BY BRAD SCHLUETER
THUD
There’s something uniquely satisfying about the deep, resonant timbre of a great-sounding bass drum. And it’s easy ... Read More...
BY GLEN SOBEL
You can get a lot of mileage out of the six-note linear pattern in Ex. 1. It’s great for fills and beats and fast and slow te... Read More...
From DRUM! Magazine’s February 2018 Issue | Text, Music, And Video By Jimmy Keegan
Stewart Copeland and Bill Bruford are among a handful of... Read More...
BY STEWART JEAN, ANA BARREIRO, AND JEFF BOWDERS | FROM THE FALL 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM!
What do you ride on? Whether it’s hi-hats, a stack, a Ch... Read More...
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
STAND UP FOR YOUR BEATS
Cocktail drum sets are wonderfully strange contraptions. Not only do they look unusual, but they... Read More...
BY PHIL HOOD
I love instrument builders. They start with a piece of wood, a bronze ingot, a chunk of metal, and sometimes a pile of parts. ... Read More...
By John PayneIt’s not as if Vinnie Colaiuta just decided at one point to learn to play different styles, and indeed it wasn’t always ea... Read More...
By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE MAY 2008 ISSUE OF DRUM!
Looking to learn how to play like R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin? Here’s a couple of tran... Read More...
BY ANDY ZIKER
Ray Luzier's footprint is all over Korn’s new album, The Serenity Of Suffering. He carves out just the right sounds, wields ... Read More...
By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by... Read More...
By Travis Barker, as told to Billy Lee LewisWe hooked up with Travis Barker, the pulse of Blink 182 “somewhere between New York and Bos... Read More...
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK | FROM THE JULY-AUGUST 1994 ISSUE OF DRUM!Sad but true—it isn’t always the easiest thing to be in a cult band. Just a... Read More...
By Wally Schnalle | From the July-August 1994 issue of Drum!In the lobby between sets a young student of the paradiddle was overheard s... Read More...
BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
Woodworking requires a certain set of skills. Woodworking for drums requires that, plus a good ear and a lot of practice.... Read More...