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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.
T.S.O.L.'s Anthony "Tiny" Biuso
Hey, Modern Drummer readers! It's Anthony Biuso here, checking in with a blog to let you know what's been going on in my world. I left (hed) p.e. in August of 2008 to devote more time to my previous band,…
T.S.O.L.'s Anthony "Tiny" Biuso
Hey, Modern Drummer readers! It's Anthony Biuso here, checking in with a blog to let you know what's been going on in my world. I left (hed) p.e. in August of 2008 to devote more time to my previous band,…
The Ryanist of Antennas Up
At a show in Lawrence, Kansas, Jordan, then drummer of Oliver Future, now drummer of the Relentless 7, gets to telling me about C&C drums. He says that they have finished drumkits for Ringo Starr, and that they’re just generally…
Stephen Nicholson of This Is A Shakedown!
Hello, everybody, my name is Stephen Nicholson. I grew up in the city of Cleveland Heights, a suburb east of Cleveland, Ohio. I guess you can say that I became interested in drumming around the age of nine. It was…
Zach Eichenhorn of Adam's Castle
MD!!! Well, here it is, your official update on the world of Zach Eichenhorn. I’m staying busy in 2009 doing what I love: playing drums! As I write this, I am traveling over the rolling hills of Pennsylvania on tour…
The Parlor Mob's Sam Bey
Hello, MD readers! My name is Sam Bey, and I play the drums in a rock ’n’ roll band called The Parlor Mob, from Asbury Park, New Jersey. We’re signed to Roadrunner Records, and our debut album is called And…
Apples In Stereo's John Dufilho
Hello, modern drummers, my name is John Dufilho, and I play for Apples In Stereo. I also recently recorded a CD with my friend Rhett Miller (Old 97's singer/songwriter) at Pleasantry Lane in Dallas. The studio is owned and run…
Longwave's Jason Molina
Hello, MD readers. I play drums in a band called Longwave. We are currently supporting the group Bloc Party on a tour of the northeast United States. On the way to a show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, we…
The Trews' Sean Dalton
Hey, MD! My name is Sean Dalton, and I play in a rock 'n' roll band called the Trews, based out of Toronto. I was born on the rugged island of Newfoundland, the easternmost point in North America. As a…
Carlon's Milo Venter
Hello, everyone. It's nice to meet you! I play in the American rock band Carlon, based out of New York City. Music has been the biggest part of my life since I was able to comprehend the feelings it created…
Jay Bellerose: All In A Year’s Work
(March 2009 Issue)If you caught Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on 2008’s Raising Sand tour, you couldn’t help but focus on the guy providing the heartbeat to the harmony-laden, roots-and-roll revue, Jay Bellerose. Not only was Bellerose’s drumming an inventive…
Kevin Johnson
Hello, MD readers. This is a very important time in history. The first African-American president took office recently, and he spoke of standing on the shoulders of those who came before him. As this idea pertains to music, and to…
Marco Minnemann Update
Since his June 2007 MD cover story, German drumming sensation Marco Minnemann has played numerous clinics, drum festivals, and concerts worldwide, recorded two multi-instrumental solo albums (House Wife Dog & Two Kids, A Mouth Of God), appeared on the animated…
Great Drum Parts = GENIUS
The MD Editors Weigh In The March issue of MD (out now) features Billy Ward’s fascinating conversation with Simon Phillips, Doane Perry, Marco Minnemann, Thomas Lang, and Jerry Marotta about the grooves that inspired them to play drums early on,…
