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Video Story: Chicago Drum Company Makes Modern Tubs in the Slingerland Style

Video and text by Nicolas GrizzleChicago Drum Company began in 2011, when Jim Moritz and a friend wondered if they could put their collective experience fr... Read More...

3 DVDs & Drum Books Every Drummer Should Own According to Stanton Moore

By Stanton MooreThe gauntlet of funk drumming was passed in the ’90s to Stanton Moore, a New Orleans native who was weaned on the grooves of such great loc... 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...

History of the Snare Drum

Eight Centuries of Innovation & Ingenuity Followed Beginnings as Military Communication DeviceBy David A. BrensilverThe idea of stretching a cord o... Read More...

Drum News: A&F’s Launches Vintage-inspired Hardware Line; DW Releases 3.14” ‘Pi’ Piccolo Snare

By Nicolas GrizzleIn this edition of drum news, we see new products inspired by history. One draws from relatively modern developments, harkening back a me... Read More...

How to Spot Counterfeit Vintage Drums

BY ROB COOK “How can you prove to me that it’s real?”“Real?”"Not just made up from some other kind of drum."I don't remember exactly how I responde... Read More...

The Rocky History Of Premier Drums

BY ROBERT HENRIT | FROM THE AUG/SEPT 2002 ISSUE OF DRUM! Over the years Premier has been responsible for lots of great stuff, but using the adage of a prophet n... Read More...

Review: Evans UV2 Drumheads are the 2-Ply Solution Drummers Have Been Waiting For

BY BRAD SCHLUETER My bands range from loud rock groups to quiet jazz trios where I often play brushes for part of an event. I know I’m guilty of a jazz crime f... Read More...

Zildjian Releases 2 New Entry-Level Cymbal Lines: I Series and Planet Z

Zildjian has released two new entry-level cymbal lines, the I series and the return of Planet Z. The new I series will replace the ZBT line, while a revamped Pl... Read More...

Don’t Call Them Drum Mufflers—26 Tone Modifiers Tested

BY AJ DONAHUE Never before have there been so many different drum muffle— “Oooh, actually, we try not to call them mufflers anymore. Do you mean tone modifiers... Read More...