This week, we recap the 24hr Drumathon, discuss electronic percussion, and talk about using loops and samples with acoustic drums.

On this week's show, we talk about some cool new gear coming from Musikmesse 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany!  In the news, Jason Bitter clinic details, Foo Fighters' new record breaks records, you can go to PASIC for free, and this just in: Chris Coleman clinic at Memphis Drum Shop to be streamed for FREE! Show notes after the break. News: Jason Bitter May Clinic Tour Foo Fighters Record Record Want to go to PASIC for free join the Logistic ...

Here is the live feed of all 24 hours of the VISIBLE SCHOOL 24hr Drumathon! Want to be the DJ? By making a donation* of $2 you can request any song on the planet (assuming we can find it on iTunes or Amazon) and we'll play it LIVE! Enter in the song title and artist below, click "Buy Now," and we'll add it to the next available song slot! Song Title Artist

Hey guys. Very sorry for the late notice. There will no show this will as Dave & the gang are armpit deep in Drumathon preparations. Be sure to tune in to Drumathon Live to catch all the action live. And as always we're doing this to send the Visible School drummers to PASIC 2009 in Indianapolis, IN, but we can't do it without your help! Please donate!

Today, we shamelessly plug Drumathon 5 as well as re-roll the interview with Anton Fig who was the drummer of the week! The triple-stroke roll is the rudiment of the week, and Carter brings us news and a review of the recent The Mars Volta show. Show Notes Direct Download

It's a very special message about Drumathon 2009! www.drumathon.com Direct Download

Yes, you read that headline right. Alesis has released an amp specifically designed for drummers with electronic kits. Supposedly you plug your electronic kit into the amp to hear yourself. The hook is that this amp apparently has an iPod dock built in to the frame. Another one of the alleged draws is that this will apparently afford the drummer less cables to use when playing to tracks... somehow. This just seems impractical to me. ...

As we've discussed at length on the show, electronic drums will never (say it with me) never replace acoustic drums in terms of feel and overall sound. That said, Roland's new TD-4S V-Kit is really nice. I'm usually not a fan of rubber pads on electronic kits, but this one looks pretty good. Simpler, more streamlined stands, easier cable-wrangling. I'm sold. Check out the demo video Johnny Rabb (Friend of The Show) did at this ...

Congratulations to the winners in the 2008 Drumathon Raffle! 8GB iPod Touch - Joshua Blanchard $100 Guitar Center Gift Card - Josh Lester $50 iTunes Gift Card - Paul Skidmore Thanks to everyone who participated and donated to Drumathon!