This week, we cover how to effectively practice.  Mike, Kyle, and Andrew bring news of reactions to the new Foo Fighters documentary, Dream Theater's "new" drummer, Police meets Monty Python, how Steve Adler is recruiting, and the return of the Pearl Reference reference .. kind of.  Show notes after the break! NEWS: Clyde Stubblefield want his royalties - Buy it here New Foo Figthers Documentry - Taylor Hawkins - Dave Grohl Mike Mangini New Dream Theater drummer? PAS job opening Stewart Copeland ...

We talk about tips for Concert percussion on today's show.  In news, we discuss Chris Adler's clinic takes, Ringo™'s upcoming UK tour, MD festival lineup, Is Dream Theater done?, Travis Barker news, and Zac Hansen has a baby girl!  Show Notes Direct Download

Part II of our  look at all the crazy gear coming out at this year's Winter NAMM in Los Angeles (Anaheim!!).  Travis Barker is the drummer of the week, we talk  about Tommy Igoe's new DVD, and no one laughs at Carter's jokes.  Show Notes Direct Download

Looks like gospel drumming is everywhere we turn these days. After a wonderful night at the Teddy Campbell clinic at Memphis Drum Shop Tuesday (review coming on this week's show), looks like today that Vater has released several models of gospel sticks. Not sure how these sticks are customized for gospel drumming. The finish looks like the same from the Zildjian Travis Barker signatures, which I recall despising. We'll have to try some out and ...

Source: Entertainment Tonight "I hate planes," Travis says. "My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened ... well, I'm just thankful to be alive! I'm just grateful to be here at all." "I am doing the best I can possibly be," Travis tells Us. "I'm so anxious to get out of here. ... I've just been in surgery after surgery. I have third-degree burns basically from my feet up ...

Sadly, Travis Barker, acclaimed drummer for Blink 182 and Box Car Racer, was involved in a plane crash in South Carolina over the weekend. Appears to be in stable but critical condition. From Yahoo.com Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and Hollywood music spinner D.J. AM were critically injured in a South Carolina plane crash that left four others dead, authorities said Saturday. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Les Dorr told AFP they and four others were on a Learjet 60that crashed ...

Source: San Fransisco Chronicle A funny thing happened when Barker posted a video of himself on YouTube in September drumming thunderously in time with Southern rapper Soulja Boy's smash hit single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)." Almost immediately, it began to spread virally among hip-hop heads. Fast-forward a year: The clip has been streamed a whopping 17.5 million times, and no one is more surprised than Barker, who says he put it online as a means to ...

Videos are now beginning to circulate from Guitar Hero's website which feature Chad Smith, Stewart Copeland, and Travis Barker all weighing in on Guitar Hero's new drums feature. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqxjOU_TANI] Chad Smith is stoked about the idea and loves the thing: "It's a real as you can get. For a Video game, it's impressive. If it holds up to me beating on it, it should be pretty good." It looks as if Travis Barker does some motion ...