Sup guys and gals. Last show of the season. Carter The Prodigal Whipping Boy flies solo today in Dave’s stead. We talk about what kind of cymbal is right for the job. Drummer of the Week is Incubus’ Jose Pasillas. Thanks so much to you all!

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Hey y’all. We’ll have a fresh show this week with Carter flying solo again. I’ll go live at 1:30 pm Central Standard Time. The video feed didn’t agree with me last time so I’ll see if I can get it running this time. Definitely will have a chat room. Topic will be The Right Cymbal For The Job. We’ve discussed cymbals AT LENGTH before on the show, but this particular topic will deal with that sounds are typically used in various styles. I’ll be rockin some news, an album review, plus Jose Pasillas of Incubus as Drummer of the Week. And of course, I’ll have a rant or two cued up about some inanne sports subject. So tune in Friday afternoon for another awesome show!

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My love of all things Dave Matthews Band has been discussed much on the show, so here goes again. Hulu.com has a video providing an interesting look behind the scenes of the writing and recording of their new album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. Lots of very interesting tidbits in this video, including shots of the band using legit charts, engineer Doug McKean’s thoughts on drum sounds, and the band’s thoughts on the passing of saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died during the recording. Also, at one point you see drummer Carter Beauford go for it in the studio (8:02 minute mark). I’ve picked up the album, and I must say it’s pretty great. Definitely a solid effort from a band who’s entering their third decade of existence.

Check out the video here!

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Got a cool heads up from Jim Pettit, owner of Memphis Drum Shop (aka The Best Drum Shop on the Face of the Planet) today. For all those in the Memphis area tomorrow the good folks from Roland USA will be in store for free one-on-one lessons and small group lessons on any Roland product. Basically, if you’ve got a piece of Roland equipment that maybe you don’t know how to get the most out of it or have a question, come on down and they’ll help you in person with the gear. Gotta love Memphis Drum Shop. They always go that extra mile for their customers.

Click here for more info

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In part II of the Drummer’s Toybox covers what every drummer should have in a box for parts and repairs.  The MD Reader’s Poll is out, the Dr. Rion is the Hybrid Rudiment of the Week, and Carter brings the news!  Show Notes

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You can tell it’s Summer when the DT shows trickle in, but we’re back this Wednesday for an all new show!  Join us Wed, June 10 at 8:30am (Central).  This week’s topic: The Drummer’s Toybox II - Spare Parts!

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     I should note that for this review that I have neither Advanced Funk Studies nor the Contemporary Drum-Set Techniques books themselves but given the information in this DVD I will soon. Rick Latham wrote those two books over twenty-five years ago and they’ve become favorites of the drumming community over that time. At some point along the way Rick decided to supplement the books with a video for each book respectively. Fast forward to today, for the 25th anniversary of  Advanced Funk Studies Rick rereleased both of the DVDs together in a single disk with a bunch of extras and it made its way to my house via Netflix… and that’s the story so far.
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Now THIS is cool.  As part of their 100th anniversary celebrations, Ludwig is releasing a gorgeous stainless steel kit. Every kit will be fashioned by Ronn Dunnett, owner of Dunnett Classic Drums, who knows a thing or two about making metal drums. Too bad they’re only making 100 of them. I’d love to get one.

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This makes me drool. Taye’s unveiling a new finish for their BeBop kits. This classic walnut finish is seriously mouth-watering. Maybe it’s because I’ve been playing and listening to a lot of jazz recently, but my favorite part of this kit besides the finish is the 18″x14″ kick drum. Looks marvelous. Bet it sounds great too! Always been impressed with how Taye’s kits sound. They do great work.

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Good things come in groups, I guess. Flipside Memphis, which is a series of videos about local Memphis music and such that MTV has recently put out, put together a short video about the Memphis Drum Shop. I know we’ve talked about our love for MDS ad nauseum on the show, but I think this video really sums it up. AND, the main narrator is my own instructor, Renardo Ward. Pretty cool. Check it out. Links to the Flipside Memphis site can be found after the jump.

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Great news for Jim Petit and the guys at the Memphis Drum Shop! Music Inc. Magazine has named MDS as it’s 2008 Independent Retailer of the Year and ran a long feature article on owner/founder Jim Petit in a recent issue. VERY interesting read. You can download the article itself from the magazine’s website here. Check the links below for more info on Memphis Drum Shop or Music Inc. Congrats to MDS! Best Drum Shop in the world!

Memphis Drum Shop

Music Inc. Magainze

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      Benny Greb’s new DVD is somewhere between Big Time and the Thomas Lang DVDs. To me this makes sense because I tend to think of Benny Greb’s drumming style as a blend of those two drummers. Thomas Langesq chops with a Billy Ward like sense of creativity. In this DVD Benny Greb teaches you how to “speak drum” There isn’t anything revolutionary in terms of what he’s teaching, it’s how he’s teaching it that is the real selling point. This isn’t one huge system it’s actually 3 or 4 smaller ones that he’s teaching you by relating them to something very intuitive to humans, language.

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We talk all about cases on this week’s show!  Carter brings the news (including a disgusting Joey Jordison story), Keith Moon is the drummer of the week, and the Cheese-pata-flafla is the hybrid rudiment of the week.  Show Notes

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The 5th Annual Drummer Cafe Community Drum Solo video has been uploaded to Drummercafe.com. There are some familiar faces from last year and a wide interpretation of this year’s loop. There’s even one guy doing a Dave Grohl and playing on a toy set! I’m still frustrated that I wasn’t able to make time to contribute a video this year but hey, hopefully next year! Click the picture to see the video.

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Carter flies solo this week as Dave is MIA! Plenty of news including and upcoming Zoro clinic and a famous drummer auditions for the Smashing Pumpkins. Larry Mullen Jr. is the drummer of the week and Carter teaches some music theory basics! Plus… an NFL diatribe.  Originally recorded April 29. 2009.

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