Interviews

Gavin Harrison

Brent Keefe gets with the Prince of Prog

Nick Mason

Pink Floyd’s legendary drummer gives Drummer an exclusive

Benny Greb

Benny gets to ’dep’ a recording session, only to discover it is for his hero

Thomas Dynai & Jerry Brown

The Girls Aloud drum & percussion section on making two parts one

Drum Legacy

Steve Smith and Mark Griffith place the spotlight on the legendary Elvin Jones

Features

Hearing Protection

Drummer visits ACS to learn about custom hearing protection + a round up of products to protect your ears

Gear

SJC Purple Hoodie

SJC dons American Apparel’s Purple Hoodie

Kirchhoff Acrylic Arctic Sparkle

Krefeld’s kool kustom kit

Istanbul Xist Cymbals

Boxing clever with Xist cast cymbals

DW 8000 Series Hardware

DW’s new heavy-weight hardware

Tama Starphonic Snares

Tama’s new ’Golden Age’ snare drums in Bubinga or Chrome over Brass finishes

Soultone Cymbals

Soultone’s new Turkish cymbals offer redemption from the Gospel Series

BOSS Dr. Rhythm

A timely prescription for all beat makers

Sonor - Phil Rudd Signature Snare

Switch on to AC/DC’s power plant

Ritter

Maximum cymbal and stick protection from Ritter