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Video Lesson: Quintuplets Part 2 - Polyrhythms With Fives
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the January 2016 issue, which is available here. Strictly Technique Quintuplets Part 2: Polyrhythms With Fives Last month we got acquainted with quintuplets by using accent patterns and transitions…
Video Lesson: Basics - Flam it Up
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the January 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Flam it Up Add Some Meat to Your Fills Flams are fun! A flam is defined as a soft stroke,…
Video Demo! Amedia - Kommagene Series Cymbals
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the January 2016 issue, which is available here. Product Close-Up Amedia Kommagene Series Cymbals Dark-finish cymbals with appropriately dark yet cutting tones. Commagene is the name of an ancient…
Exclusive Video Premiere of Big Talk’s “The Void???
Check out this exclusive clip of Big Talk performing “The Void” for their At: Guitar Center webseries performance. Big Talk is a band fronted by the Killers’ drummer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. This performance features the group’s current drummer, August 2011 Modern Drummer cover artist…
On the Beat With Matt Greiner of August Burns Red: “Majoring In The Minors???
I chose to do a play through of “Majoring In The Minors” because of its dynamics as a metal song. It starts off with a basic driving drum pattern and transitions into a fast, blast beat pattern with a few…
Drummer Blog: The Color Morale’s Steve Carey Visits Tracks From the Band’s Latest Record
“Outer Demons” is a very upbeat, alive and electric song for me to play on drums. It was one of the first songs we wrote for Hold On Pain Ends and the whole purpose of it was to make kids…
Gibraltar Hardware at NAMM 2015 (VIDEO)
In this video from NAMM 2015, Brent Barnett of Gibraltar Hardware shows us many of the new products available from Gibraltar in 2015. There's a new rack for electronic kits, the Chrome Series Stealth E-Rack. It comes with four L-rods,…
Drummer Blog: Phil Maturano on Crossing Cultures and Indian Drumming
Hi, MD readers. It’s a pleasure to greet you here, and I hope all is well. As you may or may not know, in 2014 I had an extended stay in India. I was there doing concerts with some of…
Canopus Drums at NAMM 2015 (VIDEO)
In this video from NAMM 2015, Canopus Drums’ Naoya Hasegawa shows us an assortment of kits, snare, and miscellaneous products that the company is offering this year. The first kit is its gray sparkle lacquer Yaiba II Groove kit that…
Midnight Special DVDs Now Available!
The idea for The Midnight Special, which ran on NBC from 1972 to 1981, came to creator Burt Sugarman after realizing the need for late-night programming after the airing of The Tonight Show each evening. The Midnight Special’s lineup reflected…
Only One Week Remaining To Enter Drumerica - The Contest For Young Drummers!
There's only one week left to enter #Drumerica, the National Competition For Young Drummers! Submit a video of your drumming online for a chance to be seen by top drummers and win $25,000 in prizes. Open to 13-18 year-old US…
Anup Sastry Videos: “Ephemeral??? and “The Escape??? by Intervals
Intervals drummer Anup Sastry, who we profile in the July 2014 of Modern Drummer magazine—get it here—was kind enough to share two exclusive play-along tracks with us. “Writing drums for Intervals is a lot of fun,” says Anup. “Guitarist Aaron…
The Modern Drummer 2013 Education Collection Is Now Available
Comprising instructional articles that appeared in Modern Drummer over the past year, The 2013 MD Education Collection contains dozens of unique and inspiring lessons on a variety of drumming-related topics appearing in the popular monthly columns Strictly Technique, Rock &…
Linear Fills, Part 1 (UPDATED)
September 2010 Rock ’n’ Jazz Clinic Linear Fills, Part 1 by Mike Johnston In this video, MD columnist Mike Johnston demonstrates some of the linear patterns based on 16th-notes that are included in his article from the September 2010 issue of…
