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Updated! Matt Chamberlain on the Making of a Career in the Studio
by Michael Dawson Session ace Matt Chamberlain has played on dozens of hit records since first bursting into the limelight with the Texas-based singer-songwriter Edie Brickell in 1991. In his January 2012 Modern Drummer cover story, we dig deep…
Ben Riley: Power of the Lion, Patience of the Ages
Story by Ken Micallef Photos by Paul La Raia This article orginally ran in the February 2005 issue of Modern Drummer magazine. For access to all of the great editorial from MD’s first twenty-six years of publication, check out our…
Grant Hart
by David Jarnstrom When making a list of essential American music towns, it’s quite easy to overlook Minneapolis. Sure, native Minnesotan Bob Dylan lived there for a spell before making it in New York. And there’s that little fellow…
Scott Underwood of Train
Story by Rick Long Photo by Kevin Packard Everyone in the music business is talking about declining sales and canceled tours. Everyone except the band known as Train. Their album Save Me, San Francisco includes the hit “Hey, Soul…
Back Through The Stack: Bill Rieflin
by Jon Wurster “Honestly, I don’t remember, sorry to say,” replies R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin when asked what it felt like the first time he counted off the band’s smash hit “Losing My Religion” before a paying audience. “On those…
What Do You Know About...? John Weathers
by Will Romano John Weathers is one of the unsung drumming heroes of the 1970s’ progressive rock era. Weathers’ ability to maintain a steady pulse as a dense, musical matrix unfolded around him helped ground the complex compositions…
Mark Heaney in the Studio with Gang of Four and more
Drummer Mark Heaney and seminal British post-punk band Gang of Four recently performed a prerecorded set and interview for Bob Harris at the Maida Vale studios in London to celebrate the forty-year anniversary of the TV music program Old Grey…
Jimmy Chamberlin: The Ex-Smashing Pumpkins Drummer Takes a New Direction with Skysaw
by Stephen Bidwell A jazz and fusion fanatic with a mind for song craft, Jimmy Chamberlin was the perfect engine to power one of the boldest, most dominant rock bands of the 1990s, the Smashing Pumpkins. With their majestic rock…
311’s Chad Sexton
Interview by David Ciauro Photo (Top) by Jennifer Langman Summertime means one thing for good-time seeking concertgoers: the return of 311 headlining amphitheaters. Since the early 2000s, 311 has bucked the corporate structure of touring solely to support…
Kind Beats’ Andrew McAuley
Hey, everyone, I’m back to let you all know about some big developments that have happened over the last year—and believe me, there have been quite a few! The first thing is that I have become an official endorser of…
What Do You Know About…John Weathers
(January 2011 Issue) Weathers On Record: Classic Giant Tracks, 1972–77 by Will Romano To connoisseurs of daring first-wave progressive rock, Gentle Giant was hugely important—as awe-inspiring, in its own way, as ELP, Genesis, and Yes. Here we look at…
Kevin Kane of Bad City
Hey, Modern Drummers! It’s a privilege to be asked to contribute to this website, as I’m a longtime subscriber—MD has afforded me a truly incalculable amount of inspiration. I still remember the issue where Joey Jordison said he ran like…
Tommy Roalson of Alpha Rev
Hello, my fellow Modern Drummers! The dust has settled in our hometown of Austin, where we had a busy SXSW schedule of showcases including VH1’s official opening party and others for ASCAP, YouTube, and various local news and radio entities.…
Ricc Sheridan of Earl Greyhound
Greetings, drummers and percussionists around the world! First I would like to send love and blessings to you all, wherever you may be. I am deeply honored to be writing this blog for Modern Drummer. My name is Ricc Sheridan,…
