Latest articles by David West
Behind the drums - KISS's Eric Singer: “Queen were like The Beatles on steroids"
Eric Singer talks about the frightening prowess of Buddy Rich, the importance of paying it forward and his life before and after KISS
JoJo Mayer: “The music industry is already dead. Something new is going to happen”
The ground-breaking drumming pioneer taking audiences to places they’ve never been before
Steve Gadd: the drummer's drummer
One of the most influential and imitated drummers of his generation talks to MusicRadar
Barrett Martin: "West Africa, that’s where all the mother rhythms come from"
Drummer reflects on his eclectic career
Parkway Drive's Ben Gordon: "No one else in the band knows anything about drums"
Crafting the right grooves to get a festival crowd jumping, and learning to play upside down in the Cage Of Death…
Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave: "People would show up with snare drums just to see if I would play them"
Playing the game with a modern great
Copeland-approved funk hero Pete Ray Biggin: "When I play soul I’m still funky, I can’t help it. I play rock, I play it funky. It’s just in there"
Life lessons from the young lion of funk
X Japan founder Yoshiki: “I had a death wish. If I’m going to die, I’m going to die on stage, so that’s why I would jump into my drumset.”
Yoshiki talks brainwashing, We Are X and playing like there’s no tomorrow
Blood Red Shoes' Steven Ansell: “The punk kid in me wants to ruffle more feathers”
From punk rock to electronic beats, via hotel demolition
Burning Witches' Lala Frischknecht: “Heavy metal is beautiful”
Swiss metal queens conjure up the spirit of classic metal
Prog drum king Gavin Harrison: "If everything's under control, then you’re just not going fast enough"
King Crimson, The Pineapple Thief and why success should only be measured in happiness
Funk/jazz master Stanton Moore: "Being in New Orleans, you’ve got access to some of the greatest musicians in the world"
One-man encyclopaedia of funk drumming on celebrating Allen Toussaint, grooving in odd time signatures, and drinking wine with Jeff Hamilton
Ollie Howell talks Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cobb and why he didn’t want to make a drummer’s album with Self-Identity
Brit jazz sensation on is meteoric rise
Martin Chambers talks getting fired, mourning friends and enjoying 40 years with the Pretenders
Plus: The ‘good bits’ of being a drummer revealed!
Manu Katche on TV stardom, A-list sessions and groove-writing tips
Session hero reflects on a career at the top
Derrick Wright on cattle call auditions, gospel chops and backing Adele
What does it take to play drums behind the fastest-selling star of the 21st Century?
The 30 most influential prog drumming albums
We compiled the list and you voted it into order. Please be upstanding for the 30 finest prog drum recordings...
Chris Adler (Lamb Of God, Megadeth): 10 drum albums that blew my mind
In addition to his regular gig with Lamb Of God, who came roaring back in 2015 with the ferociously good Sturm und Drang, he's beating the skins for Megadeth on their new record Dystopia.
Yoshiki, X Japan: 10 drummers that blew my mind
The players that shaped Japanese groundbreaker
Kasabian's Ian Matthews on playing live: jazz gigs, arena shows and festivals
Ian Matthews has played just about every gig going. As drummer for Kasabian he's played sweaty club shows, toured arenas and even headlined the world's biggest festivals.
Rudimental's drummer on the challenge of electronics
From playing pop with Gabriella Cilmi to noise rock and free jazz, Beanie has learned to love electronics with dance music titans Rudimental.
Interview with Black Moth's Dom McReady
More menacing than the mighty Mothra, it's doomy Leeds quintet Black Moth with drummer Dom McReady
