I was going to try to spread these 7/8 things out a little more, but I’ve been so occupied with other stuff— like, I’m getting married in a couple of weeks— I’m getting a little […]
Month: August 2015
Practice loop: fast 7
At long last, here’s that practice loop to go with all the stuff in 7 I’ve been posting of late. This is sampled from the tune Solitaire, from John Zorn’s album O’o, which you should […]
RLF pattern in 7/8!!!
UPDATE: I made a couple of small changes which I found helpful in practicing the patterns— in the first set of exercises there are some optional notes in parentheses, and I’ve changed line 6. I’ve […]
Getting around the drums: the ultra basics
A quick little page of stuff on getting around the drums with one hand, and both hands. In the first part I’ve basically written out the collection of tom moves we use with the Pages […]
VOQOTD: Miles
This is from an interview by Jake Feinberg in Tucson, who you should be following— he’s interviewed a lot of great people: “I’ve been a sideman in a lot of different bands. The only time […]
Rowdy Roddy Piper 1954-2015
UPDATE: Notice in Rolling Stone. This one’s a real heartbreaker— Portland-based pro wrestling icon Rowdy Roddy Piper has passed away. Years ago he was a regular on Portland Wrestling, an iconic Oregon TV program in […]