Latest articles by David West
Jeff Beck: "Cozy Powell and I played for about a minute and you could see all the other drummers packing up their kits - he was my John Bonham"
Drum Heroes: Celebrating the hard-working and fast-living Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Whitesnake and ELP drum hero who even had a drum-feature solo hit
Jeff Beck: "I was pretty down at the time, I'd lost my girl, Hendrix had come and smeared everybody across the floor… I’d fallen out with the Yardbirds"
Classic interview: More than 55 years on from his ousting from The Yardbirds, we revisit this classic interview where Beck looked back on an incredible story
Rush drum legend Neil Peart on the pursuit of excellence: "There is nothing I would rather have than the respect of other musicians for what I do"
Classic interview: "Can I go down to the basement every day and practise again like I did when I was 13?"
12 epic reads for drummers with time on their hands
Learn about the history of drums, celebrate female drummers and get inside the minds of Ginger Baker, Neil Peart, Keith Moon and more
Omar Hakim: 10 drummers that blew my mind
As he takes his band Ozmosys on the road, session titan reveals his drum heroes
The 10 best rock drummers in the world right now
The hottest rock drum talent of 2019, as voted for by you
The best new electronic percussion gear in the world today
Your pick of the hybrid, digital and electronic drum innovations from 2019...
The best drum clinicians in the world today
Your pick of the top tutors and demon demonstrators
The best live session drummers in the world right now
The pro players backing the biggest names in rock and pop
Brutus drummer/vocalist Stefanie Mannaerts: “For 10 minutes after the show I hate everyone!”
The Belgian drummer tells us about meeting Lars Ulrich, why flaws don't matter and why no one should talk to her after a show
Rival Sons' Michael Miley: “I’m more Keith Moon than meat and potatoes.”
Heavy grooving drummer on feeling like a caged animal, learning onstage, and trusting your instincts
Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini: "I play like a Bruce Lee punch”
Dream Theater man gives on challenges, why he’s not the World’s Fastest Drummer and playing under a microscope
Mudhoney's Dan Peters: “In my old age, the red light scares me”
The grunge pioneer talks breaking out of Seattle’s underground punk scene, playing atop the iconic Space Needle, and never worrying about hit singles
Behind the drums - Steve White: “What a wonderful community the drumming community is”
The former Style Council drummer and now documentary presenter on his commitment to fostering the next generation's voice
Dennis Chambers: “James Brown would probably have ruined my life”
The prodigiously talented drumming legend on breaking out of Baltimore as a teenager, refusing to fail and why other musicians must never try to follow his solos
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…
