer
May 1, 2005

Danny Carey

Those of you familiar with the cerebral drumming of Danny Carey in the heavy prog-rock group Tool are about to experience a darker side of his musical personality - as a member of Pigmy Love Circus. Formed on the mean…

Modern Drummer
Apr 30, 2005

Abe Cunningham with The Deftones

Any busy drummer will tell you that sometimes the best tool for kicking your playing up to the next level is simply taking some time off. Judging from his performance on The Deftones' fourth album, this was clearly the case…

Modern Drummer
Apr 25, 2005

Tom Ardolino

Check the CD collections of Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, or Paul McCartney, and chances are you'll find copies of Tiddlywinks, Grooves In Orbit, and Peek-A-Boo by veteran popsters NRBQ. That kind of admiration would be understandable if the…

Modern Drummer
Jan 15, 2005

Jason Bonham - Update

After taking time off to get sober, re-prioritize his life, and bond with his family, Jason Bonham is back on his drum throne and staying quite busy. "It's been nice to play again for the right reasons," says the drummer.…

Modern Drummer
Jan 1, 2005
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Louie Appel of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Feel-good party music is what Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes have always been about. And for the past two years, Louie Appel has been a very big part of bringing that feel-good groove to audiences around the world. "The…

Modern Drummer
Jan 1, 2005

Rick Allen of Def Leppard

Rick Allen has been playing drums all his life, and nothing was going to stop him from doing what he loves to do. Nothing. By now we all know the story of Rick's terrible car accident on December 31, 1984,…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Paul Allen

Paul Allen is very busy these days. The drummer began last year touring with first-season American Idol runner-up Justin Guarini and winner Kelly Clarkson, who went on to become one of the biggest stars of the year. When he first…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Robby Ameen

The first thing you notice when entering Robby Ameen's Manhattan apartment is the rich aroma of Cuban cigars, stroking your nose hairs like a dark breeze from an illicit island. Ameen's walls are covered with cigar-box covers from Habana's finest:…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Scott Amendola

Scott Amendola has never been satisfied to just be an amazing drummer. The thirty-one-year-old innovator has spent his career pushing music in new directions, never more so than with the eponymously named band he leads. Since moving to San Francisco…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Vinnie Amico: moe.'s Rhythm Method

America's favorite hippie jam band, moe., has been busy touring - and procreating. Explains drummer Vinnie Amico, "I went on my first tour in the spring of '97, then went out with the Further Festival. Then I had a baby.…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Brant Bjork

Let's put it this way: Brant Bjork's parents were all for him playing the drums. He got a snare and a hi-hat for his eleventh birthday, and his folks eventually bought him an entire kit - but they weren't about…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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Prince's John Blackwell: An Interview

John Blackwell always listened to his dad's advice, and it's paid off, big time. "Growing up, my dad used to tell me, 'If you want to make any money in this business, play in the pocket.'" Those were words of…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004

Mike Bordin with Ozzy Osbourne

"It's beyond belief when we found out we were playing for the Queen of England," Mike Bordin gushes about his latest gig with the hugely popular Ozzy Osbourne. Even though our conversation takes place over the phone, one can just…

Modern Drummer
May 12, 2004
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