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Welcome to the new acoustic revolution. Formed in August of ’07 in Toms River, New Jersey, River City Extension has already shared the stage with Cake, The Avett Brothers, Robert Randolph, Nicole Atkins, and Glen Tilbrook (of Squeeze). The band’s unique instrumentation (which includes cello and trumpet, among other rarities) has enabled the members of River City Extension to fashion a sound that combines fiery country blues with the energy of classic punk rock. The band’s bold debut full-length album, The Unmistakable Man, immediately caught our attention at drummagazine.com headquarters, and is scheduled for release in May 2010.
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Every young drummer dreams of being Atom Willard, who turned pro at the age of 16 when he co-founded Rocket From The Crypt. After putting in time with such alt and punk luminaries as The Offspring, The Special Goodness, and Alkaline Trio, the drummer landed the gig with Angels & Airwaves, the side project of Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge. Last February the band released its latest album, Love, as a free download. We start our Q&A by asking what Willard thinks about the new realities of music distribution.
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Kill Hannah was formed by singer-songwriter Mat Devine in 1994. The band is named after Devine's ex-girlfriend. In 2002 they signed with Atlantic Records finally recorded their debut album For Never & Ever with producer Sean Beavan.
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We chat with Justin Bawinkel of Flatfoot 56, the Chicago-based Celtic punk band that has become a mainstay of the Warped Tour. These roughnecks will celebrate its ten-year anniversary in 2010 with the release of a new album, Black Thorn, and endless touring dates around the world. Happy birthday, lads.
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The Remo Ambassador (clear and coated) has been a mainstay of drummers worldwide for decades.
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All Time Low drummer Rian Dawson talks about what it was like working with five different producers on the Baltimore band's latest smash CD Nothing Personal, plus offers a few tips about recording, tuning, and warming up.
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Bart Elliott is a drummer, teacher and a former drum shop owner. His recordings have been on hundreds of jingles, soundtracks and albums. But these days he's also known as the proprietor of one of the 'net's coolest percussion sites, Drummercafe.com. We interviewed Bart this past week.
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At the very dawn of the fusion era there was a band led by [keyboardist] Barry Miles with an amazing 14-year old prodigy on drums. That kid was Terry Silverlight, Barry's younger brother. Since those early days Terry has gone on to perform on dozens of top singles and albums with artists such as Natalie Merchant, Tom Jones, Freddie Jackson, Slaves of New York, and others.
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