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PDP Unveils New 20th Anniversary Drum Kit at NAMM 2020

PDP stepped up its game at NAMM 2020, showing off a bevy of new drum sets. Here we highlight the 20th Anniversary kit with a matte black lacquer finish and blac... Read More

Review: Mapex Design Lab Cherry Bomb Drums

BY AJ DONAHUE For its Design Lab series, Mapex and drummer/relentless innovator Russ Miller created a line of drum sets with such an overwhelming and comprehens... Read More

Lesson: Jazz, Blues & the ‘In Between’ Groove

BY STEWART JEAN Traditionally, jazz and blues feels are based on a clear 8th-note triplet subdivision with the primary grooves being the traditional “spang-a-l... Read More

Review: INDe RESoArmor Drum Set

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF DRUM! INDe Drum Lab’s latest innovation is its RESoArmor finish. It looks like a high-end lacquer or psychedel... Read More

Top 5 Drum Gear Surprises of 2018

BY AJ DONAHUE The good people at Drum give me a lot of opportunities to check out really, really cool gear. In the past year alone, I've written about roughly ... Read More

Review: DW LowPro Travel Kit

Out Of The Box is a new feature in Drum where we unbox a new product and give it a test run. It’s a “first look” review based on initial setup and testing, with... Read More

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Review: Crush Sublime Birch Drum Set

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S MAY 2018 ISSUE With a great sound, unique look and plenty of hardware features and details to keep things interesting,... Read More

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Lesson: Bass Drum Variations Within Afro-Cuban 12/8

BY BRIAN ANDRES | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S MAY 2018 ISSUE All great jazz drummers have the ability to play time fluidly on the ride cymbal while comping on both t... Read More

Tiger Bill Video Lesson: Open And Closed Roll Workout — Part 2

By Tiger Bill Meligari This time we're taking some variations on the exercises from our previous lesson and applying them to the drum set. If you yet haven't s... Read More

DW Shows Contemporary Classic Drums, Collector’s Series Snare Drums At Winter NAMM 2018

Drum Workshop vice president John Good talks with Drum Magazine editor Nick Grizzle at Winter NAMM 2018 about DW’s newly released Contemporary Classic drum set,... Read More