Today boutique custom drum builders are everywhere. But that was not the case in 1982. That’s when the owner of Drums Only, a keen-eyed designer named Ray Ayott... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
The announcement that Gibson had sold the Slingerland name to DW Drums caught the world by surprise last week. Don Lombardi, co-founder of DW Drums... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
Drummer Thomas Gorsch played for 10 years in a band that regularly played several concerts in a day. You might guess he got extremely tired of the... Read More
By Phil Hood
During 39 years with "Weird Al" Yankovic, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz has lived a life like many of his contemporaries: begin drumming early, move to... Read More
2019, Strings Attached Tour.
Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz just completed his 39th year with Weird Al Yankovic. And, the band just finished a career-topping, 67-st... Read More
By Phil Hood
[Ed. Note: This is the second of two postings on social media for drummers. (Check out "Six Tips For Building Your Career On Social Media" here.... Read More
Nine Questions With Ian MacDonald
By Phil Hood
Ian MacDonald, sick in all the right ways.
Ian MacDonald's passion involves interviewing drummers who a... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
For 21 years the man pictured here was really the most important drumming product reviewer on the planet. As Modern Drummer’s original lab-coat-we... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
The happy, smiling man with all the kid’s percussion instruments has probably put percussion education into more classrooms around the world than ... Read More
BY PHIL HOOD
More than any instrument, drums are often a calling, not a job. How many times have you heard a drummer say something akin to, “They started me on... Read More
