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5 Warm up Exercises for Drummers by Stephen Perkins

Nicolas Grizzle·October 20, 2020

By Stephen Perkins, as told to Billy Lee Lewis Before we explore his warm up exercises for drummers,...

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How To Play “The Ocean” By Led Zeppelin on Drums

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Zigaboo Modeliste’s Funk Workout

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How To Play “Feeling This” By Blink 182

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How To Play Like Questlove On “Come The Meantimes”

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Drum News: A&F’s Launches Vintage-inspired Hardware Line; DW Releases 3.14” ‘Pi’ Piccolo Snare

Nicolas Grizzle·August 14, 2020

By Nicolas Grizzle In this edition of drum news, we see new products inspired by history. One draws...

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The Duallist Bass Drum Pedal Reviewed!

Drum Gloves: The Secret to Enhancing Your Performance

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16 Best Female Drummers of Today

Denis Loncaric·July 16, 2021

Although male drummers dominate the drumming world, this doesn’t diminish the fact women can play drums equally well...

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60 Best Rock Drummers of All Time

Denis Loncaric·July 7, 2021

In rock music, the list of most famous drummers who became part of history is enormous. You might even...

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Vital Chops: How to Play Like Steve Smith

Nicolas Grizzle·September 16, 2020

By Brad Schlueter Steve Smith has always been a serious drummer. He has made a careful study his...

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10 Ways To Sound Like Stewart Copeland

lyzy@stringletter.com·November 1, 2012

BY JOHN NATELLI The time and place that saw Stewart Copeland’s emergence was in the midst of an...

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Tim Jones·September 15, 2015

Drum! recently had an exclusive interview with our columnist Gil Sharone who is no doubt a shred master...

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Paul Leim: 50 Years Of #1 Hits

Doran Shelley·April 24, 2018

BY BOB DOERSCHUK | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE’S MAY 2018 ISSUE Let’s begin the story of Paul Leim not at the...

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Tim Jones·March 22, 2003

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Dave Grohl: The Path To Nirvana

Nicolas Grizzle·April 2, 2020

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Exclusive Meshuggah Video: Do Not Look Down

Steve Barry·September 15, 2014

For a limited time DRUM! is proud to present an exclusive video track from Meshuggah. The great video footage...

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The No-Nonsense Rock Drumming Of AC/DC’s Phil Rudd

Anna Pulley·May 19, 2019

On this day in 1960, Phil Rudd, drummer for AC/DC, was born in Melbourne, Australia. (His full name...