You know that Drum Workshop’s doing something right when even anti-double bass pedalists think that the DW pedal cool.
Before this revolutionary design, double bass players had the reputation of being overindulgent, arrogant and show-offy. Since DW released this, drummers have been able to explore the sound provided of two double basses without actually having two–thereby [...]
In a fascinating exercise of human endurance, Allister Brown played drums for 100 consecutive hours. Although he was allowed a five minute break for every hour he played, I can’t imagine the difficulty of this feat. If anyone has ever played in a band, even one hour behind the set is pretty exhausting.
Here’s the [...]
A lot of people ask me about my opinion regarding electronic drums and it’s this: I generally advise against them.
Now, before all the electronic-drummers get all uppity, I must say that playing on electronic drum sets is fun as hell. With a good one, you can literally have hundreds of different sets in one, interchangeable [...]
A recent Police performance in my hometown has prompted me to reflect on Stewart Copeland, one of the best drummers in rock history.
It seems that there are unofficially two schools of influence for the modern rock drummer: Led Zepplin’s John Bonham and Copeland. Drummers in the Bonham tradition prefer hard-hitting, all out rocking, while Copeland-style [...]
What do you call a drummer that just broke up with his girlfriend?
-Homeless
How can you tell if a drummer’s knocking at your door?
-The knocking speeds up.
As much as it pains me to say it, I love jokes about drummers. Not that I think they’re true (although there are always the select few who fit the [...]
