How to Lighten Your Load and Stop Your Drums from Sliding
From my experience being a semi-pro drummer, playing an assortment of odd gigs in cramped spaces, I’m always trying to lighten my load.
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Art Garfunkel Details New Memoir
Garfunkel talks about the painful process of regaining his voice, and the future of Simon and Garfunkel
KickStraps Finally Delivered – Ready to Stay Put
Finally, after months of manufacturing difficulties in finding the best U.S.A. manufacturer offering the best quality at the best prices for us musicians the KickStrap’s have arrived!
Kendrick Lamar – The Making of a Number One LP – Damn
“I hadn’t even heard the third verse,” he says. “And I was in there almost every day. With Kendrick, nothing is done until it’s done. He waits until the last minute when the album has to be turned in.”
Willie Nelson Faces Mortality on New Album
“I woke up still not dead again today,” Willie Nelson sings on his new album, “the internet said I had passed away.” Addressing recent rumors of declining health, Nelson plays the idea for laughs, but it’s no joke.
KickStrap at NAMM 2017 No More Drum Rugs!
KickStrap found a large audience with drummers who are sizing down their drum kits. Gone are the days of the Neil Peart gonzo kit.
Dave Grohl Plays with Nirvana for the First Time. Check it Out
Just 16 days after joining the band, he played his first gig with them at the North Shore Surf Club in Olympia, Washington and, as the video below shows, the then-21-year-old nailed it right away. Check out footage from the history-making gig below.
Drumming for Healing
(Mickey Hart~The Grateful Dead, Rick Allen~Def Leppard, Jim Donovan~Rusted Root) who have played in famous bands and subsequently found the peace and healing power in hand drumming.
Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll – Kenny Aronoff
Aronoff is best known for his 17-year participation in John Mellencamp’s band, including his prime hit-making period of the ‘80s and ‘90s. He writes of his love/hate relationship with the prickly Indiana boy
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Turns 25: How Kurt Cobain and Co. Created the Album That Defined the ’90s
But in hindsight, it’s not hard to see why Nevermind and “Teen Spirit” caught hold the way they did. The polish of Butch Vig’s production deserves much of the credit for the commercial appeal of Nevermind, as does Dave Grohl’s powerful drumming
