Features

Download Festival

Owen Hopkin and Tina Kohornen return safe and dry from Donnington’s 30th celebration

Debra Dobkin

Art or music? That was the choice presented to percussionist Debra Dobkin. Robyn Flans finds out more

Kasper Rast

Kaspar Rast defines Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin music as Zen funk. Brent Keefe assumes the Lotus position and breathes deeply

James Hester

Tuition guru James Hester puts his wise words to the test in clinics, on the road, and for his students

Bill Ward

Drummer catches up with the legendary Bill Ward and pays some long-overdue respect to Sabbath’s powerhouse

Nicky Bomba

With his insatiable appetite for World rhythms, Nicky Bomba was the natural choice for the John Butler Trio’s latest album

Daniel Farrugia

Nicknamed ‘The Sponge’ by a former teacher, Daniel continues to soak up ideas to advance his playing

Regulars

Word

Letters

Stateside

Recycled

Vintage

Audioscreen

Tuition

Gear

Yamaha & Crash Pad

The FP9500C pedal & Crash Pad Practice Pad

SliverFox Sticks

SilverFox uses its cunning to sneak up on the stick market

Zildjian

‘Old-world sounds’ meet modern methods with the latest K models

Tycoon

Funky percussion that’s hard to put down but easy to shake

Roland

The latest V-Stage kit provides top-of-the-range qualities at a mid-range price

Shure & Sontronics

Sontronics’ STC-10 mics & Shure’s Primacoustic’s CrashGuard and KickStand

PDP

The X7 seven-piece maple kit takes some beating

Remo

Corey Miller inks Remo’s Tattoo Skyn Drumheads plus Ambassador X heads

StageWorks & Moongel

Two essential items to make live work easier