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Fuse.tv Documentary Series “Clash Of the Corps” Features DCI Corps Blue Devils and Cadets on the Way to the 2016 Finals
In this Modern Drummer exclusive, Blue Devils snare drummer Brandon Olander talks practice, preparation, and dealing with a camera crew. The Fuse television network is currently airing an eight-part documentary series, co-produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, on Wednesday nights…
David Sandström of Refused: “The Deadly Rhythm” Drum Cam Video
In the second Modern Drummer/David Sandström drum cam video premiere, the drummer performs Refused’s “The Deadly Rhythm.” The experimental hardcore band spent much of 2016 touring the States in support of its recent comeback album, Freedom. “The Deadly Rhythm” appears…
Video Tour! Will Calhoun's Living Colour Kit
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the November 2016 issue, which is available here. Gearing Up On Stage And Up Close Will Calhoun's Living Colour Kit Interview, photos and video by Miguel Monroy We recently…
David Lovering on the Pixies’ Head Carrier, Out Now
Rehearsing/recording the Pixies new album Head Carrier, in Bath Story by Willie Rose Iconic indie band the Pixies has just released its newest album, Head Carrier, a twelve-song set that recalls the alternative/punk sound that defined the band in the…
Video Premiere! Marcus Gilmore on the Track “Dig & Dump” and Improvising With Pianist Kris Davis
On September 30, pianist, composer, and bandleader Kris Davis is releasing Duopoly, a series of duets performed with eight colleagues, including guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, pianists Craig Taborn and Angelica Sanchez, reed players Tim Berne and Don Byron,…
Nineteen Thirteen’s Victor DeLorenzo: A Sturdy, Low Tone From a Tall, Gifted Spirit -- Missing Rob Wasserman
From left: Janet Schiff, Rob Wasserman, Victor DeLorenzo I first met Rob Wasserman on stage in San Francisco during the fevered early touring days of my group Violent Femmes. I can’t remember how VF bassist Brian Ritchie came to invite…
Alex Shelnutt of A Day to Remember on Bad Vibrations
by Willie Rose Metal and pop-punk mainstays A Day to Remember are getting set to release their sixth studio album, Bad Vibrations, in early September. MD Online asked drummer Alex Shelnutt, the band’s powerful backbone, about the influences…
On Tour With Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska
by Willie Rose Since its debut release Lost Isles landed in early 2015, British technical metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska has enjoyed a relatively accelerated rise in popularity. The group, driven by primary composer and chop-blurring drummer Chris Turner,…
Evan Chapman of Square Peg Round Hole: Juniper Album, “Name Not One Man??? Video World Premiere
Square Peg Round Hole, from left: Sean M. Gill, Evan Chapman, Carlos Pacheco-Perez by Willie Rose With Juniper, instrumental and percussion-heavy trio Square Peg Round Hole unleashes pondering melodies, brooding harmonic landscapes, and forward-thinking rhythms. Here, the group’s main…
Backbeats - Woodstick Groove 2016
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the September 2016 issue, which is available here. Backbeats Woodstick Groove 2016 This past April, Groove Music for Youth and the Emerald Queen Casino held their annual nonprofit drumming…
Dan Pawlovich on Touring With Panic! at the Disco
Dan Pawlovich is currently on the road with pop-rock group Panic! at the Disco in support of its latest album, Death of a Bachelor. Here Modern Drummer Online asks Pawlovich about backing a band that seamlessly sifts through multiple sonic…
James Muschler on Moon Hooch’s Red Sky
Jazz-meets-house trio Moon Hooch’s third album, Red Sky, expands the group’s danceable sound while maintaining a spirit of spontaneity. Modern Drummer Online asked drummer James Muschler about making the record and bringing its electro-acoustic blend to a live audience.…
Stephen Perkins on Jane’s Addiction’s Twenty-Fifth-Anniversary Ritual De Lo Habitual Shows
Modern Drummer Online caught up with Stephen Perkins while he was prepping for a clinic tour and some dates with Jane’s Addiction, commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the group’s watershed album Ritual De Lo Habitual. Just like when you…
The Damned's Pinch
When you follow a drummer like Rat Scabies into a band, as Andrew “Pinch” Pinching of British punk institution the Damned did, it’s easy to figure that to some extent, you’re always going to be viewed as “the new guy.”…
