Remembering John Bonham
JamBase released an article detailing some highlights of the legendary drummer’s career. Read more
Recordings
Tabla Drumming to Bieber
Shobhit Banwait is becoming famous by playing Indian hand drums along to pop songs. Read more
Deantoni Parks (Mars Volta) Creates Solo Album
Deantoni Parks, former drummer for the Mars Volta, has created a solo album with one stick, a sampler, and no editing. Read more
5-year old girl covers SOAD’s “Chop Suey”
Eduarda Henklein may be five years old, but she can play-through System of a Down tunes like nobody’s business. Read more
“Just Blaze” Drum Samples Available for Free
Producer Just Blaze has made his drum samples from 2001-2005 available for free via Meow the Drums.
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“Love Me Do” Drummer Dies at 85
Andy White, the drummer for the Beatles’ first single “Love Me Do,” passed away on November 9th, 2015. Read more
Steve Gadd Band Releasing New Album
Steve Gadd and the crew are at it again! Entitled “70 Strong,” the Steve Gadd Band is releasing a new album in conjunction with Gadd’s 70th birthday this coming April. “70 Strong” is the band’s sophomore album, second to their debut album “Gadditude.”
Drummer Talk Play-Along 5 – Drum N Bass (170 BPM)
The first Tuesday of every month, we bring you a new, original play-along track for your playing and practice enjoyment. Each track features a high-quality, stereo mix minus drums.
Drummer Talk Play-Along 4 – Car Chase (120 BPM)
The first Tuesday of every month, we’ll be bringing you a new, original play-along track for your playing and practice enjoyment. Each track features a high-quality, stereo mix minus drums.
Isolated Drum Tracks From Bonham, Moon, Peart, Copeland, Grohl, and Ringo
OpenCulture.com has posted up a cool article that breaks down isolated drum tracks from some of rock’s greatest legends.
Duke Pearson’s “Little Drummer Boy” with Mickey Roker on drums is the definitive version you need to hear
This was released on Pearson’s 1969 Merry Ole Soul album on Blue Note records.
Drummer Talk Play-Along 3 – Egg Nog (93 BPM)
The first Tuesday of every month, we’ll be bringing you a new, original play-along track for your playing and practice enjoyment. Each track features a high-quality, stereo mix minus drums.
Drummer Talk Play-Along 2 – Chunky Salad (95 BPM)
The first Tuesday of every month, we’ll be bringing you a new, original play-along track for your playing and practice enjoyment. Each track features a high-quality, stereo mix minus drums.
This month’s Play-Along is a salad bowl of influences and instruments! From chunky guitars to marimba to pizzicato strings! Be on the watch out for the tempo slowdown (ritardando) at the end of the “B” section.
We’d love to hear your performances and we’ll even feature them on the podcast! Simply upload them to Soundcloud or Youtube and send us a link via Twitter, Facebook, or at drummertalk.org.
Drummer Talk Play-Along 1 – Swampy Bass (80 BPM)
We’re happy to announce a brand new feature here at Drummer Talk: Drummer Talk Play-Alongs!
The first Tuesday of every month, we’ll be bringing you a new, original play-along track for your playing and practice enjoyment. Each track will feature a high-quality, stereo mix minus drums.
Our first Play-Along features a deep, fat, swampy bassline that is wide open for funky grooves! Also, dig the Love Boat vibe in the “B” section! It’s at a laid back 80 BPM with a 2 bar count in.
We’d love to hear your performances and we’ll even feature them on the podcast! Simply upload them to Soundcloud or Youtube and send us a link via Twitter, Facebook, or at drummertalk.org.
Top 10 songs known for their drumming
A few weeks ago we brought you a list of 11 bands where the drummer is the coolest member. Here’s a list of songs where the drums are the most important part! There are some of the usual suspects, but there are also a few surprise entries. What do you think of this list!
Read more (ultimateclassicrock.com)