Feature Stories
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Drumming With the Velvet Underground, Part 1: Billy Yule
(Updated 10.28.2013) Drumming With the Velvet Underground Part 1: Billy Yule by Adam Budofsky With this week’s news of the passing of singer/songwriter/guitarist Lou Reed, millions of fans are grieving, while millions more people are learning for the first time how…
Brad Wilk of Audioslave
Audioslave's Brad Wilk had plenty to say for MD's April '03 cover story. But there's more! Check out the hard-hitting drummer's comments on topics ranging from Audioslave's incredible first video to the surprising similarities between The Police and Rage Against…
Caroline Corr of The Corrs
The Corrs formed in 1991, and broke big in the States in 1994, when they were invited by the American ambassador to play at the World Cup in Boston. by Billy Amendola The band's debut, Forgiven, Not Forgotten, quickly became…
Chad Cromwell: Web Exclusive Interview
We first featured Chad Cromwell in the March '04 issue of Modern Drummer. There wasn't quite enough room for all the great stuff Chad had to say, though, so we decided to share the rest of it with you here.…
Chris Cester of Jet
The band Jet has released what many consider to be one of the best rock records of the year, Get Born, which features the hit single (and Apple iPod anthem) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl." by Billy Amendola…
Daniel Reyes
In between those gigs he'll squeeze in a performance with Ricky Martin, Stevie Nicks, or Jennifer Lopez, among other top acts. But Danny's brain is always thinking: How do I make my playing better? Equally important to him these days:…
Tico Torres of Bon Jovi
The last time we spoke to Tico Torres (November 2000), Bon Jovi had just made a triumphant return to the limelight with its eighth album, Crush. That CD's success brought their total album sales to over 90 million. In 2003,…
Adrian Young of No Doubt
Quick: Who is the most visible drummer in the world right now? No doubt, it's Adrian Young. Adrian has been around for a decade, and his band No Doubt just cranks out one hit after another. Turn on the TV,…
Alan White
As British progressive-rock institution Yes was traveling the globe on its 2005 world tour—featuring the return of keyboardist Rick Wakeman, signifying the reborn “classic” lineup—drummer Alan White sat down with Modern Drummer to inaugurate the magazine’s Playback column, in which the world's…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
