Features Archives Of DRUM! Magazine

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...

Extreme Sports Drumming: Mangini, Donati, Morgenstein Weigh in on the Quest for Speed

By Andy Doerschuk Cars don’t drive fast enough. Supermarket express lines crawl at a snail’s pace. We wither while waiting for modems to download and fax machin... Read More...

greg puciato chris hornbrook drum playthrough

Exclusive Premiere: Chris Hornbrook Drum Playthrough of Greg Puciato’s (Dillinger Escape Plan) Heavy New Single, ‘Do You Need Me To Remind You’

By Nicolas Grizzle Greg Puciato (Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed), one of the most intense voices in metal, is releasing a solo album. Drum! has an exc... Read More...

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22 Essential Soul Beats For Drummers

By Billy Lee Lewis Take a moment to consider the names we use to identify various typer of popular music, such as “swing,” “speed metal,” “Afro-Cuban,” and “co... Read More...

drummers resource podcast host nick ruffini with snare drums

Drummer’s Resource Host Nick Ruffini on Starting, Maintaining, and Learning From His Popular Podcast

BY AJ DONAHUE | FROM THE JUNE 2016 ISSUE OF DRUM! Nick Ruﬃni is a doer, and he wants you to be a doer too. He’s spent time as a touring drummer, a restaurateur... Read More...