Phil Rudd – Is He Any Good?

5 April 2011

Phil Rudd, famous stixman behind heavy metal rockers AC/DC, has been in the news this week.  He had a drugs possession charge overturned because it would affect his ability to go touring with the boys. Drugs aside, there is a more important question that needs to be asked by us drummers: “Is he any good [...]

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Single Stroke Roll Rudiment

4 April 2011

The single stroke roll one of the fundamental drum rudiments and we all find ourselves using it whether we are aware of it or not. Below is a video introduction to how it can be played. Although I’ve been drumming for some time, I’m revisiting some of the basics of drumming to really try and [...]

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17-Year Kid Creates Jeans Drumkit

31 March 2011

School kid Aseem Mishra has created the solution to lugging a full drumkit to practice sessions – he’s produced a drumkit that fits into your jeans.  The electronic invention won the 17-year old from Hull in the UK, a £1000 prize in a science competition. The budding drummer decided to combine his twin passions of [...]

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The Roland RMP5 Rhythm Coach – My First Impressions

26 March 2011

Just received the Roland RMP5 Rhythm Coach as present from my lovely wife.  This is going to be my practice pad and training tutor that I can use at home. As I live in a small apartment at the moment, space is at a premium and keeping the neighbours from banging on the ceiling is also [...]

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Joe Morello – Tribute to a Legend

19 March 2011

Last week we lost one of the great drummers of our time, Joe Morello.  He is widely regarded one of the best jazz drummers around and will be fondly remembered for his 12 year assocition with Dave Brubeck.  ‘Take Five’ is one of the band’s finest moments and features a melodic drum solo. Joe Morello [...]

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Need New Drumheads? Checkout the Evans Sound Library

18 March 2011

Need new drumheads but not sure what your new heads will sound like on your kit?  That’s the problem with buying new skins.  It’s not like buying a cymbal where you can just walk into a store and try a few out. But those clever guys at Evans have just brought out a nifty little [...]

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Welcome to My New Drums and Drumming Blog

15 March 2011

The aim of this blog is simple: to help both you and I become better drummers.  There will be some products reviews for your see, information about how to improve your drumming and a round up of great drumming videos. It will also be a place where I can occasional note down my own drumming [...]

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