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Modern Drummer Exhibiting at the 2021 Chicago Drum Show May 15th & 16th
Modern Drummer is exhibiting at the 2021 Chicago Drum Show (Sat May 15th & Sun May 16th) at the Prairie Events Center, at Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles, Illinois! This is the 30th Anniversary of the Chicago Drum Show,…
An "Evening with Baard Kolstad" Livestream Event Review - May 11th, 2021
by Josh Buchignani Baard Kolstad kicked off his "Evening with Baard Kolstad" livestream on Saturday May 8th with an explosive playthrough of “The Sky is Red” from Leprous, the progressive metal group that Baard has been the drummer for since…
Bobby Morris 1928 - 2021
Modern Drummer is sad to announce the passing of legendary Vegas drummer Bobby Morris. We send our condolences to his family, friends and fans. Bobby's career in music was global, especially in Las Vegas, where he played with Elvis, Louis Prima, Barbra Streisand, and many…
“Queen Behind The Hits – Roger Taylor”
As well as being recognised for their individual skills as incredible musicians and performers, perhaps less often documented is the considerable writing talents of all four members of Queen: Mercury, May, Taylor, and Deacon each individually contributing a significant portion of the extensive Queen song…
RIP Legendary Recording Engineer Al Schmitt; Violet & Dave Grohl & Friends
Thanks to rockcellarmagazine.com for allowing us to share the news Rest in Peace Al Schmitt, (20x Grammy-Winning) Recording Engineer/Producer: 1930-202 Al Schmitt (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/al.schmitt) Al Schmitt, a renowned recording producer/engineer with a litany of accolades and accomplishments over the course…
Emilie Cleuver - Hit Like A Girl Spotlight - April 19th, 2021
Emilie Cleuver is a drummer from the Netherlands, raised in a musical family, daughter of the Dutch Bulgarian pop singer Bojoura and drummer Hans Cleuver (founder of Drumschool Cleuver and drummer of the progressive rock band ‘Focus’), Emilie learned drumming…
PROMARK DRUMSTICKS PARTNERS WITH CARTER MCLEAN TO LAUNCH SIGNATURE STICK
ProMark Drumsticks is thrilled to announce the launch of the Carter McLean Signature Stick, joining the elite ranks of Phil Collins, Neil Peart (Rush), and more. This signature stick, specifically designed with Carter, has a custom tip shape and is one of…
LooBaba Ravi Drums Cuba Changes - The Music Endures - The Urban Latin Experience
LooBaba is a labor of love for Ravi, Ty, and Gumbi, all very accomplished musicians who have collaborated on this organic project. They basically snuck into Cuba and recorded it on various patios. Ravi self produced this music video and LOOBABA…
Liquid Tension Experiment – LTE3 – Album Review – April 16th, 2021
By Mike Waltz Twenty-two years after their last recording together, Liquid Tension Experiment LTE3 (released today 4/16/21 on Inside Out Music) found a way to reunite in July of 2020 (pandemic be dammed) to write and record this monster album.…
Todd Sucherman – Interview + All Drummers “Maybe I'm Amazed” Cover & Todd's Ode to Pearl Drum Solo - 4/12/21
MD: Hi Todd, tell me about the inspiration for the all-drummers band coming together to do the Paul McCartney song, 'Maybe I'm Amazed'? TS: Randy Walker, who’s a long time pal put this together. He is a drummer, producer,…
A Look Back to 2020- Cindy Blackman Santana’s ‘Give The Drummer Some’ - Album Review – April 11th, 2021
By Rob Coen “Give the Drummer Some”, released September 18th, 2020, is Cindy Blackman Santana’s 17 song album featuring some legendary players, Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), John McLaughlin (Miles Davis), and Carlos Santana just to name a…
The Dave Weckl Band Live in St. Louis at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival 2019 - Album Review - April 9th, 2021
Review By Rob Coen St. Louis, home of great bar-b-que, the Gateway Arch, the Chesterfield Jazz and Wine Festival and drumming legend himself, Dave Weckl. Filmed and recorded at the 2019 Chesterfield Jazz and Wine Festival, this The Dave Weckl…
THE ARISTOCRATS’ NEW LIVE ALBUM “FREEZE! LIVE IN EUROPE 2020”
Featuring peak Aristocratic live performances from just before live music’s extended hiatus began The rowdy and rollicking instrumental rock/fusion power trio The Aristocrats (guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann) loudly and proudly showcase their renowned electric onstage chemistry…
Brian Tichy – Interview +“I’m the One” by Van Halen – Play Along & Lesson Video!
Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne and more) recently recorded a play along and lesson video for Modern Drummer as a tribute to the great Alex Van Halen and the Modern Drummer Legends Vol 2 featuring AVH.…
