Our good friends over at DrummerCafe.com have posted up a GREAT online lesson on playing the linear groove by Zigaboo Modeliste on "Cissy Strut" by The Meters.  You owe it to yourself to check this out!!

We're back!! This week, Wes Melton joins me and discusses being a drummer with a hip-hop artist, plus I roll the 30 minute interview with DrummerCafe.com founder, Bart Elliott.

The 5th Annual Drummer Cafe Community Drum Solo video has been uploaded to Drummercafe.com. There are some familiar faces from last year and a wide interpretation of this year's loop. There's even one guy doing a Dave Grohl and playing on a toy set! I'm still frustrated that I wasn't able to make time to contribute a video this year but hey, hopefully next year! Click the picture to see the video.

Our good friends at Drummercafe.com have fired up a yearly tradition again. For the fifth straight year, site founder Bart Elliott is organizing a community drum solo. I'll let Bart explain the details on the site. I think this is a great idea. I know I'll personally be submitting a video. If you have the capabilities and are a Drummercafe.com member, go ahead and join the solo! Click the picture to see all the rules ...

Happy New Year, everyone! We should be back next week, but here's a show from the archives!  This show originally aired Jan 12, 2006. ---------- This week, Wes Melton joins me and discusses being a drummer with a hip-hop artist, plus I roll the 30 minute interview with DrummerCafe.com founder, Bart Elliott.

Source: AllAboutJazz.com AAJ: Are you still planning a documentary on the history of fusion in jazz? LW: Yes, that is my intention. I'm compiling interviews, viewpoints, footage. I want to start with Miles and Bitches Brew and go from there. AAJ: Any plans after the RTF tour? LW: I plan on recording a new project of my own to be released maybe next year or sooner depending on whether I can finish it in time. I also have a ...

Our friends across the pond at Mike Dolbear have just posted a cool interview with Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer, Chad Smith.  The interview covers his roots, his origins in the RHCP, and moving to California. What we’re trying to do, is move the whole thing away from ‘what drum sticks do you use?’ type of question. So… what drum sticks do you use? It’s not working Bob! Ok, I’ll try again. What got you into drumming? I started ...

Living Legends Music has posted a cool 8 part interview with Dream Theater drummer, Mike Portnoy, on their YouTube channel.  The interviews discuss the beginnings of Dream Theater, to the creative process, to artistic fulfillment. Here's Part 1.  For more, check out their channel. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tlmABrgnuo&feature=PlayList&p=FF0F6C8A4CDE98D5&index=0[/youtube]

Our good friends at Drummer Cafe have just launched a weekly drumming video series: DrummerCafe.TV. DrummerCafé.TV will feature a new 30-60 minute episode each week, covering a broad range of drum and music related topics. “I want there to be something for everyone”, explains Elliott, “so there will definitely be a mix of infotainment and educational content for drummers AND percussionists. There’s always something new cooking at the Drummer Café, and DrummerCafé.TV is bound to satisfy ...

Source: AllAbout Jazz.com When I was growing up, the really big jazz artist at the time was Louis Armstrong. So, it was kind of like peer pressure—but not really. If I had said that I wanted to play the drums, it would have been like a sacrilegious thing. I always knew that I wanted to be a drummer. My mom would say that I was playing the drums in the womb—always kicking. Read the full interview.