This is one of the most educational issues in a LONG time!! The cover story is Brad Wilk. For those of you who don't know, he is the drummer for Audioslave and formerly of Rage Against the Machine. For those of you who don't know, you better get up on game. This cat has groove.
The highlight of this issue is the Joe Morello feature. Joe has written 2 books (Master Studies, and Master Studies II), played with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and is a technical GURU! He discusses some of the stuff from his book and provides great insight into playing and developing technique. For those of you looking to work on your hands, this is something that you need to check out.
There is even something for all you SHOUT drummers. There is an educational piece on playing the Blast Beat. This is rock and roll's version of shout music. Check this stuff out man! This is stuff that can be applied to ANY style of music!!
For you jazzers in the house, check out the Style and Analysis of Tony Williams..... Nuff said!
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS STUFF!!! It can be applied to MANY different styles of music. Knowledge is power... For those of you that need more push to expand yourselves, the more stuff you know, the more money you can make!! Now lets get educated and re-claim our instruments!!!