Drummers
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VIDEO! Rock & Jazz Clinic: Rediscovering Rudiments (January 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWiZet1qfg by Miguel Monroy Regardless of your desire as a drummer, whether it’s to play blistering solos or tasteful grooves, studying the rudiments will do much to help you take your craft to the next level. In this article, our…
January 2014 Issue of Modern Drummer Featuring Abe Laboriel Jr.
(on newsstands December 3, 2013) On the Cover Abe Laboriel Jr. Paul McCartney’s bold new album is but one topic we explore with the drummer, whose powerful desire for true interaction has made him one of the most magnetic musical…
Rush Clockwork Angels Tour
DVD (2) or BLU-RAY LEVEL: ALL $24.98 Next year will mark Rush’s fortieth anniversary. Judging by the energy the band puts forth on its latest live release, another forty doesn’t seem out of the question. Okay, maybe another ten—the point…
Joe Seiders of Beat Club
What’s up everybody? Joe Seiders here. I play drums for the Los Angeles–band Beat Club. We’re super stoked to have been able to tour supporting Fitz and the Tantrums and Capital Cities. I’m writing this blog from a dressing room…
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu and Sun & Sail Club
Hello, fellow bashers, my name is Scott Reeder. (No, not that Scott Reeder—more on that later.) I’ve been playing drums for, oh let’s see, forever, or at least as long as I can remember. This is the second blog I’ve…
Chico Hamilton: 1921–2013
Jazz drummer Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton died this past Monday at the age of ninety-two. Hamilton was notable for his refined approach to the drumset, which leaned more heavily on creative orchestrations than on flash, an approach that in the 1950s…
Taking the Reins
Camille Gainer-Jones A Girl From Queens The solo debut by Camille Gainer-Jones, a Steve Coleman, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Roberta Flack vet, sounds like a house party, with instruments and vocals delivering a sometimes raucous blend. There’s an old-school Marvin…
Rosie Slater of New Myths
Hi, Modern Drummer readers! I’m Rosie Slater from New York City. I started playing the drums when I was nine years old and have been playing with 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darlene Love, New Myths, Supercute!,…
Pilot of Louna
Hey, everybody! I’m Leonid “Pilot” Kinzbursky. I’m twenty-four years old, and I’m the drummer for Louna. Louna just finished its first big tour in America with the Pretty Reckless and Heaven’s Basement. So right now I’ll tell you a little…
Percussion Master Steven Schick to Perform Special Solo Concerts
Noted contemporary percussionist Steven Schick will be performing epic solo concerts at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University in New York City this coming January 30 and February 1. The performances will span the world of solo percussion composition, from…
Mike Kelly of the Mission
Hey, MD readers, my name is Mike Kelly, and I play drums with the Mission. I never expected to earn a spot performing with the band; I was in my studio in Brighton, working away, playing on and producing a…
Rush Clockwork Angels Tour Three-CD Set, Blu-Ray, and DVD Released Today
Rush is releasing its first new recordings since being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. The Clockwork Angels Tour triple-CD and Blu-ray/DVD packages are drawn from Rush’s American Airlines Arena show in Dallas, Texas,…
Ryan Ricks of the Little River Band
Hello! My name is Ryan Ricks, and I play drums and sing for the Little River Band. The road I took to get here was definitely curvy. Out of college, I toured with Lacy J. Dalton, and after that I…
Jerry Gaskill of King’s X
Hey, Modern Drummer readers. It’s been a while. 2013 continues to be the light at the end of the tunnel year for me. 2013 also had me doing my first full King’s X shows since I died. In my last…
