Drummer Talk » News http://drummertalk.org devoted to drums, percussion, news, reviews, and all things drumming Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:17:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © dave@davekropf.com () dave@davekropf.com() 1440 devoted to drums, percussion, news, reviews, and all things drumming dave@davekropf.com No no http://drummertalk.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Drummer Talk http://drummertalk.org 144 144 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert - Oct 18, 2008 http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/buddy-rich-memorial-concert-oct-18-2008/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/buddy-rich-memorial-concert-oct-18-2008/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:17:37 +0000 Carter http://drummertalk.org/?p=491 Looks like there’s another Buddy Rich Memorial event in the works. Some of modern drumming’s biggest names are slated to appear. Plus bassist Will Lee!

 

From www.buddyrich.com

Drucker Labs and Scabeba Entertainment presents the 2008 Buddy Rich Memorial Concert.

When: October 18, 2008

Where: Hammerstein Ballroom
311 W. 34th St.
NYC, NY 10001

Special Guest: Neil Peart, John Blackwell, Terry Bozzio, Nick Rich with The Buddy Rich Band and featuring Will Lee

For tickets call: 212-307-7171 or www.ticketmaster.com

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/buddy-rich-memorial-concert-oct-18-2008/feed/ Drum Show Pictorials by Ronn Dunnett http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/drum-show-pictorials-by-ronn-dunnett/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/drum-show-pictorials-by-ronn-dunnett/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:38:50 +0000 Carter http://drummertalk.org/?p=468 Drum maker Ronn Dunnett (Dunnett Classic Drums, George Way Drum Company, www.drumsmith.com) is also an accomplished photographer. Check out his pictorials of many drum expos and shows (NAMM, Musik Messe, Chicago Drum Show, Hollywood Drum Show, and many others) here. 

The one catch is you have to register. But I highly recommend becoming a part of the site. Good people and good discussions!

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/29/drum-show-pictorials-by-ronn-dunnett/feed/ John Blackwell Clinic Tour Blog http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/23/john-blackwell-clinic-tour-blog/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/23/john-blackwell-clinic-tour-blog/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:49 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=472 Wanna follow John Blackwell on his clinic tour? Well, now you can on his clinic tour blog hosted over at Zildjian. Keep in mind that Blackwell moved to Zildian just a couple of months ago. It looks like Z is putting him to good use right away! :)

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/23/john-blackwell-clinic-tour-blog/feed/ Drum Corps to Allow Electronics http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/18/drum-corps-to-allow-electronics/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/18/drum-corps-to-allow-electronics/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:22 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=485 Source: StarTribune.com

Starting in 2009, the activity’s governing organization, Drum Corps International (DCI), will allow not only electronic instruments such as keyboards to augment the marching performances, but it also will let more performers be amplified by microphones. Brass soloists and ensembles may be miked beginning next year, in addition to the vocalists (narrators and singers) and sideline percussionists who can already be amplified.

The changes have led to heated debates in online forums such as Drum Corps Planet among those who see the expansion of electronics as a necessary and inevitable change in modern drum corps and those who long for the tradition of “the glory days.”

I don’t know how I feel about this. On one hand, this will open the door to whole new possibilities in terms of texture and sound, but there’s just something artificial about it. So we won’t allow clarinets and flutes, but a Korg Triton is just fine??

I guess DCI went through the same kind of debate when they brought the mallet instruments and timpani onto the sidelines …

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One wouldn’t normally associate MATT SORUM with charity events in Third World countries. But on July 6th, the notoriously hard-partying drummer for THE CULT, GUNS N’ ROSES and most recently VELVET REVOLVER will take part in a special all-star benefit concert in Kenya, Africa. The concert will close out a weekend-long event organized by the Kenya Believe It Committee, which distributes funds to various community projects focused on maintaining sustainability. Sorum says, “This is an experience I am truly honored to be a part of. I feel at this time in my life, I want to give back and help people in need.”

Read more here …

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/17/matt-sorum-gives-back/feed/ Jason Bonham Talks Zep http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/17/jason-bonham-talks-zep/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/17/jason-bonham-talks-zep/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:12:52 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=482 Source: MusicRadar.com

Many kids dream of following in their fathers’s footsteps, but for 41-year-old Jason Bonham, the imagery is more literal than figurative. His late dad, John “Bonzo” Bonham, is generally regarded as the ultimate drummer for the world’s ultimate rock band, Led Zeppelin. And last year, Jason had a unique opportunity to step in for Bonzo when Zeppelin performed their rapturous reunion at London’s O2 Arena.

“It was like the penalty shoot-out at the World Cup, but you’re taking everyone one,”Bonham tells the Musician’s Union Musician magazine. “I had to shoot 16 times and get the goal every time.”

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This past February, while vacationing in Hawaii, Tool drummer Danny Carey was attacked by a sea creature while swimming in the ocean. The result was two surgeries, the cancellation of Tool dates, and a nasty-looking scar.

A blog on the band’s website gives this account: “It seems that Danny tangled with an unruly marine hazard, venomous and… dangerous… while vacationing in Hawaii (BACK IN FEBRUARY!).

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/13/tool-drummer-danny-carey-a-victim-of-a-sea-urchin/feed/ Zac Hanson Spawns http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/06/zac-hanson-spawns/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/06/zac-hanson-spawns/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:58:52 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=479 Ok, ok, ok. Any regular listenr of Drummer Talk knows the grief we’ve given drummer, Zac Hanson over the years, but it appears that the drummer is now a proud father.

Source: SouthCoastToday.com | bigdrumthump.com

John Ira Shepherd Hanson was born Tuesday to Zac Hanson and his wife, Kate, in Hanson’s hometown of Tulsa. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

“I am so overjoyed to meet Shepherd,” Zac Hanson said. “There is not an audience or concert that could ever stand up to the feeling of meeting your baby for the first time.”

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/06/zac-hanson-spawns/feed/ Slapstik Contest Open for Subimissions http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/05/slapstik-contest-open-for-subimissions/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/05/slapstik-contest-open-for-subimissions/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:42:02 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=478

Click here for more details.

Here is Paul Wertico playing the Slapstik …

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]]> http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/05/slapstik-contest-open-for-subimissions/feed/ Drumhead Magazine Gets into the Digital Game http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/05/drumhead-magazine-gets-into-the-digital-game/ http://drummertalk.org/2008/06/05/drumhead-magazine-gets-into-the-digital-game/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:00:48 +0000 Dave http://drummertalk.org/?p=476 Not to be outdone by Drum! Magazine’s digital archives, Drumhead Magazine is now offering their own online versions.  The more this goes on, the more MD’s archive DVD seems overpriced and arcane.

The presentation is pretty solid, but compared to Drum’s offering, this new entry lacks some of the pizzazz and slickness.  It’s ok, but Drum!’s is better.

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