We have very special guests in studio as Mike Austin, Shannon Kropf, and Ben Cumming discuss the view from the other side of the drum set. Drummer of the week is Steve Jordan! Show Notes

We're back from Easter Break with a show on unlocking the golden nuggets buried within Rick Latham's Advanced Funk Studies Book.  Show notes after the break! News Tama wants to give you Deftones and Dillinger tix! New RHCP out in August Dream Theater Drummer Search Documentary No Reunion for Pantera Dragonforce Drummer Heading to China Mike Dolbear Runs for Charity! Air Drumming Contest!      

Taking a page from last week's show on drumset solos, we talk about drumset solo literature today! Rick Latham is the drummer of the week, Carter brings us a bit of news including the upcoming Rush tour, and we answer a question about practice pads. Show Notes  Direct Download

     I should note that for this review that I have neither Advanced Funk Studies nor the Contemporary Drum-Set Techniques books themselves but given the information in this DVD I will soon. Rick Latham wrote those two books over twenty-five years ago and they've become favorites of the drumming community over that time. At some point along the way Rick decided to supplement the books with a video for each book respectively. Fast forward to today, for the ...

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]

I didn't even know he had a new record coming out, but alas, the grand master du funk has released he new album, Emphasis! (On Parenthesis). It's not out on iTunes yet, but it's available over at Amazon.com MP3 for only $8.99! I recommend you go buy it .. NOW! We'll have a full review shortly.

This DVD is actually a three in one deal. It's three older videos that they smashed together into one package. That's why there are three different set of credits throughout the DVD. In this package you get; Ragtime and Beyond: Evolution of a Style, with Herlin Riley. Street Beats: Modern Applications, with Johnny Vidacovich. From R&B to Funk, with Earl Palmer & Herman Ernest, to round things out. The DVD starts off with Herlin Riley's segment. ...

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.