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...
Features
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...
Watch: ‘Futureman’ Roy Wooten Bass Drum Solo
In 2018 we were pleasantly surprised to bump into “Futureman” Roy Wooten on the Summer NAMM expo floor. After a fascinating but all-too-brief conversation abou... Read More...
Ronald Bruner Jr.: The Road to Clarke
By John Ephland | From the Spring 2008 issue of TrapsYou can’t start much younger. Drummer Ronald Bruner Jr. can honestly state that his life with sticks (... Read More...
From the Archive: In and Out of the Studio with Toto’s Jeff Porcaro
From the November/December 1991 issue of Drum! magazineIt's 2 P.M. in North Hollywood, California. As the summer sun turns streets into asphalt skillets, r... Read More...
Behind the Scenes with Nashville-based Drumstick & Mallet Makers Innovative Percussion
By Nicolas GrizzleBefore the pandemic took hold, we had a chance to sit down with Chris Long, vice-president of operations at Nashville-based drumstick an... Read More...