We have an extremely special episode of Drummer Talk this week. We visit the Memphis Drum Shop and sit down with Mike Carter from DW, Terry Brady from Zildjian, Michael Vosbein & Bill Norman from Bosphorous Cymbals, as well as Memphis Drum Shop owner, Jim Petit. Then we take an audio tour around the shop.

Proving that the Memphis Drum Shop is a top notch and high caliber establishment, a couple of the drumming community's up and coming players dropped by recently and showcased some of their talent. Ronald Bruner Jr. (Stanley Clark) and Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie) both sat down at the kit in MDS's cymbal vault (which houses the largest Zildjian collection in the world outside of the Zildjian factory itself) and gave viewers a tiny ...

We talk about life as a studio drummer as well as roll out an interview with Russ Miller. Plus Dave rants on the new DW stick line.

The Memphis boys are at it again!  They're streaming another clinic live, and for free, over at MyCymbal.com and MemphisDrumShop.com.  The clinic is today, at 7pm (Central)! Check it out!  

Our good friends over at Memphis Drum Shop have just unveiled their Gong Chamber, and here's an epic video of them getting their 80" Paiste gong in place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS3_UDNEbG0

We talk all about the upcoming Cymbal Summit on today's show.  We bring news of PAS drumset competition,Stanton Moore clinic tour, and The Killers' Ron Vannucci is the drummer of the week!  Show Notes  Direct Download

Jim Pettit, of Memphis Drum Shop, gave Drummer Talk an exclusive sneak peak at the upcoming Zildjian Cymbal Tour coming to Memphis Drum Shop. Direct Download Direct Download

We uncover the tangled history between the world's two largest cymbal makers: Zildjian and Sabian, complete with an interview with Andy Ziljdian! The double stroke roll is the rudiment of the week, Manu Katché is the drummer of the week, and we talk about Roland's new gear in the news. Oh, and Carter is ENGAGED!! Show Notes

Got a cool heads up from Jim Pettit, owner of Memphis Drum Shop (aka The Best Drum Shop on the Face of the Planet) today. For all those in the Memphis area tomorrow the good folks from Roland USA will be in store for free one-on-one lessons and small group lessons on any Roland product. Basically, if you've got a piece of Roland equipment that maybe you don't know how to get the most out ...

Good things come in groups, I guess. Flipside Memphis, which is a series of videos about local Memphis music and such that MTV has recently put out, put together a short video about the Memphis Drum Shop. I know we've talked about our love for MDS ad nauseum on the show, but I think this video really sums it up. AND, the main narrator is my own instructor, Renardo Ward. Pretty cool. Check it out. ...