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Drummer Blog: Penny Serfs’ Kyle Lewis on Teching Your Own Gear
Hi everyone! This is Kyle Lewis from the Penny Serfs. We are an Iowa-based, indie-pop band excited to release our new album, Like Eating Glass, on January 20, 2015. Not only am I drumming for the Penny Serfs, but I’ve…
Drummer Blog: Crucified Barbara’s Nicki Wicked on Finding Her Rhythm, Past Shows, and Future Plans
Hello from Sweden! My name is Nicki and I play drums in the band Crucified Barbara. We’re a four-piece hard rock band from Stockholm, and we formed the band in 1998. We found each other through music and directly became…
The Kickback’s Ryan Farnham on Teaching and Touring
Hello, Modern Drummer readers. My name is Ryan, but at the moment I am going by Mr. F because I am sitting in front of thirty fifteen-year-olds in a Chicago high school math class. Substitute teaching has been a great…
Drummer Blog: The Color Morale’s Steve Carey Walks Through the Drumming for “Prey For Me???
Hello, MD readers. I’m Steve from the band the Color Morale, and I wanted to fill you in on the drumming for our song “Prey For Me,” from our latest album, Hold On Pain Ends. We co-wrote this song with…
Drummer Blog: Oxymorrons’ Matty Mayz on Hip-Hop and Keeping Things Groovy
Hey, guys! This is Matty Mayz, drummer of the alternative hip-hop group Oxymorrons. At the moment, we are finishing up our new EP, Complex But Basic, and looking to start hitting the road heavy in early 2015. I just wanted…
Drummer Blog: The Lawsuits' Josh Friedman on Keeping Things Fresh and Exciting
Hi! I’ve been playing with the Lawsuits out of Philadelphia since 2009, and I can confidently say I’ve grown the most as a musician while playing with this group. Early on, I always thought I had to play with a…
Drummer Blog: Fictionist’s Aaron Anderson on Being a Left-Handed Player in a Right-Handed World
All my life I’ve been told I play the drums wrong. After nearly every show, people come up to me to ask why I play the way I do. So let me take a second to describe why my setup…
Drummer Blog: Magnolia Memoir’s Keith Crutchfield on Tying Together Passion and Entrepreneurship
Hello, my modern (and old-school) drummer friends. The drums have been a passion since I was a kid, and Modern Drummer has always been there for me. So writing this blog for you guys really is an honor. The drums…
Drummer Blog: This Legend's Longineu Parsons III on Preparing and Playing Live
Drummer Longineu Parsons III and This Legend. Photo by Chris Parsons. Hi, MD friends, I am Longineu Parsons III, the former Yellowcard drummer. I recently formed a brand new band, This Legend. Playing drums has always been a huge…
Drummer Blog: Paul Amorese of goodbyemotel Talks New Single, Album, and Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z-gJMFI_AM&feature=youtu.be Hi, MD blog readers! My name is Paul Amorese, and I am a professional drummer based in New York City and now a full-time member of the Aussie rock group goodbyemotel. I grew up in Rochester, New York, and…
Drummer Blog: New Found Glory’s Cyrus Bolooki on Preparing to Tour
Photo by @THERainbowBeard Greetings, MD readers! This is Cyrus Bolooki, the drummer of New Found Glory and I am honored to contribute to Modern Drummer blogs. We are just about ready to tour to promote NFG’s new record, Resurrection, and…
Drummer Blog: Mark Zonder on New While Heaven Wept Album, Composing, and his Studio
I became associated with Tom Phillips from While Heaven Wept a few years ago, when Warlord was gearing up for our first tour in twelve years. He was a big Warlord, Fates Warning, and Mark Zonder fan and wanted to…
Drummer Blog: District 97’s Jonathan Schang on Mini-Rock Opera, Tours, and Upcoming Album
Hello, MD readers! This is Jonathan Schang, the drummer and primary composer of the Chicago-based progressive rock band District 97 featuring 2007 American Idol female finalist, Leslie Hunt. You may remember me from the 2012 Modern Drummer Readers Poll, when…
Drummer Blog: Jason Aldean’s Rich Redmond Gears Up for Drummer’s Weekend
Hello there, MD readers! I am very excited to be hosting my second Drummer’s Weekend in Nashville this October 31 through November 2. This is a one-of-a-kind event that gets students up close and personal with the drummers that are…
