OK gang, the 2017 Book of the Blog is now available for purchase! It includes all of the downloadable practice materials posted on the site in 2017, plus the grooves o’ the day, plus selected […]
Category: books
Countermanding the tsunami
Thanks to everyone who has purchased the new e-book, 13 Essential Stickings, and I hope you’re pleased with it. As you can see, there’s nothing in there you haven’t heard of— it’s really a case […]
Anti-book review
What’s it even called? Guitar Center Lessons Drums Book 1? UPDATE: I had a student’s parent try to purchase this book, and it turns out it’s not for sale without purchasing lessons from them. Too […]
What’s the point?
Yeahhh, you probably don’t need to bother with this one.* * – Not a terrible book, actually. Since we here at CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! dump countless pages of quality practice materials onto the internet annually, […]
New e-book title: 5 Roy Haynes Solos
Another new transcription e-book available: 5 Roy Haynes Solos Includes transcribed solos from: In Walked Bud Snap Crackle All The Things You Are Reflection Bad News Blues Only In Walked Bud was previously available on […]
New e-book: 5 Tony Williams Transcriptions
Another new e-book— not new to my long time readers, because most of the contents have been shared here before. Like the title says, it’s 5 Tony Williams transcriptions, re-proofed and reformatted for tablets and […]
New e-book: 5 Elvin Jones Transcriptions
Here’s what I’ve been doing all weekend instead of writing blog posts: writing a new e-book of some transcriptions previously available on the blog, all re-proofed and edited: Summertime (drum solo), Lonnie’s Lament, Big Nick […]
2016 Book of the Blog NOW AVAILABLE for purchase!
OK, gang, the 2016 Book of the Blog is now available for purchase! It’s 119 pages of pure drum-practicing goodness: all of the downloadable exercises posted on the site last year, plus all of the […]
Very occasional quote of the day: Bozzio studies
I always loved this photo from the original interview. First copy of MD I ever read. Also had Jim Keltner and Ed Blackwell. In his 1981 Modern Drummer interview with Robin Tolleson, Terry Bozzio discusses […]
A good book you should all chase down
Look for the book withthe really goofy cover. I just want to take a moment again to recommend you all try to find a copy of the book Syncopated Rhythms for the Contemporary Drummer by […]
Two new linear drumming books by Joel Rothman
Received a few new books in the mail from author/publisher Joel Rothman, two of which I’ll review today: Drummin’ In The Rhythm Of Rock with Linear Patterns, and Linear Jazz Drumming. Rothman has been an extremely […]
Best books: The Essence of Afro-Cuban Percussion & Drum Set by Ed Uribe
Buy the book Leafing through a copy of Ed Uribe’s book The Essence of Afro-Cuban Percussion & Drum Set, you may be inclined to Google Map the location of the nearest bridge, and then drive […]