10 Drumming Chameleons Who Can Blend into Any Style
By Drum! StaffIf you’re like most drummers, it’s likely that you keep a stable of drumming styles tucked in your back pocket, ready to whip out at a moment... Read More...
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Vinnie Colaiuta: 10 Ways to Master Multiple Drumming Styles
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 easy for him to adapt ... Read More...
Six Grooves Every Drummer Should Nail According to Incubus’ José Pasillas
By José Pasillas, as told to Andy DoerschukA completely self-taught drummer, José Pasillas learned to groove the old-fashioned way – by playing along to hi... Read More...
7 Albums Every Drummer Should Own (According to Travis Barker)
By Travis Barker, as told to Billy Lee LewisWe hooked up with Travis Barker, the pulse of Blink 182 “somewhere between New York and Boston” during their re... Read More...
Snare Talk: Drumming Pros Weigh In On Sound, Feel & Tuning
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK & PHIL HOOD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE HACALA | FROM THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE OF DRUM!There are few places on Earth where you can sit down wi... Read More...
Inside the Ever-Changing World of Boingo with Drummer Johnny ‘Vatos’ Hernandez
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 as John Hernandez abo... Read More...
Pure Genius: Inside the Mind of Dennis Chambers
By Wally Schnalle | From the July-August 1994 issue of Drum!In the lobby between sets a young student of the paradiddle was overheard saying, “He’s so bad,... Read More...
From Sticks To Snares: Building a Stave Snare Drum From Scratch With Sugar Percussion
BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
Woodworking requires a certain set of skills. Woodworking for drums requires that, plus a good ear and a lot of practice. Sugar Percussion, a... Read More...
Lotus Drummer Mike Greenfield Describes Creative Process, Afrobeat Influence on New Song ‘Snake Island’
By Nicolas GrizzleAs the drummer for 20-year-old jam band Lotus, Mike Greenfield is an expert at getting a crowd to dance. The band’s 10th studio album, Fr... Read More...
That Time in 1996 When Megastar Dave Grohl Called Back For an Interview With Upstart Rag DRUM! Magazine
BY ANDY DOERSCHUK | FROM THE MARCH 1996 ISSUE OF DRUM! MAGAZINELast year, DRUM! magazine placed a call to Dave Grohl's to about doing a cover-story intervi... Read More...