Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Dave
What .. “Toul”? What exactly is Toul? Turns out, Soul Toul is one of Japan’s top drummers.
Source: Tama
For a long time, I have wanted to produce a snare drum with a great sound and an affordable price,” says Soul. Soul’s impressive drumming career has spanned genres including rock, pop, jazz, and wind orchestra. He is one of the most famous and highly respected drummers in Japan, and a huge influence on drummers throughout the country. He said that in his over 30-years as a professional drummer, he noticed the importance for young drummers to be able to get quality equipment at a price they could afford. So TAMA and Soul conducted a lot of research and trials in an attempt to fulfill his wish. And finally, we have developed the new “Customized Bearing Edge.” With this breakthrough development, the Soul Toul snare drum offers solid, warm tones and rich expressiveness.
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Posted on October 4th, 2008 by JABB
This is JABB bringing you part two of the Dave Weckl trilogy in three…two…one… engaged!
The second part of Dave’s video series focuses on the practice routines that Dave Weckl follows to stay at the top of his game. If you’ve seen any of the Thomas Lang DVDs then you have a very good frame of reference to visualize this DVD.
When I ordered this video on netflix I visualized it being more about Dave giving some ideas about how to construct a practice routine as opposed to handing you one. Of course I expected some exercises and examples, but that’s most of what I got. Well, actually that isn’t true. This is the DVD they decided to cram all the performance clips into because it’s the one with the least actual content in my opinion. So you do get alot of Dave playing with his band to break up the different sections of the video. (more…)
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Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Dave
Source: Harmony Central
To celebrate its 385th anniversary [ed: WOW!], Zildjian announced details of the Zildjian Drummers Achievement Awards which will take place for the first time in the UK at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on Sunday 7 December 2008. Honoured at the awards ceremony will be drumming legend Ginger Baker. The event will be very much a performance led night with Ginger Baker joined onstage by Cream sidekick Jack Bruce and African legend Tony Allen. Also in attendance will be some of the world’s greatest drummers including Simon Phillips, Steve White and Keith Carlock laying down a night of rock n roll beats and unforgettable riffs. More special guests are to be announced in the coming weeks and tickets will be made available to the public.
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Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Dave
This week we talk about unlocking the potential of the paradiddle on the drum set. Earl Palmer is the drummer of the week, we talk about lefty players, and we respond to a negative review from iTunes. Show Notes
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Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by Dave
It was good to see the Modern Drummer Festival return this year. And in case you were unable to attend, you can catch a sneak peek over at Hudson Music.
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Dave
The guys over at Big Drum Thump are keeping up to the minute updates on the status of the plnce crash involving Travis Barker. Head on over now to get the latest …
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Dave
In honer of the recent passing of drumming great, Earl Palmer, here is a video of the legend himself.
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Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Carter
Sadly, Travis Barker, acclaimed drummer for Blink 182 and Box Car Racer, was involved in a plane crash in South Carolina over the weekend. Appears to be in stable but critical condition.
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Posted on September 20th, 2008 by Dave
Source: CNN.com
Earl Palmer, the session drummer whose pioneering backbeats were recorded on such classics as Little Richard’s “Tutti Frutti” and The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” has died. He was 84.
Drummer Earl Palmer worked with musical legends such as Little Richard and Fats Domino.
Drummer Earl Palmer worked with musical legends such as Little Richard and Fats Domino.
Palmer died Friday at his Los Angeles home after fighting a lengthy illness, his spokesman Kevin Sasaki said.
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Posted on September 16th, 2008 by Dave
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 section, Blackwell performs with an all-star band and then explains and demonstrates the drum parts. Not only does the master drummer discuss the way the song and groove evolved along with the specific techniques that are involved in the performance, he demonstrates the patterns at normal and slow speeds to provide students with a deeper, fuller understanding of the parts and their musical context.
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Dave
Source: Harmony Central
The new Legends of Jazz Series features stick models from master Jazz drummers Jimmy Cobb, Chico Hamilton and Charli Persip. With over 1,000 albums recorded between them, Cobb, Hamilton and Persip are musical legends. Each model was designed to meet their individual sound and feel preferences.
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Posted on August 31st, 2008 by Dave
Source: San Fransisco Chronicle
A funny thing happened when Barker posted a video of himself on YouTube in September drumming thunderously in time with Southern rapper Soulja Boy’s smash hit single “Crank That (Soulja Boy).” Almost immediately, it began to spread virally among hip-hop heads. Fast-forward a year: The clip has been streamed a whopping 17.5 million times, and no one is more surprised than Barker, who says he put it online as a means to a much simpler end.
“You might have heard some of my remixes but never known it was me,” he said one blindingly hot afternoon at his North Hollywood recording studio. “I thought, ‘If I want my remixes to be popular, if I want people to even know I’m doing them, maybe I should use YouTube.’ I never thought we’d get as many views as we did. I was tripping!”
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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Dave
Source: Rhythm
Muse have had an extraordinarily busy few years in support of hit album Black Holes and Revelations, but drummer Dom Howard has revealed to BBC 6 Music that the band will start work on the follow-up next month.
Howard said: “We just did the V Festival and the one in Stafford was our last gig so we’re kind of done now with the ‘Black Holes & Revelations’ album tour, which has been almost two and a half years, which is a long time. We’re working on new stuff and we’re gonna have a couple of weeks off and then in about two weeks time we’re back out to Italy to start writing again. We’ve already done a few tracks and it sounds great so we’re just working to the future.”
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Dave
Jason Bonham — son of original Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham — has said he, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones are working on new material.
Source: MTV.ca
Much to the delight of Led Zeppelin fans everywhere, Bonham revealed that he’s been meeting up with Led Zep guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones in recent months and that they’ve been “trying to do some new material and writing.”
It was the first time since Led Zeppelin announced they would re-form for a single performance (which happened late last year at London’s O2 Arena, in honor of the late Ahmet Ertegün, who signed the band to Atlantic Records in 1969) that anyone connected to the band has confirmed publicly that new music could be on the horizon for the iconic rockers.
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Dave
We’ve been bringing reports about drummers getting involved with various upcoming music video game releases (Mike Portnoy, Chad Smith, Travis Barker), now it looks like Metallica slugger, Lars Ulrich, is seeing the advantage of this new medium.
Harmonix’s Rock Band can often serve as a sort of subliminal radio station. After being forced to play through the song Cherub Rock five times before finally passing it on expert mode, you might just become the newest Pumpkins fan. Enough Fall Out Boy, and you may find yourself tracking down their discography–much to your dismay.
Needless to say, the record companies couldn’t be happier.
“A few weeks ago, when [Guitar Hero: Aerosmith] came out, there was more than a 40 percent increase in their catalog sales,” said Billboard analyst Geoff Mayfield to CNN.
“I expect you’ll see that again when Metallica gets the same kind of treatment in a few weeks,” he added.
As a result, even Lars “Napster Baaaad” Ulrich, Metallica drummer, is getting into the spirit of Guitar Hero.
“It’s a cool generational thing to share that with your kids,” said Ulrich. “My [son's] favorite bands are.. the same bands that are my favorite bands–the bands I grew up on.”
Despite the obvious reason behind Ulrich’s enthusiasm–Metallica songs sold on Rock Band and Guitar Hero III are lining his pockets by the download–it’s hard to argue with his sentiment.
Source: Shacknews.com
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