Modern Drummer
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.
Video Premiere! Marcus Gilmore on the Track “Dig & Dump” and Improvising With Pianist Kris Davis
On September 30, pianist, composer, and bandleader Kris Davis is releasing Duopoly, a series of duets performed with eight colleagues, including guitarists Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, pianists Craig Taborn and Angelica Sanchez, reed players Tim Berne and Don Byron,…
On the Beat With Joe Fitzgerald of Pugwash: Talks Latest Release, Tours, and Favorite Drums
Hi, MD readers! My name is Joe Fitzgerald and I’ve been drumming with the Irish pop band Pugwash since 2010. Pugwash’s Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) is on Omnivore Recordings. It was our first worldwide release and featured…
The November 2016 Modern Drummer Playlist
Listen to music from the November issue of Modern Drummer magazine, including cover artist Will Calhoun on a classic Living Colour track and paying tribute to Elvin Jones on his new solo album, Carmine Appice on a Vanilla Fudge nugget,…
On the Beat With Paul Figueroa of Crobot: Talks Drummers, Gear, and Tours
Greetings MD! My name is Paul Figueroa and I play drums for Crobot, a hard rock riffy groove band based out of Pottsville, PA. This year we recorded and released our second album, Welcome to Fat City, and are revving…
Drummer/Programmer/Producer Steven Wolf
"Chops are impressive, but a deep groove will give people an emotional reaction and that’s what will leave a bigger impression, especially when it comes to getting work." We had so much more to talk to Steve about that we’re…
On the Beat With Nashville Studio Drummer Nick Buda: Breakfast Sessions, Part 1
As a recording drummer that plays a variety of styles of music, there’s a process I tend to automatically go through when deciding what’s going to work best on a song I’m about to record. I have to think about…
Nineteen Thirteen’s Victor DeLorenzo: A Sturdy, Low Tone From a Tall, Gifted Spirit -- Missing Rob Wasserman
From left: Janet Schiff, Rob Wasserman, Victor DeLorenzo I first met Rob Wasserman on stage in San Francisco during the fevered early touring days of my group Violent Femmes. I can’t remember how VF bassist Brian Ritchie came to invite…
Renowned Japanese Drummer Hideo Yamaki Conducts First-Ever U.S. Clinic, Performs With Bill Laswell and Dave Douglas
In-demand Japanese drummer Hideo Yamaki (Ryuichi Sakamoto, DJ Krush, John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Bill Laswell, David Sylvian) will demonstrate his concepts at the New Jersey School of Percussion in West Orange, New Jersey, this coming Sunday, August 21. Admission to…
On the Beat With Terry Silverlight: Upcoming Albums and More
Hello, MD readers! I’d like to share recent news of my drumming and musical activities. My new drum instruction video is available to stream or download at www.mymusicmasterclass.com/ and I’m honored to be on the impressive roster of multi-instrumentalists. I…
On the Beat With Drummer/Educator Steve Fidyk: The Making of Allied Forces
Hello, On the Beat readers. Steve Fidyk here. You may be familiar with the column Jazz Drummers Workshop that I have been contributing to for the past five years in Modern Drummer magazine. I’ve also been performing as a member…
On the Beat With Ivar Loe Bjornstad of the Hedvig Mollestad Trio: 6 Tips on Practicing and Playing
Hi MD! My name is Ivar Loe Bjornstad and I’d like to share a few words about some things I consider important. Always remember why you play. Sometimes I really want to grab an ax and smash my drums, set…
Alex Shelnutt of A Day to Remember on Bad Vibrations
by Willie Rose Metal and pop-punk mainstays A Day to Remember are getting set to release their sixth studio album, Bad Vibrations, in early September. MD Online asked drummer Alex Shelnutt, the band’s powerful backbone, about the influences…
On Tour With Chris Turner of Oceans Ate Alaska
by Willie Rose Since its debut release Lost Isles landed in early 2015, British technical metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska has enjoyed a relatively accelerated rise in popularity. The group, driven by primary composer and chop-blurring drummer Chris Turner,…
Evan Chapman of Square Peg Round Hole: Juniper Album, “Name Not One Man??? Video World Premiere
Square Peg Round Hole, from left: Sean M. Gill, Evan Chapman, Carlos Pacheco-Perez by Willie Rose With Juniper, instrumental and percussion-heavy trio Square Peg Round Hole unleashes pondering melodies, brooding harmonic landscapes, and forward-thinking rhythms. Here, the group’s main…
