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Yoyoka Soma – Hit Like A Girl Spotlight - HLAG 2018 Contestant & 2021 Jr Global Ambassador - 4/4/21
Yoyoka Soma is an 11 year old powerhouse of a drummer from Japan. She started playing drums at the age of two, played live at four, and formed her family band "Kaneaiyoyoka" at five. At 6 years old, she…
Steve Gadd Band At Blue Note Tokyo – New Live Album Review – April 3rd, 2021
Review by Mike Waltz On Dec 18, 2019, Steve Gadd took the stage at the Blue Note in Tokyo Japan with Jimmy Johnson on bass, Walt Fowler on trumpet, guitarist David Spinozza and newer member Kevin Hays on keys and…
A Look Back - Thomas Lang's 'ProgPop' Album Review (Video Lessons Attached!)
Review by Rob CoenThomas Lang’s latest solo project ProgPop has a great deal of musical flavor with accompanying musicians that include Marc Bonilla, Ginny Luke on vocals, Wojek Pilichowski, Ed Poole on bass, Leah Woodward, Jeremy Barnes, and Tobias Mertens…
Domino Santantonio – Hit Like A Girl Spotlight - HLAG 2015 Contestant & 2021 Finals Judge - 3/30/21
Domino Santantonio is a 29 yr old drummer and social media sensation from Montreal, Canada. Domino comes from a family of musicians, her father is also a drummer and she started playing drums seriously at age 16. Domino enjoys playing…
The Art of John Douglas
John Douglas, both a drummer and artist, merged his two passions, ultimately becoming the premier drum customizer for international superstars, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi, Maná, Van Halen, ZZ Top, Pantera, Iron Maiden, and Aerosmith. Douglas gives…
‘Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green & the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac’ Streaming Event Coming 4/24
Rockcellar.com: "On Feb. 25, 2020, mere weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic put a pause on everything the world over, Mick Fleetwood and a host of special guest celebrity friends/music legends gathered at the London Palladium to pay tribute to Peter…
Val Sepulveda – Hit Like A Girl Spotlight - HLAG 2013 Champion & 2021 Judge - 3/14/21
Val Sepulveda is an award-winning drummer from Villa Alemana, Chile now based in Los Angeles, CA. Her passion for drumming started when she was 13 years old sitting on her first drum kit. She always followed beats and rhythms in…
All Together Now LA2 Telethon
Music lovers, you may want to mark your calendars for March 20. Our friends at Rock Cellar Productions are co-hosting the 2nd annual all-star concert event & telethon - ALL TOGETHER NOW – LA2. Here are a few details from…
Hit Like A Girl® “HLAG-X” 10th Anniversary Contest & Celebration - It's On! - 3/7/21
Hit Like A Girl— the global contest for girls, women and gender expansive drummers and beatmakers—is on now! The 2021 Hit Like A Girl Contest designated as HLAG-X (since 2021 is the 10th Anniversary of the groundbreaking, online program), will…
The Repercussions of Percussion - Don Mathew, MD FAAPMR - 3/7/21
To my fellow drummers, I feel your pain...literally. I am a practicing physician that completed medical school about ten years ago and subsequently trained at Northwestern Medicine into a specialty called physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry,…
Thank you to Far Out Magazine for Reminding us how brilliant Ringo Starr is. We Agree!
Credit: AlamyJack Whatley·February 5, 2021 5 isolated drum tracks to prove The Beatles’ Ringo Starr was a genius Too often has The Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr been the butt of some unkind jokes. Reportedly purported by his bandmate John…
Neil Peart - A Fan Remembers - 1/7/21
Photo by Craig M. Renwick We all have bad days. Some stick with us forever. Some bad days effect millions of people at the same time. When JFK, MLK, RFK, and John Lennon were taken, it was a series of collective…
Modern Drummer Pop-Up Podcast - Friday Jan 1st 2021 David Garfield
Welcome to 2021! Watch this MD “Pop Up Podcast” and start the new year with David Garfield, Gregg Bissonette, and a special surprise guest. David tells us about his version of The Beatle's “Strawberry Fields Forever,” along with his history…
The Modern Drummer Podcast Episode 14: David Frangioni & Billy Amendola with Mickey Curry
+ Dawson’s Shop Talk interview with Steve Stecher & review on two Doc Sweeney snares. David Frangioni & Billy Amendola talk with Mickey Curry about his career & records, his way of playing the drums, and the set he uses.…
