Rhythm is the UK's best-selling drum magazine. Every issue of Rhythm is jam packed with exclusive interviews with the hottest players in the world, brilliant features covering every aspect of the drumming universe, independent advice on the latest gear from our team of experts, and all the news, reviews, gigs and gossip you could ever possibly want.. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies
HELLO AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Contributing to this issue...
BRAVE NEW WORLD • British Drum Co. announces Nicko McBrain as its new international ambassador
OFFBEATS
Rhythm Grand Slam
HIT LIKE A GIRL IS BACK • HLAG returns bigger and bolder than ever in 2020
Jocke Wallgren
Welcome back Steve Gorman • Still evolving as the Crowes fly again
BRANDON CROOK – THE SHERLOCKS • An indie band of brothers despite the odd flying drumstick…
Welcome back Mark Brzezicki • The art of playing for the song…
Steve Smith • Mahavishnu Orchestra Drummer: Narada Michael Walden
IMPOSTER SYNDROME • Get found out for being brilliant says Emily Dolan Davies
Rudiment Of The Month
Heads up
FFBEATS
FIRST LOOK
MEAZZI HOLLYWOOD CRISTALLINE I’ KIT • This extraordinary Italian-made set appears to be sculpted from ice crystal
NEED TO KNOW
Thousand Yard Snare • Steve Gadd’s drum tech Yard Gavrilovic on mid-gig repairs and soundchecking for legends, all fueled by a diet of egg and chips
Back Yard • Just some of the drummers that Yard has worked with…
Ginger Baker TITAN OF THE DRUMS
RECOMMENDED LISTENING • There’s so much to choose from but here are some highlights from his life’s work you need to hear…
TRIBUTES TO GINGER • A generation of drummers were inspired by Ginger Baker…
GINGER’S SET-UPS • Our expert Geoff Nicholls takes you through the gear that defined the sounds of Ginger Baker’s incredible career…
Rhythm INTERVIEW MIXED MARSHALL ARTS • From snare hits to slamming doors and striking matches, Andrew Marshall tells Rhythm all about his approach to hybrid drumming, his commitment to always serving the music, and mixing brushwork and electronics with pop sensation Billie Eilish...
GEAR
Sweeps and Swells – When not to use sticks
Gear! • The latest kits and the new gear drummers need – reviewed and rated by our team of experts
Meet Rhythm’s Reviewers • Rhythm has been reviewing the gear drummers need for decades. Our team of expert reviewers have sat behind countless kits on stage and in the studio so you can rely on them to bring you the right verdict every issue. Plus find out their New Year’s drumming resolution…
Rhythm Verdict
The British Drum Co. Legend Series Special Edition Kit • Here, at last, is the genuinely handmade flagship kit by the UK’s pioneering drum company, setting the highest standards in design and quality
They Say:
Pearl MIMIC Pro E-module • Pearl and Steven Slate’s collaboration looks to imitate an acoustic kit
UFO Low Volume Cymbals • A new range of low volume cymbals falls from the sky...
ACD Unlimited Darwin FTW Pedals • Fashioned in the workshop of a fellow drummer, this bespoke engineered hardware has a fresh take on some pedal limitations
Tama Dyna-Sync Pedals • Tama makes its debut into the world of direct-drive
Beats working • Every drummer needs Rhythm. Exclusive lessons from our expert team...
Introducing our expert tutors (and their drumming New Year’s resolution)
Getting Started • Ghost notes are nothing to be scared of if you follow Colin Woolway’s expert...