Congratulations to our man in Berlin, Michael Griener for his playing on the soundtrack for The Brutalist, which just got an Oscar for best score— among numerous other awards and nominations. It’s exceedingly cool because he […]
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CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! zoom call
This except not with these idiots.
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SLASH FEELER: I’m thinking about doing a group zoom call— you join me in an online conversation about all matters pertaining to drumming, teaching, playing, whatever anyone wants to talk about.
CYMBALISTIC: Last new cymbals before Germany!
CYMBALISTIC: I’ve posted the videos for the last four Cymbal & Gong cymbals I got for my upcoming mini-tour… next week I’m bringing a case of cymbals to Germany for people to play and purchase. […]
Cymbalistic: videos are up – event dates
CYMBALISTIC: Videos and descriptions of the new cymbals are up, check them out at Cymbalistic. I’m putting a lot of ears on them ahead of upcoming events in Seattle and Germany (see below), so many/most/all […]
CYMBALISTIC: SUNDAY – SW Washington drum gear swap meet
CYMBALISTIC: OK, if you’re located anywhere in the Olympia/Kelso/Aberdeen triangle you’ll want to make it to Chehalis tomorrow for a drum gear swap meet at Alexander Park. Hosted by members of Drumforum.org. Last year about a […]
Ralph Humphrey in hospice, RIP Ivan Conti
Not great news in music this week. Ralph Humphrey, who had been undergoing cancer treatment, has entered hospice care. He’s one of the first drummers I ever knew the name of, from Frank Zappa’s album […]
Stanley Spector news
I received an email yesterday, from a violinist named Xinou Wei, regarding the “Spector School of Drumming”— which sells itself as an official Stanley Spector enterprise, and apparently it is a complete fraud. Wei says: […]
Germany/Istanbul tour wrap up
I returned from Germany a few days ago, and am still quite loopy with jet lag. I took as many Cymbal & Gong cymbals as my wife and I could carry, and had a couple […]
Cymbals are in!
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ll be posting lightly for the better part of this week, A) because I’m doing my taxes, B) because a huge new shipment of cymbals just came in, and I’ll be making videos […]
Robyn Flans fundraiser
Scott Fish has shared a fundraiser for fellow former Modern Drummer writer Robyn Flans— her name was all over MD in the 80s, and she’s a major contributor to the literature of drumming. Please read […]
Fundraiser time
UPDATE: Bumping this to the top of the blog, scroll down for new posts. You may have noticed I’ve added a Patreon account, for those who prefer to support the site that way. Well, we’ve […]
Bill Bachman news
The drummer, clinician, and technique expert Bill Bachman has just shared on the Drummerworld forum that he had a stroke recently, which took out his ability to use his right hand. For a drummer, that’s […]