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A Drummer-on-Drummer Conversation, with Chris Corsano and Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt)

By Chris Corsano | June 28, 2024

By Chris Corsano | June 28, 2024

A Drummer-on-Drummer Conversation, with Chris Corsano and Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt)

Talking ear care, musical “side quests,” and more.

Mike Alfieri (Tomato Flower) and Panda Bear Are the Glue That Glob It All Together

By Tomato Flower | March 18, 2024

By Tomato Flower | March 18, 2024

Mike Alfieri (Tomato Flower) and Panda Bear Are the Glue That Glob It All Together

The drummers catch up.

A Q&A with the Drummers of Gustaf and IDLES

By Gustaf | December 2, 2021

By Gustaf | December 2, 2021

A Q&A with the Drummers of Gustaf and IDLES

Melissa Lucciola asks Jon Beavis about getting his first kit, playing to a click, and seeing Bigfoot.

What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming

By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021

By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021

What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming

John Colpitts reviews the new Netflix doc.

Kid Millions Talks Bill Kreutzmann’s Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead

By John Colpitts | May 16, 2015

By John Colpitts | May 16, 2015

Kid Millions Talks Bill Kreutzmann’s Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead

Bill Kreutzmann's memoir is honest and revealing, if mostly for the already converted.

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

By John Colpitts | April 25, 2015

By John Colpitts | April 25, 2015

Kid Millions Talks the Jazz Film Whiplash, Drumming and Keepin’ It Real

The celebrated drummer and composer on what the much-ballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic: music.

Trapeze Artist Alec Kossoff (Wings Denied) Talks Choosing Heavy Metal Instead of Running Away with the Circus

By Alec Kossoff | August 16, 2014

By Alec Kossoff | August 16, 2014

Trapeze Artist Alec Kossoff (Wings Denied) Talks Choosing Heavy Metal Instead of Running Away with the Circus

When his band and his career as an NBA stunt dunker blew up at the same time, Wings Denied’s drummer had to make a choice.