BY NORMAN WEINBERG
A drummer’s touch is a serious part of his or her personality and sound. Compare any two topnotch players and you’ll realize that their dist... Read More...
BY DAVID CONSTANTIN
For the past 23 years, Nathan Followill has avoided learning pretty much anything about his instrument besides how to hit it with sticks. N... Read More...
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK AND WALLY SCHNALLE
No drummer is an island. We need other musicians to make music. Without artistic interplay we revert to being soloists, an... Read More...
BY JIM AIKIN
There’s never been a better time to make music on a computer. All you need is a decently fast machine with a large hard drive, some non-cheesy aud... Read More...
BY DAWN RICHARDSON
Like it or not, drum loops have become an entrenched element in today’s popular music. Yet some drummers remain turned off by the fact that ... Read More...
BY ANDREW J. NUSCA, PHOTOS BY SAM ERICKSON
All Patrick Hallahan wants is a hot dog.
It’s an unnaturally warm Halloween night in New York City, and Hallahan ... Read More...
BY MIKE SNYDER
Good drum sounds don’t simply impact your tone – they inspire your performance. The better your drums sound, the better you play. But even the m... Read More...
BY ANDREW LENTZ, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MEGAN HOLMES
In a rustic B&B in Vermont, curled up on an antique four-poster bed and sipping herbal tea before sound check,... Read More...
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
Being a drum teacher offers a good source of revenue directly related to your love of drumming, but it’s not for everybody. You must like peo... Read More...
BY TIGER BILL MELIGARI
For our fourth speed lesson we will concentrate on exercises that will help you develop a smooth, even sounding single stroke roll. Alth... Read More...
