Sting’s drummer Vinnie Colaiuta is on the cover of the March 2007 Modern Drummer, and my hot update with Dave Buckner of Papa Roach is inside. Read the full issue online at This Link!
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Tenacious D Sell Out Madison Square Garden!
My Favorite Part of the Show was the Dancing Mushroom. Don’t Ask.
Last night Tracy and I went to see Tenacious D play at Madison Square Garden. I got on the list through drummer Brooks Wackerman, whom I recently interviewed for Modern Drummer Magazine. Brooks is also the drummer for punk rock legends Bad Religion and he played drums on the soundtrack to the wildly successful film, Team America, World Police. Brooks told me that if the Team America gig was the only thing on his resume, he would die a happy man. Because, can you imagine being able to lay claim to having played drums on songs like “Everyone Has AIDS” and “America, Fuck Yeah!”? That’s just crazy.
Front of My VIP Pass for the Show
Anyway, my point is, it was a really good show! I would never have come close to guessing that Tenacious D could sell out a massive venue like MSG, but the place was packed. I haven’t seen the D’s new film, The Pick of Destiny yet, but most of the songs in their set are from the movie, mixed in with some of their classics like “Tribute” (my favorite) and some song about a Sasquatch. I recommend checking out Tenacious D live in concert if they come through your town.
Back of My VIP Pass for the Show: Like Me and Tracy, BFF!
Gail in Print: Modern Drummer, November 2006
Brad Wilk of AudioSlave: This Month’s Cover Hunk
Modern Drummer’s November 2006 issue features my update on the ridiculously cool and groovy LaFrae Sci of Sandra Bernhard’s band. LaFrae is a righteous babe. Read the entire issue online now at This Link!
Rebuilding After My Website’s Own Personal “Katrina”
Where Did My Archives Go?
At some point last year, the Modern Drummer Website crashed for a number of months. It actually seemed like the site was down for a million billion years, but it was probably not that long. When the site finally made a come back, most of the archived Drummer Update articles had either mysteriously “gone missing” or had moved to new and unknown URLs. Exciting!
I am only just now finding the time to rebuild my Modern Drummer website archive by meticulously tracking down each article via Google and re-entering the correct URL, where available. I’m about half way through the sludge right now. Soon all — or maybe most — of those links will once again lead to actual articles! It’s not a very pretty job, but who else is going to do that for you?
Gail In Print: Modern Drummer, September 2006
Not Bobcat Goldthwaite
Dave Lombardo of Slayer is looking very much like comedian Bobcat Goldthwaite on the cover of the September 2006 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine. Inside, on page 150 and continuing for seven glorious, glossy pages you will find my current masterpiece: an in-depth interview with the extraordinary Ray Luzier. Continue reading Gail In Print: Modern Drummer, September 2006