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On The Beat With Joe English of Secrets: Self-Taught Versus Taking Lessons
Joe English of Secrets; photo by Jeremy Silveira Hey, Modern Drummer readers! I’m Joe, the guy behind the kit for Secrets. With Secrets, I’ve been lucky enough to tour the world and record two albums I’m proud of (we just…
On the Beat With Peter Ulrich of the Peter Ulrich Collaboration
Hi MD readers. This is Peter Ulrich, former drums/percussion for Dead Can Dance, and currently with the Peter Ulrich Collaboration. Our latest album, Tempus Fugitives, was released on April 21, 2015, and it picks up where our debut album, The…
Steve Smith and Vital Information NYC Edition U.S. Tour
Steve Smith and Vital Information, Photo by Andrew Lepley Steve Smith and Vital Information NYC Edition are beginning a U.S. tour supporting the group’s Viewpoint album, which comes out next Tuesday, May 26. The band features, of course, Steve Smith…
Album Review: Dave Stryker’s Messin’ With Mister T
Marvelous guitarist Dave Stryker pays tribute to Stanley Turrentine, the late great tenor saxophonist who served up jazz with heaps of blues ’n’ soul. As a former decade-long “Mister T” sideman, Stryker’s an authority. Each of the ten tracks features…
On the Beat With Josh Groban’s Dave DiCenso: Discussing His New Book, “Rhythm and Drumming Demystified???
Hello fans of music, drumming, and Modern Drummer! My name is Dave DiCenso. I currently play drums for singer Josh Groban, and I am a professor at Berklee College of Music. I want to let you all know I have…
The Aristocrats Culture Clash Live!
On their second live disc, guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann up the virtuosic ante, taking material from a studio release to be chewed up and spit out on the live stage. It’s tough to decide…
Drummer Blog: Top Canadian Drummer Jayson Brinkworth Checks In
Hello, all modern drummers out there! Jayson Brinkworth here, writing from Canada. I hope this finds you all grooving and inspired beyond belief these days. I am writing this while flying to my next gig, and I just finished the…
Carl Palmer and the “Art??? of Giving Continues
Carl Palmer with fans who purchased his art to aid Camp Good Days & Special Times (for children with cancer), the American Cancer Society. Carl Palmer, one of rock’s iconic figures, and a founding member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer…
Stream Nile Drummer George Kollias’s Debut Solo Album, Invictus
George Kolias By Seth Siro Anton Next Monday, May 18, George Kollias, drummer with the death-metal band Nile and one of the most revered instrumentalists in extreme music, is releasing his debut solo album, Invictus. A week early, however, Kollias,…
Drummer Blog: Hollis Brown’s Andrew Zehnal Shares his Story and Discusses New Record
Hollis Brown by Becky Yee Hello MD readers! My name is Andrew Zehnal, and I’m the drummer for the NYC band Hollis Brown. I’m super-excited to announce that our new record, 3 Shots, was released on May 5 on Jullian…
Modern Drummer Education Team Weighs In On: Learning Other Instruments
We asked the members of the Modern Drummer Education Team if they felt that it’s important for drummers to learn to play other instruments (piano, bass, guitar, etc.), or should they focus on honing their craft at the kit exclusively?…
Ilan Rubin Performs and Discusses “Smokescreen,??? from the New Regime’s Exhibit B
Nine Inch Nails/Angels and Airwaves drummer Ilan Rubin has been creating music under the New Regime banner for nearly a decade. The multi-instrumentalist recently dropped by the Guitar Center Hollywood Vintage room to play and talk about the musical process…
Drummer Blog: August Burns Red’s Matt Greiner Shares Studio Sneak Peak of Upcoming Album, Found in Far Away Places
Hi, MD readers! Matt Greiner here. Take away the challenging aspect of drumming in the studio and much of the thrill of recording would be lost for me. Up until the studio, all the hard work in the creative process…
Gavin Harrison on Cheating the Polygraph
The Porcupine Tree drummer’s brand-new solo album is his personal take on the PT catalog. Here he delves deeper into his creative process. by Ilya Stemkovsky MD: How was the idea generated to arrange these progressive Porcupine Tree…
