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How is DW not being sued over this?

March 6, 2008 in Gear, News by Dave Kropf

I came across DW’s new Steve Smith Backstage Practice Pad and I got a strange feeling of Dejá Vu. How the heck are the Knee Pad guys not suing DW over patent infringement?? These are obviously the same products!

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AllAboutJazz.com Interview with Billy Kilson

March 6, 2008 in Artists, Books/Mags/Web, Interviews by Dave Kropf

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.

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More Drum! Digital Downloads

March 6, 2008 in Books/Mags/Web, News by Dave Kropf

Last week we reported that the folks over at Drum! magazine have made the Bonham article from their Autumn 2007 issue available for PDF download. Now, Drum! Magazine continues to push the envelope in digital publishing with DrumDigital.com. The site offers recent complete Drum! issues in a slick online book reader format that includes interactive elements like video clips, clickable ads, embedded weblinks (like with artists websites) and more!

Well done, Drum! Well done!!