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Cool cymbal news: Sabian rebrands Vault crashes to expand AAX line

Posted: August 2, 2012 in Cool new gear, Cymbals, Outstanding drum news, Sabian
Tags: AAX, Crash Cymbal, Cymbal, cymbals, Dave Weckl, drums, Hi-hat, K Zildjian, Music, Neil Peart, Percussion, Ride cymbal, Sabian, Vault, Vault Series

The recent move by Sabian to drop its Vault Series does not mean the many innovative cymbal models in Vault are going away. Rather, they have been rebranded as AAX, HHX, AA or HH. (more…)

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, Sabian
Tags: 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…)

Cool drumming DVDs: Neil Peart – Taking Center Stage DVD

Posted: January 29, 2012 in Amazing COOL drummers, Books and Videos, Drum porn, dw - Drum Workshop, Outstanding drum news, Sabian, Virtual Workshop
Tags: Center Stage, custom drums, cymbals, drum, drum shell, drum solo, Drum Workshop, drums, DVD, dw, dw drums, E-book, Footage, Moving Pictures (album), Music, Neil, Neil Peart, review, RUSH, Rush (band), Sabian, Sabian cymbals, shell, Snare drum, video, virtual workshop, workshop

Neil Peart sure knows how to rush a cool drum groove anatomy in his drum solos. In this new DVD, following on from his two previous offerings which dealt with being in the studio and then building a drum solo, deals with how he prepares for live performance.

Described by Hudson Music as “The most in-depth insight into (more…)

Asking Todd Sucherman: What are the most important technical aspects to know as a drummer?

Posted: January 27, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum porn, Pearl, Sabian
Tags: Arts, Bass drum, Cymbal, double bass, double bass drum, Dream Theater, DreamTheater, Drum kit, drum porn, drummer, drums, gigantic drum kits, gigantic drums, Hi-hat, John Petrucci, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, Music, Pearl, Pearl Drums, Percussion, Snare drum

Q: What, in your opinion, are the most important technical aspects to know as a drummer?

A: It’s important to really understand that technique is only a means to an end. I’ve heard that phrase over the years but the older I get, the truer it seems to ring. Everything we learn as a drummer from the (more…)