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This September 2021 issue contains the follow articles.
Russ Miller
Russ Miller has built a successful and multi-faceted career by following a plan, and building everything up “one brick at a time.” Learn how the always working session pro, product designer, and educator made it all happen. By Sarah Hagan.
Art Rock
Hugh Syme’s Four Decades of Rush Dreamscapes
By Michael Molenda
Rockers, art directors, and artists have made great teams since the glory days of album art—even right up to the slightly less awesomeness of tiny, non-tactile images on Spotify and other streaming services. From Reid Miles’ iconic Blue Note album covers to Peter Blake’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band masterwork, to Roger Dean’s artistry […]
Features
Minna Koskenlahti
By Michael Molenda Photos by Mitro Härkönen
Casting Musical Spells “Stillness” is not a term typically applied to percussion. Stuff gets hit, walloped, thrashed, pounded, and otherwise pummeled, which suggests motion and dynamic kineticism. But on her debut solo album Toinen/Other [Bandcamp], Finnish experimental-percussionist Minna Koskenlahti explores minimalist, dream-like vistas of atmosphere and emotion. Like a surrealist film director, she utilizes space, […]
Matt Sorum
By Rich Scannella
New Book, Celebrating Vinyl, Saving Animals, and Producing Billy Gibbons Matt Sorum has had about as cool a drumming career as one could possibly hope for. In a business that can be notoriously hard, Sorum has navigated the often-perilous world of rock and roll like the professional he is. He first rose to international fame […]
Bernard Purdie
By Connie Fisher
Excerpted from the November 1985 Cover Story Known as the “Father Time” of modern drumming, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie has drummed up an almost unbeatable record of more than 3,000 album credits—many of them smash hits. He has cut across all stylistic barriers to play with a wide range of musicians: Aretha Franklin, Jeff Beck, Herbie […]
Johnny Kelly
By Alex Grossi
Filling In the Noize I’ve played guitar in Quiet Riot off and on since 2004, and permanently since 2010. Before my band mate and drummer Frankie Banali passed away from cancer in 2020, he made it clear he wanted Quiet Riot to continue. He also personally selected Johnny Kelly as his replacement. Kelly is best […]
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