So much groove! Nate Smith is a master.
I think I’m going to listen to this on repeat for a while.
An excellent episode of the Tape Notes podcast featuring Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, discussing the making of her latest album, All Born Screaming.
She had some fantastic drummers contributing to the album! It was great hearing her talk about her process for writing and producing the songs. The part where she talked about creating the drum part for “Sweetest Fruit” was particularly interesting.
To listen to the full episode, you can find it here.
A collection of quotes from 20 years of Modern Drummer magazine via ItsPronouncedMo-BEEL on Reddit. I’m not going to pick out a favourite because you should just read them all!
An interesting post by Ted Gioia on the potential health benefits of drumming.
Viva drummers!
Sounds Like A Drum makes excellent videos on tuning and maintaining drums. I’ve learnt a tonne from watching them.
This episode on Fixing Your Snare Sound is a good place to start. If you like that, I’d suggest going back to the beginning and working through season one.
If you have nice cymbals, you should take the time to watch this short video. A few simple tweaks to your cymbal setup could save you an absolute fortune in damaged cymbals. Watch it!