Update
Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
Stacy Kerber of The Moto-Litas
"'Not Pretty Today' is one of our newer songs," says Stacy Kerber of The Moto-Litas. "We learned it just before we went into the studio, and arrangement-wise, it's perfect. I like the opening, which I played on the ride cymbal.…
Skeebo Knight
Skeebo Knight loves drumming. Yet the pain he must endure simply to sit behind his kit and lay down a groove is staggering. Knight suffers from Scleroderma, which he describes as a connective tissue disorder that causes a variety of…
Kris Kohls
A musical education can be had from a variety of sources. You could rent how-to instructional videos for just about every style and genre you're trying to master. You could sit for hours with headphones and over-analyze every fill and…
Kenny Kramme of The Joe Bonamassa Band
Some drummers playing in power trios instinctively think in terms of filling up space, rather than creating it. Not so with the versatile Kenny Kramme, who gives The Joe Bonamassa Band a solid foundation, along with providing plenty of flash…
Rob Ladd
Rob Ladd has hit the big time, again. First, he did it by sharing drum duties on Alanis Morissette's smash debut, Jagged Little Pill. These days he's doing it on Don Henley's Inside Job tour. Rob and Don first crossed…
Wilson Laurencin
If you live anywhere in Canada or the northern states, you're going to recognize Wilson Laurencin from the television show Open Mike With Mike Bullard. And you don't have to wait the whole show to catch a glimpse of Wilson,…
Shannon Leto
(July 2003 Issue) "Music is a language," says 30 Seconds To Mars drummer Shannon Leto, "and I grew up with that language. I haven't had any schooling whatsoever, but because I grew up with music all around me, I just…
Lee Levin
Miami's Lee Levin has played drums on the last several Ricky Martin recordings, as well as on some recent live dates. He's also on the Latin star's upcoming English-language record. Ricky needs energy from a drummer, Levin says. He needs…
Brian Levy of Portable
When LA-based alternative rockers Portable released their 1999 debut, Secret Life, their decidedly retro sound was very similar to Britain's arty post-punks Gang Of Four; a late '70s/early '80s influence echoed in the band's visual image of matching dark suits…
Joe Lizama with Johnny Mathis
Twenty years is a long time to work with one artist, but Joe Lizama has no complaints about his employer, Johnny Mathis. "He's a great singer," Lizama says, "he's a nice person to work for, and the check is in…
Dave Lombardo Playing for Slayer
Just as Modern Drummer went to press with the Update on Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph (February 2002 issue), word came in that Bostaph had to forfeit the gig due to a chronic elbow injury that could worsen if he continued…
Troy Luccketta
It's not unusual for bands that enjoyed success during the glory days of glam-metal to still tour today. What is rare is finding any of these groups producing new albums that don't sound hopelessly dated. An exception is Tesla, a…
John Macaluso
When your first major tour includes a make-believe club date performing for surrealist director David Lynch and actor Nicolas Cage, you know your career has taken an unorthodox turn. For unconventional drummer John Macaluso, his appearance with Powermad during Cage's…
Chuck Morris
On the cover of Standing On A Mountain, the new record by Chuck Morris & Freedom, it states "new reggae style." Explaining this assertion, Morris says, "A lot of people who hear the band or the record will say, 'I'm…
