Feature Stories
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Dave Lombardo Drum Tour Part 1
Slayer's Dave Lombardo talks about drumming, his kit, and the band's upcoming album World Painted Blood.
Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp 2009 Jam
Fishof and friends, along with MD associate editor Billy Amendola, celebrated in high style, with a star roster of counselors and a killer drum jam.
Brian Tichy: Speed-Baggin’
During a recent break from touring, recording, and writing with Billy Idol, multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy rejoined Foreigner for their upcoming record and tour. Tichy also recently rediscovered his longtime obsession with getting into shape by using a speed bag. How,…
Dave Lombardo: Metal And The Unconscious State
by Ken Micallef When it comes to recording, sometimes less is more. And sometimes, less results in an out-of-body experience. That was the case for Dave Lombardo when recording Slayer’s new album, World Painted Blood. Paring back his Tama Artstar…
What Do You Know About Gary Husband
What Do You Know About Gary Husband? Check out this clip of Gary playing a drum solo.
Stephen Perkins: Jane's Addiction
by Waleed Rashidi Talking with Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins, you get that honest-to-goodness vibe that the Los Angeles–based rock musician’s life is way more than merely hitting the skins for the duration of a show or recording session. See,…
Secrets Of Motown: The Tracks Of Their Drums
Everyone knows the drum sound of the Beatles was Ludwig, James Brown’s drummers stoked the fires of their funk revolution with Vox, and the names Premier and Keith Moon have become synonymous. But Motown’s casting call for the drumset that…
Steve Holmes: Angular House Of Drumming
Los Angeles–based drummer Steve Holmes started the Vinnie Colaiuta/Dave Weckl fan site HouseOfDrumming.com several years ago because, as he puts it, "They've shown me what it sounds like to obtain freedom on the instrument." Consequently, Holmes has earned an honorable…
Martin Chambers: New Challenges, New Energy
When the Pretenders' raw and rootsy album Break Up The Concrete appeared last fall, fans were disappointed to find that Martin Chambers–the man Chrissie Hynde introduces in concert as "one of the all-time great rock drummers"–was not behind the kit.…
Mingo Lewis: Keeping It Fresh
Three decades ago, San Francisco Bay Area–based drummer/percussionist James "Mingo" Lewis was light-years ahead of the curve when he applied rudiments to congas in performances with Santana, Al Di Meola, Return To Forever, Billy Joel, and the Tubes. "I've always…
Fantastic Four: From The Church To The Shed
From The Church To The Shed by Billy Amendola We continue our conversation with R&B’s Fantastic Four–Gerald Heyward, Aaron Spears, Cora Coleman-Dunham, and Nisan Stewart, who appear together on the cover of July’s Modern Drummer magazine and on DW’s…
Brian Chase: An Appetite For Adventure
As a Web-exclusive addendum to his July MD feature, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer pontificates on listening, sounding how you want to sound, and working with a click. Listening And Language (Or Hearing With Your Tongue) Finding the words to…
Ira Elliot: Nada Surf’s Vinyl Obsessive Gets Personal With MD
My own little record store, containing only albums I still like after twenty-five years–that’s suddenly what all my records look like splayed out across my room. I’ve moved a couple of times over the past two decades, and though my…
Jack Bruno: Staying Power
Story and Photos by Sayre Berman Relationships these days are tough—for whatever the reason that sense of commitment of "I'm in this for the long haul" just doesn't seem to be there as much as it used to be. So…
