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More Cowbell, please!
Posted: April 9, 2013 in Drum Grooves from the Past, Time for a cool LaughTags: (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Öyster Cult, Christopher Walken, comedy, cowbell, don't fear, fear, full lenght, full video, more, more cowbell, reaper, Saturday Night Live, sketch, The Bruce Dickinson, the reaper, video
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May a cool drummer Rest In Peace – Clive Burr (1957-2013)
Posted: March 13, 2013 in R.I.P.Tags: Bruce Dickinson, Clive Burr, Iron Maiden, Killers, Maiden, Multiple Sclerosis, Number of the Beast, Rest in Peace, RIP, Samson, Steve Harris
It was announced today that Clive Burr, former drummer for Iron Maiden has sadly passed away. He died peacefully in his sleep last night.
Clive had suffered poor health for many years after he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
“This is terribly sad news. Clive was a very old friend of all of us. He was a
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Amazing cool drummers: Playmobeat drum trio
Posted: February 11, 2013 in Amazing COOL drummers, Drum solos, Time for a cool LaughTags: acoustic drums, amazing drummer, beat, BEST drum solo, comedy, Drum kit, drum porn, drum solo, Drum solos, drum trio, Drum Workshop, drummer, Germany, Percussion, play, Playmobeat, stand, stand up, stand up comedy, street, street drum, street drummer, street drumming
There is an astonishing drum trio that is making some real noise on the social media around the globe… They come from southern Germany and call themselves ‘Playmobeat’, and man, they sure know how to make a show on drums…
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Cool digital drumming news: Roland announces the TD-4KP V-Drums Portable
Posted: November 2, 2012 in Cool new gear, Electronic drums, Hardware, Outstanding drum news, RolandTags: carry, carrying, drum, Drum kit, drums, electronic, electronic drums, foldable, gadgets, handy, Hi-hat, pad, Percussion, portable, portable drum kit, Ride cymbal, Roland, Snare drum, technology, transportable, transportation, v-drums, vdrums, virtual drums
Yep! That guy is carrying a whole cool electronic drum kit in that bag!
For cool drummers demanding digital and portable at the same time, Roland announces the
Cool cymbal news: Sabian rebrands Vault crashes to expand AAX line
Posted: August 2, 2012 in Cool new gear, Cymbals, Outstanding drum news, SabianTags: AAX, Crash Cymbal, Cymbal, cymbals, Dave Weckl, drums, Hi-hat, K Zildjian, Music, Neil Peart, Percussion, Ride cymbal, Sabian, Vault, Vault Series
Asking Chad Smith: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
Posted: June 12, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Pearl, SabianTags: Bass drum, Chad Smith, Cymbal, Drum kit, drummer, Hi-hat, Music, Pearl, Pearl Drums, pressure, recording, recording drums, Recordings, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RHCP, Snare drum, stress, studio
Q: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
A: After Dave Navarro left the band and John came back, no one really knew what was going to happen. We just started making (more…)
Asking Stewart Copeland: Was it odd to be the most famous drummer using Orthodox grip?
Posted: May 20, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum solos, Paiste, TamaTags: drum warm up, drumming, drums, interview, match grip, Orthodox, orthodox grip, Paiste, paradiddle, question, Rudiment, Stewart Copeland, TAMA, Tama drums, warm up
Q: Was it odd to be the most famous drummer using Orthodox grip?
A: Oh no, Vinnie’s orthodox, there’s a few of us left! What I like is that the youngsters REVERE the orthodox grip, they’re full of reverence for it. I was taught from the age of nine, I am classically trained, in the drums at least, the harmony came a while later. All my technique is absolutely correct. And it really helps. I warm up with rudiments. I just find that I have a better show, if I warm up correctly, doing the correct rudiments, get my paradiddles just perfect. It’s like eating my greens! My technique is absolutely correct. (more…)
Grooves from the past: Daniel Rodriguez – Guitar Center’s Drum Off 2006 Champion
Posted: April 22, 2012 in Amazing COOL drummers, Drum Grooves from the Past, Drum solosTags: 2006, Bass drum, champion, cymbals, Daniel Rodrigues, Drum grooves from the past, Drum Off, drum solo, Funk, grooves from the past, Guitar Cente's Drum Off, Guitar Center, Latin, Music, Percussion, Snare drum, Tito Puente
Well, not so much time has passed, we know… 2006 was ‘yesterday’ but some groovers must be reminded and never forgotten! With some close attention to his solo, we feel a bit of the classic Tito Puente‘s (more…)
Asking Mike Mangini: How about a complete break down of all of your Dream Theater touring drum kits?
Posted: April 8, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum porn, Pearl, ZildjianTags: Bass drum, Cymbal, double bass, double bass drum, Dream Theater, DreamTheater, Drum kit, drum porn, drummer, gigantic drum kits, gigantic drums, Hi-hat, John Petrucci, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, Pearl, Pearl Drums, Snare drum
Q: How about a complete break down of all of your Dream Theater touring drum kits?
A: I’m using either a Pearl Reference Pure kit or a Pearl Masterworks kit. The two 22″ center bass drums are identical in size in order to play typical double bass patterns and to be able to play single kick patterns with either foot. And sometimes I want to free (more…)
Time for a cool laugh: Vinnie Colaiuta says ”hello’ to his fans in a cool gig with Sting (playing Paiste Cymbals?)
Posted: March 23, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Cymbals, Gretsch, Outstanding drum news, Paiste, Time for a cool LaughTags: Avedis Zildjian Company, cool laugh, Cymbal, cymbals, drum, drum cool, drum joke, drumcool, drumcool.com, drums, flam, groove, laugh, Music, Paiste, Snare drum, Sting, Vinnie, Vinnie Colaiuta, virtual workshop, workshop, YouTube, youtube leaks, youtube video leak
Ok, once again, it’s time for a cool drum laugh!
Right know, what we have here is a cool video captured by a Vinnie Colaiuta fan when (more…)
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