Setting up Nicko McBrain’s Kit
November 12, 2011 in Artists, Gear, Videos by Drummer Talk
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Poison drummer says, “learn to sing!”
June 22, 2011 in Artists, News by Drummer Talk
In a recent interview with 8 Count News, Rikki Rockett, drummer for hair metal royalty, Poison, talks about his drum building company, and offers simple advice to up and coming drummers.
Rockett Drum Works is not just his own business; it’s his own personal passion. Rikki said, “I have always been around the best builders in the world and always wonder why so many rules, what can I do different to making custom sets.”
After chatting with Rikki Rockett you walk away knowing that the man behind the drum kit is a force that will drive anything he is behind to success. For all inspiring drummers Rikki had these three word’s, “Learn to sing!!!”
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New Radiohead Track, “Staircase”
June 21, 2011 in Artists by Drummer Talk
Radiohead just released King of Limbs back in February, but they’re not content to sit back. They’ve just posted a new vido of their new track, “Staircase.” I’m pumped!
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Neil Peart on Letterman
June 11, 2011 in Artists, News, Videos by Drummer Talk
We spoke earlier this week about Dave Letterman featuring drum solos all week long, well here is the finale with Neil Peart. Enjoy!
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Jay Lane returns to Primus
June 10, 2011 in Artists, News by Drummer Talk
Primus has a new studio album coming out soon and it features early drummer, Jay Lane, in the line up. Primus recently sat down with Rolling Stone and talked about the new record and the return of Lane.
… the notion of Jay Lane coming in and playing with us again [was a welcome idea] – someone I’ve collaborated with over the past 20 years on Sausage, Frog Brigade and whatnot. And he was in Primus – he quit the band one month before we made our first record, so the early material, like Frizzle Fry, is very reflective of his style. And him coming back has just breathed life back into the project. We did some touring, and we decided, “Let’s go make a record,” because we were creating things on the road.
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Roots’ next record will be an orchestral concept album
June 7, 2011 in Artists, News by Drummer Talk
It’s an odd turn, but if there’s a band that can pull it off, it’s The Roots. In a recent Billboard interview, drummer and bandleader, ?uestlove, discussed how the band’s next record will be a full-length, orchestral concept album.
“It’s going to be heavy on sort of orchestral chamber music with harder beats in it”
Black Thought added that conceptually, the album will stem from the “same idea” as “How I Got Over,” but “kind of flipped. Instead of from dark to light, it’s an album that goes from light to dark,” he explained.
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We’ll be keeping our eye on this for sure!
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