Neil Peart’s Studio Secrets
Ultimate-Guitar.com released an article explaining some of the legend’s tips for his classic studio sound. Read more
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Neil Peart to Publish 3rd Book
Neil Peart is scheduled to publish his third book Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! on September 13th. Read more
Rumors Spread of Meg White Replacing Peart
On March 9th, the Nevada County Scooper published a satire article suggesting former White Stripes drummer Meg White was selected to replace Neil Peart of Rush – and it apparently fooled a lot of people. Read more
Neil Peart Retiring?
According to Digital Trends, Neil Peart told Drumhead Magazine that he’s now a “retired drummer” – but is that the truth? Read more
The winner of the “Greatest Drummer of All Time” bracket is…
We’ve been following these brackets on the show, and the final votes are in! The greatest drummer of all time, as voted by the readers of consequenceofsound.net, is none other than Neil Peart! With a staggering 87% of the vote, Peart crushed John Bonham in the final round. What do you think about it?
Music Radar’s Drum Kits of the Pros (in pictures)
Music Radar has collected up-close and personal pics of 40+ pro drummer’s rigs, complete with gear descriptions and brands. Includes greats such as Travis Barker, Neil Peart, Benny Greb, and more!
Neil Peart on Letterman
We spoke earlier this week about Dave Letterman featuring drum solos all week long, well here is the finale with Neil Peart. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWyABiUpihs
Drum Solo Week on Letterman
Considering Anton Fig is a perennial favorite for best late night drummer honors, it’s no surprise that the Late Show decided to give the drummer some love. All this week, The Late Show with David Letterman will be featuring drum solos form some of the biggest names in drumming – Fig, Peart, Sheila E, and Haynes. The 4 night drumming fiesta begins tonight, June 6 and goes through until Thursday!
Drummer Talk 05/13/2011 – Snare Drum Makeover (#162)
It’s the season finale of Drummer Talk Season 6, and on this week’s show, Dave’s gives a very in-depth look at a complete snare drum makeover – from batter head, to reso head, to snare strands, to strand cords.
Tour Neil Peart’s Kit Contest
The Summer of contests continues with this one being offered from Rhythm Magazine and Sabian Cymbals.
Win a meet and greet with Neil Peart’s drum tech Lorne Wheaton for an onstage tour of Neil’s kit! Plus! See the band perform live in London
Enter this exclusive competition and you, along with a friend, will be in with a chance to meet Neil’s right-hand man, drum tech Lorne Wheaton who will take you onstage for a guided tour of Neil’s phenomenal drum set-up (click here for a sneak preview). The kit tour will take place at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday 25th May, and the prize also includes two pairs of tickets to watch the band perform that evening.
To be in with a chance of winning we want to know how much of a Peart fan you really are. In no more than 25 words, explain why you are the world’s biggest Neil Peart superfan and deserve this all-access pass to check out Neil’s kit. The more creative you are the better! Closing date for entries is 9am on Friday 20th May.
Just when you think you’ve seen it all…
Something like this comes along. Neil Peart, the professor of percussion has branched off into the world of cooking. Drummer, lyricist, composer, author, philosopher, and now helpful kitchen helper. A renaissance man if ever there was one. Hopefully he and Mario Batali will team up for something crazy. After all Batali already has contatcs in the drumming world…
More details on Bubba’s Bar n’ Grill here.
Alfred Publishing Releases Zeppelin and Rush Song Books
Finally! Someone has published books with drum transcriptions of big name bands and not made it dull and professorial! Alfred’s released two new song books cataloging the drum transcriptions of two rock heavyweights, Led Zeppelin and Rush. I’m interested to see how they’ve notated “Black Dog” for the breaks and “When The Levee Breaks” to see if they incoprorated the delay on the bass drum. When/if you play that particular groove, do you add in the bass drum delay on your bass drum part? Listen back to the track if you’re drawing a blank. Terrific track. Go Alfred!
