Today, we talk about how to handle losing a gig. Wil Calhoun is the drummer of the week, the drag is the rudiment of the week, Carter brings the news, and we discuss the amazingness of tea! (Show Notes

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Industry titan, George Baldwin joins us in show this week as we pull back the curtain on the music industry and provide industry insights. The Flam is the rudiment of the week, Aaron Gillespie is the drummer of the week, we review the new MUTEMATH record, and we discuss the new Cover Band contest. Show Notes

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Ustream seems to be acting up so no live show today. This is for all you non Twitter folk out there who didn’t get the tweet. There will still be a show download later though! Better luck next week.

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Something like this comes along. Neil Peart, the professor of percussion has branched off into the world of cooking. Drummer, lyricist, composer, author, philosopher, and now helpful kitchen helper. A renaissance man if ever there was one. Hopefully he and Mario Batali will team up for something crazy. After all Batali already has contatcs in the drumming world…

More details on Bubba’s Bar n’ Grill here.

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It has been a while but I’m back from my vacation and I’m brining the reviews son! If you own the DVD set for the 2005 Modern Drummer Festival then don’t bother with this one because you already own it. This DVD is merely the two clinics that these two drummers gave during the modern drummer festival so it’s kind of like a HMMS (Hudson Music Master Series) double feature. There’s not much else to say about it beyond that so let’s just get into it. (more…)

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Hi all! Drummer Talk is live again this Thursday at 8am Central. The topic this week is “Industry Insights” with special guest, George Baldwin.

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This week, we talk abut rehearsing – space, leaders, etc! The Paradiddle is the rudiment of the week, Philly Joe Jones is the drummer of the week, we talk about what we’re listening to right now (including a phone call to Soulja Boy Tell’em), and Carter brings drumming news! Show Notes

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We are BACK for Season 5 of Drummer Talk – the Internet’s longest running drumming podcast.  On today’s show, we talk about what we’ve done all Summer, we discuss the passing of Jim Chapin, we return to our rudimental roots with the single stroke roll, Richard Starkey (AKA Ringo Starr) is the drummer of the week, and Dave gives his thoughts on in-ear monitors.  Show Notes

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Hello everyone out there. I hope you’ve had a great Summer. Drummer Talk returns THIS WEEK to kick off season 5 of the Internet’s longest running drumming podcast. Tune in Thursday (Aug 6) morning at 8am Central to catch the live feed. This week’s topic: in-ear monitors. You don’t wanna miss it!

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