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Aaron Comess of Spin Doctors
When Spin Doctors parted ways with Epic Records several years ago, many wondered if we'd ever see another album from the guys who seemed to rule the early-'90s airwaves. After instant initial success, the future turned iffy, to say the…
Tre Cool: Update
By just looking at Tre Cool you can tell there's a touch of the devil in him. Listening to Warning, the latest collection of tunes he and his Green Day cohorts put out in October, it's obvious Beelzebub rears his…
Ken Coomer of Wilco
For the past five years Wilco has been the ideal forum for Ken Coomer's experimentation. Within the band's swirling mix, which touches on The Beatles, Hank Williams, and many points between, Coomer's ability to play just what's required - and…
Matthew Cross: Orange 9MM's Stickman Is No Pretender
Recording Pretend I'm Human proved to be a radical departure for Orange 9MM drummer Matthew Cross, an old hand at laying out well-rehearsed rhythm tracks while sitting behind the glass. "We demoed like seventy songs in the past year and…
Duduka Da Fonseca: Samba Deep
As a teenager growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca witnessed Brazil's bossa nova revolution firsthand. With renowned drummer Joao Palma as a neighbor, Duduka was accepted into an inner circle of drummers including Edison Machado, Dom Um…
Zach Danziger
Like a musical cat, Zach Danziger has had more lives than most drummers have sticks. The New York-born drummer cut his teeth with Michel Camilo, Chuck Loeb, and Wayne Krantz, but just when his rhythmic intelligence seemed destined to make…
Cody Dickinson: Defining An Artist
"It's a misconception that blues music is simple and easy to play," says Cody Dickinson of The North Mississippi All-Stars. "When you start dealing with the swing element and the feel, it gets tough. It's much harder than straight-8th rock."…
Marko Djordjevic
Marko Djordjevic brought the crowd to life at the johnnyraBB NAMM concert/party last summer in Nashville. The Yugoslavian-born player won over the drum enthusiasts with his mix of impressive chops, quick thinking, and sheer joy of playing. It was clear…
Dave Dunseath
A degree in business from the University of Arkansas and a diploma from the school of hard knocks on the nightclub circuit couldn't prepare Dave Dunseath for the education he received when he arrived in Nashville in 1986. "I came…
Phil Ehart of Kansas
It's been seventeen years since the original Kansas lineup recorded tmgether. Such an event merits special circumstances, for sure. So when Kansas founder Kerry Livgren realized the solo material he'd been working on would be perfect for his old band,…
Josh Eppard of Coheed & Cambria
Though Coheed & Cambria's drummer Josh Eppard grew up playing along to Sly & The Family Stone's sticksman Gregg Errico, and also cites The Cars as a musical influence, the band's progressive rock underpinnings challenge him. "All of our songs,…
Tony Fagenson of Eve 6
Ask Tony Fagenson to define his role as drummer of the trio called Eve 6 - which includes vocalist/bassist Max Collins and guitarist Jon Siebels - and he'll give you a response straight out of American Bandstand: "The beat, man."…
Steve Fidyk
photo by Mike Monseur An impressive feature of Steve Fidyk's drumming on the new CD A Perfect Match by The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band is the wide range of styles covered. In addition to contemporary big band tunes by composer/arranger Mark…
Anton Fig
For the past four years, Anton Fig has been hard at work conceiving and creating his first solo effort, Figments. Thanks to a bank loan (so he could record a good portion of it at home with Pro Tools) and…
