Jim Pettit, of Memphis Drum Shop, gave Drummer Talk an exclusive sneak peak at the upcoming Zildjian Cymbal Tour coming to Memphis Drum Shop. Direct Download Direct Download

The Memphis boys are at it again!  They're streaming another clinic live, and for free, over at MyCymbal.com and MemphisDrumShop.com.  The clinic is today, at 7pm (Central)! Check it out!  

Our good friends over at Memphis Drum Shop have just unveiled their Gong Chamber, and here's an epic video of them getting their 80" Paiste gong in place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS3_UDNEbG0

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

Good things come in groups, I guess. Flipside Memphis, which is a series of videos about local Memphis music and such that MTV has recently put out, put together a short video about the Memphis Drum Shop. I know we've talked about our love for MDS ad nauseum on the show, but I think this video really sums it up. AND, the main narrator is my own instructor, Renardo Ward. Pretty cool. Check it out. ...

Great news for Jim Petit and the guys at the Memphis Drum Shop! Music Inc. Magazine has named MDS as it's 2008 Independent Retailer of the Year and ran a long feature article on owner/founder Jim Petit in a recent issue. VERY interesting read. You can download the article itself from the magazine's website here. Check the links below for more info on Memphis Drum Shop or Music Inc. Congrats to MDS! Best Drum Shop ...

Proving that the Memphis Drum Shop is a top notch and high caliber establishment, a couple of the drumming community's up and coming players dropped by recently and showcased some of their talent. Ronald Bruner Jr. (Stanley Clark) and Jason McGerr (Death Cab For Cutie) both sat down at the kit in MDS's cymbal vault (which houses the largest Zildjian collection in the world outside of the Zildjian factory itself) and gave viewers a tiny ...

Come on, Meinl. First the drum mat boondoggle, now you're telling us you've created a "Extra Dry Studio Tambourine." Seriously. What exactly makes this tambourine all that different from any of it's counterparts? I mean, seriously. We're not idiots. From: Harmony-Central.com The new Meinl Headed Super-Dry Studio Tambourines feature special hand-hammered brass jingles for an extra dry and trashy sound. They are mounted on a wooden frame with a hand selected goatskin head. Available in one or two ...

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 ...

Our good friends at the Memphis Drum Shop have a great video on their website of Pearl rep Gene Okamato demonstrating the ins and outs of the Pearl's new Demon Drive (reported on Drummertalk recently). I love the demonstration of the bearings. Makes me want to buy one now. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok2vT18AIv4&eurl=http://memphisdrumshop.com/?cat=0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Source: memphisdrumshop.com Gene Okamoto from Pearl Drums stopped by our shop to showcase the new Pearl Eliminator Demon Drive Pedal. Our staff was totally impressed by this new ...