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Ilan Rubin Performance From the 2011 Guitar Center Drum-Off Finale
Check out this video of Ilan Rubin performing at Guitar Center’s Drum-Off finale, which was held at Club Nokia in Los Angeles this past January 14.
Sarah Jones on Bat For Lashes’ “Glass??? at Glastonbury 2009
Check out the clip below of Sarah Jones and Bat For Lashes performing the song “Glass” live at Glastonbury 2009. We can never get enough of this track, or the super-cool pattern Sarah plays on it. And if you…
Get Good: Tuning—Bob Gatzen’s “The Tonal Drummer??? Video
For the May 2012 issue of Modern Drummer, we talked to MD Pro Panelists Gil Sharone and Bob Gatzen, as well as jazz great Jack DeJohnette, about the subtleties of drum tuning. Bob has posted many insightful You Tube…
Regina Drum Festival 2011 Highlight Video
The first Regina Drum Festival was held on September 16 and 17, 2011 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Artists included Chris McHugh, Shawn Pelton, and Ross Bart. The second Festival will be held this September 14 and 15 at the Performing…
Drum-Themed Lexus Commercial
Check out this cool drum-themed commercial for the Lexus CT 200h hybrid car. We spotted the Smiths’ Mike Joyce, Elvis Cosetllo’s Pete Thomas, and the PSM of Gorillaz Sound System. See how many drummers you recognize. (British MD fans will…
Power Saves the Music & The VH1 Save the Music Foundation in Jersey City
Power Gives Back!! "Adventures of Power" is a comedy about an air-drummer who never got the chance to play music. The director, Ari Gold, created POWER SAVES THE MUSIC to rebuild school music programs. He works with Vh1 Save The…
Ginger Baker Documentary Premieres at SXSW
Check out the trailer for Jay Bulger’s documentary on Ginger Baker, the drummer/leader who’s famed for his work with Cream, Blind Faith, the Baker Gurvitz Army, the Graham Bond Organisation, Bill Laswell, Fela Kuti, and Public Imagine Ltd., among others.…
Zach Hill’s Death Grips Drum Cam
Check out this footage of Zach Hill playing the song “Lost Boys” from Death Grips’ upcoming album The Money Store. According to Zach, “The album track started with a live drum take, so when playing to it live, I’m actually…
Roger Humphries Playing with Horace Silver
Check out this great video of drummer Roger Humphries playing with Horace Silver and his 5tet performing The Natives are Restless Tonight in 1964. Roger was featured in the May 2011 issue of Modern Drummer. Purchase print back issues or download for…
Jerry Shirley Rocks Modern Drummer Hang at NYC’s Cutting Room
Legendary Rascals drummer Dino Danelli (center) was among the many guests who stopped by to say hello to old friends Jerry (left) and Carmine. Photo by Paul La Raia. Following a sold-out masterclass at the Collective music school in Manhattan…
Preparing for Takeoff: Jack Irons on His Current Approach to Moving Solo Tracks to the Stage
Jack Irons always has a number of interesting projects happening. These days the drummer, who was a founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, toured and recorded a number of seminal albums with Pearl Jam, and focused many years…
Billy Ward on New Chris Shinn Project
Billy Ward, renowned drummer, educator, and long-time Modern Drummercontributor, has been working with a stellar group of musicians in Nashville on the new project featuring Chris Shinn, singer of the band Unified Theory. Check out the videos for the upcoming…
Jim Riley's Drum Dojo
Take a Tour of Rascal Flatts drummer Jim Riley's Nashville Teaching Studio in this video.
Terri Lyne Carrington Performs “Mosaic Triad??? at the Tokyo Jazz Festival
Watch Terri Lyne Carrington and her band, featuring Esperanza Spalding, Ingrid Jensen, Helen Sung, and Tineke Postma, perform “Mosaic Triad” at the Tokyo Jazz Festival. Terri will be among the twelve world-renowned drummers on Modern Drummer’s prestigious Pro Panel for…
