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Robin Goodridge of Bush
"I'm a straight-ahead player," admits Robin Goodridge of Bush. "You'll find very few extended fills of bizarre time signatures in our music. But I try to find new ways of playing basic rock music. One thing I'll do is move…
Jeremy Hummel of Breaking Benjamin
Jeremy Hummel is equal parts bombast and finesse. He's just as likely to ride hard on his China as he is to tap out an intricate riff on a 6" effects cymbal. He's as interested in "bringing back the gong"…
Des Kensel of High On Fire
High On Fire drummer Des Kensel remembers the moment he and his bandmates first hooked up with radical engineer Steve Albini. "He asked us if there were any weird ideas or experimental things we wanted to work with. We told…
John Mahon with Elton John
John Mahon loves working with Elton John. He got the gig in 1997, originally to supply simple percussion parts and background vocals. Over the years, though, his percussion rig has grown. "I'm not trying to duplicate what Ray Cooper did…
Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden
We managed to track down Nicko McBrain in Madrid, Spain while in the midst of Iron Maiden's successful world tour. "Who'd have thought even ten years ago that we'd still be going strong," the drummer says. "With Bruce and Adrian…
Galactic And Garage A Trois' Stanton Moore The Heart and Focus
One of the marks of greatness in a musician is that you can recognize him after the first couple of notes. Take, for example, New Orleans legend Johnny Vidacovich, who once showed a young student named Stanton Moore a thing…
Johnny Morgan of Moke
South London rockers Moke are enjoying increased stateside visibility with their sophomore release, Carnival, due largely to the band's relentless touring. "It's been really good this time out," observes drummer Johnny Morgan. "More people seem to really be picking up…
Scott Neuman
Scott Neumann, born and bred in Oklahoma, combines formal and informal techniques of playing the drumset--to great effect. Neumann began performing as a child, graduated from North Texas with a degree in music education, and over a decade ago entered…
Lori Peters of Skillet
With the same intensity that linebackers smash the head of Brett Favre, Skillet's Lori Peters attacks her set. "Being a drummer is a lot like being an athlete," Peters agrees. "It takes the same amount of dedication and discipline. You…
System Of A Down Drummer John Dolmayan
'Ever since I was a kid, I knew I was destined for this,' says System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan. 'I used to go to shows and think, 'I'm going to be on that stage one day.' It's really…
Matt Abts of Gov't Mule
Jack Bruce, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, Chris Squire, Bootsy Collins, Les Claypool, Phil Lesh-is there a drummer among us who hasn't fantasized about playing with these and other giants of the bass guitar? Matt Abts of Gov't Mule recently got…
Tommy Aldridge Update
Fifty-year-old drum great Tommy Aldridge first came to prominence with '70s Southern-rock hooligans Black Oak Arkansas, although you wouldn't know that by visiting his current Web site (www.tommyaldridge.com). B.O.A. is only grudgingly referred to as "that band" in Aldridge's online…
Tommy Alesi
When Tommy Alesi gets chugging hand-to-hand on the snare in a train beat, the band cooks and people kick away their chairs. Alesi's band is Beausoleil, considered one of the best Cajun groups in the world. And you can hear…
Tony Allen
Providing the rhythms for African music icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has had a double-edged effect on Nigerian drummer Tony Allen's reputation. His work is ubiquitous, but his name recognition is negligible. Allen played with Fela's Afrika 70 orchestra for fifteen years,…
