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 WELCOME BACK TO RHYTHM!
TAYLOR’S COATTAIL RIDERS RETURN!
OFFBEATS
HELLO WEMBLEY! • Introducing Rhythm’s Grand Slam 2020
Ginger Baker • 19th August 1939 – 6th October 2019
PARIS JEFFREE • When synth-poppers Years & Years needed live beats they gave her a call
Welcome back Glen Sobel • Drumming in the dead of the night...
MICHAEL RENNIE • Putting the rock in new alt-rock star YungBlud’s America-breaking performances
KITS OUT!
AUDITIONING • How to nail your next one by Emily Dolan Davies
PEARL MIMIC PRO
FIRST LOOK • SHINY NEW DRUM STUFF TO LUST AFTER
LUDWIG CLUB DATE KIT • This Ludwig semi-pro kit has an identical finish to the one made famous by Ringo Starr in his Beatles heyday
NEED TO KNOW
PICS FROM PLANET DRUM • Share your latest and greatest drumming moments here!
SEND US YOUR PICS (or it didn’t happen!)
TRACKS THAT INSPIRED A GENERATION • Like thunder follows lightning, here are the musical bolts from the blue that made 24 of the world’s greatest drummers pick up a pair of sticks and become dedicated to the rhythms that define them…
Mike Portnoy
Andy Gangadeen
Steve Gadd
Taylor Hawkins
Rufus Taylor
Todd Sucherman
Ash Soan
Steve White
Dan Flint
Mark Guiliana
Robert ‘Sput’ Searight
Dennis Chambers
John Fred Young
Kaz Rodriguez
Steve Jordan
Cherisse Osei
Nate Smith
Calvin Rodgers
Sheila E
Daniel Platzman
Richard Kass
Sophie Alloway
Brian Bennett
David Garibaldi
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 first drum kit…
Rhythm Verdict
Yamaha Live Custom Hybrid Oak Drum Series • Yamaha’s latest high-end offering borrows ideas from the flagship PHX series and introduces yet another dazzling new finishing technique
They Say
Impression X-Hard Series • Old school traditional Turkish manufacturing meets modern lo-fi sonic applications with these earthy-toned additions to the Impression range
Ludwig 14"x5½" Heirloom Black Brass 110th Anniversary snare drum • A significant birthday for Ludwig provides the perfect opportunity to unleash a beast of a snare drum
Tama Superstar Classic Maple • Tama’s re-released Superstar Classic gets an upgrade
They Say
Alesis Strike Amp 12 • Dedicated e-drum monitoring for Alesis’ flagship range
Beats working • Every drummer needs Rhythm. Exclusive lessons from our expert team...
Introducing our expert tutors (and their first-ever drum kit)…
Getting Started • Perfect the polyrhythm and you’ll have the basis for some of drumming’s coolest beats, says Colin Woolway
Creative Concepts • Three into two will go, if you follow Erik Stams’ expert advice
Technical...