In keeping with the time honored tradition of taping things and then selling a DVD of said things to people... Hudson Music has released the DVD of last year's Modern Drummer Festival. Way to go guys. Source: Harmony-Central.com Featuring amazing performances and illuminating interviews from eleven of today's greatest drum artists, Hudson Music's new, four-disc, twelve-hour DVD of the 2008 Modern Drummer Festival™ is much more than merely the highlights of the most prestigious, longest-running, largest live ...

Source: ModernDrummer.com We've been following this for a while, but here is the final, official roster of artists for MD's festival weekend to be held September 20 and 21 in NYC. Will Calhoun Living Colour In 1988, Living Colour’s Will Calhoun exploded onto the world stage with a unique mix of power and finesse. Will’s continued to evolve in startling ways, and today he’s considered one of the most profound drummers alive. Bill Stewart & Special Musical Guests John Scofield/Pat Metheny For ...

Today, we shamelessly plug Drumathon 5 as well as re-roll the interview with Anton Fig who was the drummer of the week! The triple-stroke roll is the rudiment of the week, and Carter brings us news and a review of the recent The Mars Volta show. Show Notes Direct Download

Simon Philips: Complete is another case of two older videos being merged and resold as a single DVD. Its two individual parts being Simon Philips and Simon Philips Returns. The thing about this DVD is that it doesn't really reveal to you what you are getting into when you buy/rent it. Certainly there's no hint as to the nature of the content in the title of the DVD. So I'm going to tell you what you're ...

Drum! Magazine has posted up their April 2008 Issue online. Check it out! This issue features Thomas Pridgen, Jam Crusie recap, Mic'g hand percussion, and more.

We talk about some upandcoming drummers we've noticed who are breaking onto the scene. Show Notes