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Howie Diamond of Low Vs. Diamond
Hey there, Modern Drummer readers. As I'm writing, I'm somewhere between Salt Lake City and Denver in some weird, unknown mountain range on tour with my band Low Vs. Diamond. At 3:00 a.m., it's dark and cold, and I'm sitting…
Serj Tankian's Troy Zeigler
It never ceases to amaze me the ways in which sideman status can permeate my everyday life. I often find it very comforting, because it solidifies my feelings of dedication to what I am doing musically. I know, in a…
Pat Petrillo: Smooth, Groovin'-And Proud Of It
What's Up, MD! Just returned from a clinic tour of the UK, my second in four months, and it went real well. I like to fly Virgin Atlantic when going to the UK, because they have great service, especially in…
Southside Johnny's Joe Bellia
First off, thanks to Modern Drummer for opportunity to write this blog. I've been a big fan of the magazine since its inception. I'm a drummer/percussionist in the NJ/NY area and a member of New Jersey's Southside Johnny & The…
Matthew Apostol of Dear Life
My name is Matthew Apostol, and I'm the drummer of Dear Life, which I helped start almost five years ago. I began drumming at the age of eleven. I'm now eighteen and will be turning nineteen in a few months.…
Aaron Pritchett's Jayson Brinkworth
Hey everyone, Jayson Brinkworth here writing from Canada. Thanks to Mike Dawson at Modern Drummer for including myself in The Blogs. If this magazine doesn't get you fired up about playing drums, you must not have a pulse! I've been…
Ed Toth on Tour with The Doobie Brothers
5/28/08 Hello, everyone, Ed Toth here, with the inside scoop on The Doobie Brothers' tour with Chicago. It's very exciting in that, for the encore, both bands will be on stage together playing each other's songs. I'm looking forward to…
Paul Rucker of Street Dogs
Paul Rucker of Street Dogs So in case you just got here, here's the story so far. Started on a practice pad at ten learning Haskell W. Harr and Stick Control from Stan Pappas at the mall music store, which…
Steve Bolognese with Into Eternity
Hey, everybody! My name is Steve Bolognese, and I play drums with Into Eternity. First off, I want to say thanks to Modern Drummer for the blog space. I’ve been a fan of the magazine longer than I’ve actually played…
Jeremy Spencer of Five Finger Death Punch
So, we just finished our tour and we're back home for a few weeks before embarking on the Mayhem tour with Slipknot. We completed a six-week run with Disturbed, and it all seems like a blur. Sold-out show after sold-out…
Dave Witte
With the coming of the new year, I had a bunch of habits and routines I wanted to refine or correct, drumming being the most important. But I recently got an XBOX 360, and drumming kinda took the back seat…
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu
A Black Dog In Rushock Hello to all of you. My name is Scott Reeder and I play drums for a living. And I pinch myself every day. I’ve been drumming for close to twenty-eight years now, the last fifteen…
Roxy Petrucci of Vixen
Hi, MD readers, Roxy here from the ’80s band Vixen. "I know you, you’re Robert Plank!" Believe it or not, my sister Maxine blurted out those words to the one and only Robert Plant! I elbowed her and said, "PLANT,…
Matt R. Johnson of The Mighty Orq
Hey, everyone, this is Matt R. Johnson. I play drums and sing in a band from Houston called The Mighty Orq. I'm happy to relax and just write down my thoughts on drumming and my attempt to make a living…
