Modern Drummer Magazine

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. Every month MD features entertaining interviews with the world’s most popular drummers from all styles of music; interviews that delve into playing techniques, equipment, and musical concepts. The publication also reports on industry trends and activities, plus new drum products, publications, and recordings, and industry events. A roster of over 35 educational departments, authored by leaders in the field, offers readers practical playing tips and advice on topics that encompass all phases of drumming.

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Modern Drummer Magazine

What’s Your Favorite “Drum Movie”? • As we’ve all begun to lean heavy into our streaming services in recent weeks, the MD editors got curious about what our readers’ favorite movies are that feature drumming—whether documentaries, dramas, or comedies, as a central theme or a passing reference. Here’s what you told us.

Corky Laing • His new album reminds us why we loved him with Mountain all those years ago, and why we love him still.

Lamb of God’s Art Cruz • Twenty-five years in, the iron-jawed Virginia metallers and their new drummer release their tenth, self-titled LP, a sonic exclamation point that poignantly and ferociously punctuates the present moment.

Gerry Gibbs • His recent performance video may be untitled, but from a drummer’s standpoint, it’s saying a lot.

Bauhaus’s Kevin Haskins

5x14 and 6.5x14 Black Copper Snare Drums • Stealthy-looking, bold-sounding offerings from one of America’s most treasured brands.

Artist Concept Deep Hats and Bullet Stack • Warmer and more controllable, but still fast and trashy.

Mount-All Rack • A simple, modular option for creating compact, custom auxiliary percussion stations.

AS-7 Universal Fit In-Ears • A professional-level, seven-driver option for drummers.

3D-Printed Snare Drums • Panic at the Disco!’s Dan Pawlovich Teams Up with Stratasys Direct Manufacturing to Turn Fantasy into Reality

Aaron Spears

Battles’ John Stanier • The drummer sits down with fellow New York City indie-rock drummer Keith Carne to discuss his years in the city, how that setting has informed Battles’ latest release, and his loving frustration with the cymbal, perched ridiculously high above his kit, that has become Battles’ visual calling card.

Ali Jackson Jr. Groove du Jour • For ten-plus years he was the drummer for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the New York institution fronted by iconic trumpet player Wynton Marsalis. Recently he took the enormous well of experience he got from that gig and others, and returned home to Detroit, where ever more musical wonders no doubt await him.

Yussef Dayes • The U.K.-based drummer and producer is making a name for himself on the modern-jazz scene, and he’s fine being referred to as a jazz drummer. Just don’t box him in.

WHAT DO YOUKNOW ABOUT…? Del Blake • Sammy Davis Jr. proclaimed during a high-profile concert at Carnegie Hall that Del Blake, at age twenty-seven, was “the greatest drummer in the world.” This, while the famous entertainer was on tour with Buddy Rich. Friend, coworker, and fellow drummer Stephen Boudreaux tells his tale.

Dirk Verbeuren • An In-Depth Look at Extreme Metal’s Master Blaster

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Making Simple Ideas Extraordinary • Modern Pop/R&B Great Aaron Spears on How to Milk the Most from Basic Quarter Notes

Displaced Paradiddles • A Progressive, Grid-Based Approach to Developing Modern Licks from an Ancient Rudiment

Stick Technique Revisited • Part 1: Matched Grip

Neil Peart • “La Villa...