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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,…
Alex Johnson
Hi, my name is Alex Johnson, and I play drums in a band called The Cab. We are currently on the RockBand Live tour with label-mates Panic At The Disco, The Plain White T's, and Dashboard Confessional–who, might I add,…
Web Exclusive Interview: Jon Wysocki of Staind
Story by Billy Amendola Photos by Fran Strine Jon Wysocki has been laying down his tasteful, well thought–out grooves with the chart-topping band Staind for thirteen years. The group, which hails from Springfield, Massachusetts, also includes lead singer/guitarist Aaron Lewis,…
Kill Kill Kill's NaNa
Konnichiwa, everybody! My name is Nanami (a.k.a. NaNa)! I'm from Kagoshima, Japan. I've moved to America to take over the US music scene! Ha ha ha! Just kidding! Well—maybe it's true!? I think US music scene is boring! Everything is…
Thenewno2's Oli Hecks
Hello, Internet! My name is Oli Hecks, and I'm a drummer/songwriter/film maker from England, currently living in Los Angeles, where I'm working and performing with my band thenewno2. My friend Dhani Harrison and I recently wrote and produced our first…
Web Exclusive Interview Blind Melon’s Glen Graham
(September 2008 Issue) Blind Melon’s Glen Graham talks to MD Online about the band’s dramatic resurrection, and the release of their first album in thirteen years, For My Friends. Blind Melon signed to Capitol records in 1991, and in two…
Drummer Blog: Matt Zebroski
Okay! So it’s about time to start promoting The Flail: Live At Smalls, our second live recording and third record overall. It’s been pretty hectic finishing/mixing/mastering as well as getting all of the artwork finished in time for the shows,…
Richard Evensand
Hey, everyone! I'm sitting here in my new home country of Australia, thinking about the five days in the studio recording Emotional Coma, Lion's Share's latest release. Thanks to everyone involved in this recording, I had an excellent time. And…
Alejandro Vallejo of Vallejo
Hello, fellow skin bashers and drumming maniacs! My name is Alejandro "Alex" Vallejo, and I play drums in the Austin, Texas—based Latin rock band Vallejo. I've been playing in this band with my two brothers, AJ and Omar, since high…
