DRUMS || drumming diary
May 18, 2008
Finding His Way
John Rutsey, who presided over the drumkit on Rush's heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced debut before yielding the drum throne to Neil Peart, passed away last week.
May 07, 2008
Just Missed Him
Bill Bruford stopped by Ronnie Scott's in London to see Avishai Cohen the same week I was there. I had seen the listings for Cohen's shows there, and walked by the club at one point, but the proverbial stars did not align for me to run into one of my heroes outside of a performance.
April 10, 2008
Words Of Wisdom
For some reason, I hadn't bookmarked Bill Bruford's blog until now. It is there that I found this gem:
Always remember Bruford’s First Law Of Tuning Drums, which states that no matter how many you have, whenever you set up to play live or in the studio, one drum always stinks. And Bruford’s Second Law Of Tuning Drums is: It's never the same drum that stinks.
ALL ENTRIES
01/05/2008: The Lure Of The Large Kit
12/04/2007: Back In The Saddle
11/07/2007: Thirty Years
09/29/2007: Scared of (Palos) Heights
09/28/2007: It Never Stops
03/19/2007: Erin Go To The Bridge
01/02/2007: Gotta Start Somewhere
11/19/2006: Anniversaries
11/19/2006: Park Life
11/05/2006: It Was A Cheap Trick, But It Worked
10/14/2006: You Made Some Hottie's Bart Break
07/27/2006: Quandary
03/18/2006: What He Said
03/07/2006: Dead Heads and Bumpy Rides
01/15/2006: Jinxed
09/12/2005: Support Local Music, Hug A Soundman
06/24/2005: Soundchecks Are Important
04/22/2005: Bloomington Blokes
04/06/2005: Learning Curve
03/18/2005: Credit Where Credit Is Due
01/14/2005: Some VERY Hip Drum Shit
01/05/2005: So That's How That Goes
12/05/2004: Wipe Out
11/18/2004: Coming and Going
11/14/2004: Jedi Mind Tricks
11/07/2004: Bloomin' Blokes!
10/13/2004: What's Next, Freebird?
09/28/2004: Spinning Around
08/15/2004: It's Easy Being Green
06/09/2004: If it's Wednesday, it must be blues/funk/rock
01/04/2004: The Return Of The Big Kit
08/11/2003: Stray Cat Strut
08/01/2003: Gig report, Lindsie Reitz at Beat Kitchen
07/11/2003: Knowing it when you hear it
04/24/2003: Smooth Criminal
04/18/2003: Tracking for Lindsie
04/04/2003: Under the hood
03/30/2003: Gig report, Lindsie at the Rockhouse
03/27/2003: Reorientation
03/14/2003: Rehearsal and the creative process
03/10/2003: Gig report
12/04/2007: Back In The Saddle
11/07/2007: Thirty Years
09/29/2007: Scared of (Palos) Heights
09/28/2007: It Never Stops
03/19/2007: Erin Go To The Bridge
01/02/2007: Gotta Start Somewhere
11/19/2006: Anniversaries
11/19/2006: Park Life
11/05/2006: It Was A Cheap Trick, But It Worked
10/14/2006: You Made Some Hottie's Bart Break
07/27/2006: Quandary
03/18/2006: What He Said
03/07/2006: Dead Heads and Bumpy Rides
01/15/2006: Jinxed
09/12/2005: Support Local Music, Hug A Soundman
06/24/2005: Soundchecks Are Important
04/22/2005: Bloomington Blokes
04/06/2005: Learning Curve
03/18/2005: Credit Where Credit Is Due
01/14/2005: Some VERY Hip Drum Shit
01/05/2005: So That's How That Goes
12/05/2004: Wipe Out
11/18/2004: Coming and Going
11/14/2004: Jedi Mind Tricks
11/07/2004: Bloomin' Blokes!
10/13/2004: What's Next, Freebird?
09/28/2004: Spinning Around
08/15/2004: It's Easy Being Green
06/09/2004: If it's Wednesday, it must be blues/funk/rock
01/04/2004: The Return Of The Big Kit
08/11/2003: Stray Cat Strut
08/01/2003: Gig report, Lindsie Reitz at Beat Kitchen
07/11/2003: Knowing it when you hear it
04/24/2003: Smooth Criminal
04/18/2003: Tracking for Lindsie
04/04/2003: Under the hood
03/30/2003: Gig report, Lindsie at the Rockhouse
03/27/2003: Reorientation
03/14/2003: Rehearsal and the creative process
03/10/2003: Gig report