Source: Harmony Central Hudson Music announces the latest addition to its Master Series of drum instruction DVDs — John Blackwell: Master Series. The third title in the popular series features one of today's top R&B drummers and showcases the playing that has earned him the drum chair with such high-profile artists as Justin Timberlake and Prince as well as international acclaim in his own right. The three-hour DVD is divided into two main sections. In the first ...

Hudson Music has recently added a lot of new videos to their YouTube channel. Most of the clips are sneak peeks at DVD released, but they are all worth a watch. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=wUJ97Wel1ks] In case you didn't know, Hudson Music has produced several of the top tier instructional DVDs out on the market today. They are AMAZINGLY well produced and feature A-list players strutting all their goods. Best of all, the DVDs are PACKED with ...

We reported how Mr. Igoe has moved over to Yamaha from DW, and here's a video of him on his new tubs.  This still looks a little weird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNvhUQHUDnc

We're back from Spring break with a new show on the top 20 monster drum solos caught on film from top 20 monster drummers!  We also discuss the brand spankin' new drummertalk.org where you can now create a profile!  Show notes are after the break! NEWS RIP Joe Morello, here is a transcription of his Take Five solo.  Here is Take Five on iTunes Drum Channel offer 1.99 monthly charge - but online rentals are not included Phil ...

Hola! Yeah, I know it has been a while but now I'm back! To make up for slacking I'm doing a trio of videos to make up for lost time. The three videos come from a new series of instructional videos I discovered on Netflix. A Los Angeles based company called IMV has flooded Netflix with its line of "Behind the Player" (BTP) DVDs. They have videos for guitarists, bassists, and drummers and they feature mostly artists ...

I've been excited to see this one for a while. I was waiting for the promised Blu-Ray version to come out so I could see if the instructional experience is that much better in HD. Alas, my patience expired when I saw it available on Netflix. I saw the preview for this DVD and thought "that guy sounds like a more progressive version of Steve Smith... and I like that." As it turns out Todd Sucherman: ...

This review might be a little nontraditional but you'll have to forgive me because this DVD is quite nontraditional. It's one of those most rare of animals, the drum and bass instructional video. Carter Beauford, (drummer for DMB) and Victor Wooten, (bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), decided to turn the recording session for Victor's album Yin-Yang into the foundation for an entire drum/bass instructional DVD. This isn't two separate instructional DVDs that Hudson Music ...

If there's any drummer who can claim they've come from the rock and roll jungle it's Matt Sorum. With seven years under his belt, he's the longest sitting Guns N' Roses drummer ever. Matt Sorum was ejected from the band by Axl Rose after he defended Slash's decision to leave. So along with Slash and former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan they formed Velvet Revolver... which is now on hiatus because their lead singer ...

Coordination & Groove is a video that is pretty much honest about its content. It's a video about coordination and groove, in that order IMO. Alan Schechner (the host) is another one of those working drummers. The kind that we'll probably end up like if we pursue the working drummer career path. Not famous, but then again... who needs fame if you have a job making music with the instrument of your choice? He's also ...

I'm gonna be totally honest and say I had never heard of Randy Van Patten before I rented this DVD and I have a feeling you might not know who he is either. He's a working drummer with a lots of years under his belt and has drummed for lots of people in his time. In other words he's the kind of drummer we aspire to be like but didn't realize it when we ...