7 Albums Every Drummer Should Own (According to Travis Barker)

By Travis Barker, as told to Billy Lee Lewis We hooked up with Travis Barker, the pulse of Blink 182 “somewhere between New York and Boston” during their re... 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 Johnny Vatos Herna... Read More

Heavier Than Hell: How to Play ‘Black Dog’ and 5 Other John Bonham Beats

BY BRAD SCHLUETER Who is the prototypical hard rock drummer of all time? While we're certain that our readers will offer scores of conflicting answers to th... Read More

How to Play the Trickiest Classic Drum Intros ever Recorded

BY BRAD SCHLUETER It’s happened to all of us. A song comes on the radio, and you tap your foot along with the music and the drum intro. A few beats later, you s... Read More

How to Play 29 of the Greatest Drum Beats and Fills Ever Recorded

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | INTRO TEXT BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE From the "Bo Diddley" beat in the 1950s to polyrhythmic shuffles of the 1990s, drums have the power to make a... Read More

15 Steps To Becoming A More Creative Drummer

BY ANDY ZIKER The last 20 years has seen the rise of digital audio workstations (DAWs), such as Pro Tools and Garageband. These recording software programs hav... Read More

Minimalist Miking Techniques: How To Record a Drum Set With 2-3 Microphones (Or Just 1)

BY JAKE WOOD | FROM THE OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE OF DRUM! Hi, my name is Jake, and I’m a recovering mike-aholic. Back when I was a junkie I’d do anything to get m... Read More

42 Ways to Groove Without Cymbals on the Drum Set

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE’S MARCH 2018 ISSUE Does your drumming feel stagnant? Have you ever gotten a little tired of listening to yourself play?... Read More

Hot Licks: The Drummers of Early Rock & Roll

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE MAY 2008 ISSUE OF DRUM! Rock and roll began as a fusion of R&B chord patterns, boogie-woogie piano rhythms, and a strong backb... Read More

Drum IQ Quiz: All About Bonzo (2/2)

BY WAYNE BLANCHARD Did you know that in addition to destroying drumheads on a regular basis with Led Zeppelin, John Bonham was in a movie with another famous d... Read More