I’ve been enjoying session pro, Blair Sinta’s channel lately. There’s tons of great informaton about getting a sound with your drums. It’s all very useful, it’s about the creative process of recording, playing stuff that works for the music, using…
Check out this splendid interview with Ringo who’s turning 80. He talks about being locked down, being on tour, not on tour, living in America, joining The Beatles, playing for the song, being left-handed, playing from the heart, being friends…
I love this post from Todd Bishop of the Cruise Ship Drummer Blog. Resting the sticks on the drum or pad is a terrible habit. Why are you putting your sticks on the head when you are not playing your…
If you don’t enjoy Rick Beato‘s videos there must be something wrong with you! This What Makes This Song Great is particularly good. Smells Like Teen Spirit is an awesome song and a beautiful sounding record. Watch this:
Here’s a very cool video from drummer Chris Smith of The Drum Hang YouTube channel. A bunch of ideas for things you can practice when you are away from the kit. No sticks required. Shoop boom bee boop! It’s all…
Quincy Davis’ videos on jazz drumming are simple and easy to follow and tend to focus on a particular idea and how to develop it. This is a great lesson on thestick shot or stick-on-stick sound. I find this pretty…
Progenitor of Afrobeat drumming, the unbelieveably funky, Tony Allen has sadly died at age 79. I was lucky enough to see Allen live several times. Go in peace.
Wow! What is this beautiful noise? Listen.
If you’re feeling perplexed about how to get that egg-rolling-down-a-hill feel you get in Brazilian music, check out this great video from Edu Ribero.
Here’s the drum bits for Sweet Home Alabama. Everyone should know it. It’s pretty straightforward. If you’d like to use a full chart, the Drum Ninja has transcribed it here: http://thedrumninja.com/downloads/sweet-home-alabama-lynyrd-skynyrd-drum-transcription.pdf