DREAM GOES TO CHINA FOR IGNITION CYMBALS
Hello, new drummer, young drummer, drummer on a budget. Dream’s Ignition Cymbals are being offered in a package: 20″ Ride, 16″ Crash, and a pair of 14″ hi-... Read More
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Michael Wimberly: Master Of Global Grooves
“When Michael Wimberly plays the djembe, the world vibrates!” says Guillermo “Memo” Acevedo. Whether teaching celebratory rhythms from West Africa, playing... Read More
The Magnificent Life Of Elvin Jones
No one can prove that Elvin Jones — or Buddy or Max or anyone else — was the greatest jazz drummer. But making the case for Elvin wielding a more profound ... Read More
A Rare Interview With Keith Moon
By 1972, Keith Moon had enjoyed nine years of a whirlwind lifestyle that took him to the very top of the international music scene with the Who. Even thoug... Read More
Steve Jocz Quits Sum 41
After dedicating the past 17 years to playing with Canadian pop-punk band Sum 41, the band’s founding drummer Steve “Stevo” Jocz yesterday tendered his resigna... Read More
Sticky Stickings: How To Play “Animals” By Muse
Onlinedrummer.com’s Nate Brown demonstrates Dominic Howard’s creative groove pattern for the song “Animals,” from Muse’s latest album The 2nd Law. In ... Read More
Brooks Wackerman: Drums In The Family
“He said, without hesitation, Brooks Wackerman,” actor and musician Jack Black recalls of the endorsement several years ago. Tenacious D needed a drummer, ... Read More
Matt Cameron: Back To The Garden
Photo: Ross Halfin“We do not come from the thing we are promoted to be,” Matt Cameron says. Though their fans think of them as a grunge super group roc... Read More
River Guerguerian: River Runs Wide
When approaching the music of River Guerguerian, please be prepared to land somewhere other than the place you started. Guerguerian’s approach can be liken... Read More
Gene Hoglan On Tracking Dethklok’s New Album
Mighty machine drummer Gene Hoglan is renowned for his work with Fear Factory, Devin Townsend, Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad, Pitch Black Forecast... Read More