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

Drum! Magazine has posted up their April 2008 Issue online. Check it out! This issue features Thomas Pridgen, Jam Crusie recap, Mic'g hand percussion, and more.

Part 2 of Stanton Moore's two part series on New Orleans drumming is his take on modern New Orleans drumming. If you saw the first one you might get a feeling of deja-vu watching this one as lots of the same stuff seems to be covered in this DVD. For example there is another section on using the different areas of the snare drum just like the previous DVD I did note that I complained about ...

Before I begin the review, I have to make everyone aware of a policy change that I will make effective as of this review. From now on I'm going to review DVD's with more then one volume (like this one) each on their own individual merits. I realized in my review of Joe Morello's DVDs that I barely mentioned the first DVD at all in my review. Granted, my opinion at that time (and it ...

Carter is in the driver's seat this week as we talk about New Orleans drumming! Zigaboo Modeliste is the drummer of the week, the 13-stroke roll is the rudiment of the week, and we get a visit from some crazy bird ... crow ... sea gull things. Show Notes

On today's show, we talk about the best bang for your buck in terms of books and gear.  Carmine Appice is the drummer of the week, the 11 Stroke Roll is the rudiment of the week, and we talk about Stanton Moore's new album, Emphasis (on Parenthesis).  Show Notes

Yesterday, we reported that you could catch a slideshow of Drum! Magazine's coverage of the Jam Cruise 6. They've now updated their site with accompanying videos! Jam Cruise (featured in DRUM!'s April, 2008 issue) follows the lives of a half-dozen drummers on the annual jam cruise. DRUM! Associate Editor also found time for video interviews with several top players on the cruise, taking time from his sunbathing duties to meet with Galactic's Stanton Moore (stantonmoore.com), ...

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. ...

Drum! magazine recently did a big write up on the Jam Cruise - an annual music festival on a cruise ship.  This year, one of their editors tagged along and and created this cool slideshow which includes pics of Stanton Moore and Mike D!

Source: NY Times Buddy Miles, the drummer in Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys and a hitmaker under his own name with the song “Them Changes,” died on at his home in Austin, Tex. He was 60. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=VdSGFQ-VRm0] Mr. Miles suffered from congestive heat failure, his publicist, Duane Lee, said, according to Reuters. Mr. Lee said he did not know the official cause of death. Mr. Miles played with a brisk, assertive, deeply funky attack that made him an apt ...