Ginger Baker Is a Sucker…
August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
…for a pretty face. The legendary stickman became smitten with a bank clerk, hired her to do some administrative work, bought her a bunch of presents (including a $6,500 diamond ring), and later discovered she’d stolen about 55 grand from his account over an 8-month period. The chick is now facing 27 counts of fraud…not counting, of course, when she told Baker that his solo albums were “totally tolerable.”
Countdown to Dixon’s “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” Contest
August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
No time to waste, thumpers. There’s less than a month left to enter Dixon’s “Drum Your Way to Hollywood” contest. All you have to do is haul ass to your nearest Dixon dealer, have a buddy record you playing your shreddingest 2-minute solo on a Demon kit, and then upload the vid to YouTube. Click on over here for the entry and prize details.
Gil Sharone Leaving Dillinger Escape Plan?
August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Metal Hammer is reporting that Gil Sharone might be vacating the DEP throne. The band hasn’t confirmed or denied the possibility yet, but if that rumor wasn’t eye-stopping enough for you, then check this one out: Raanen Bozzio, son of none other than uberthumper Terry Bozzio, is at the head of the line to take over Dillinger drumming duties.
We’ll keep you posted as the breakup details become available. Unless we’re busy looking for more pictures of a scantily clad Daisy De La Hoya.
Travis Barker, The Game, and Jimmy Kimmel
August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Barker and The Game performed a thumpin’ and bumpin’ version of “Dope Boys” on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night. Check it out before the vid is yanked down.
Lars Ulrich Still Doesn’t Do Cocaine…
August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
But Dr. Zoltan might, and to amusing effect. Here the Doc lets loose about Lars’s latest effort on “The Day That Never Comes”:
Dr. Zoltan estimates that it has been roughly 13,140,000 seconds since a snare drum played by Lars Ulrich sounded correct. Dr. Zoltan also estimates that 13,140,000 amateur musicians in home studios all around the world have had no problem with that basic task. You might expect this sort of thing on a low budget — perhaps with a single Radio Shack microphone stuck in a closet, recorded onto a K-mart tape from 1992, but not considering the unlimited financial resources that Metallica has.
Rather than firing Bob Rock, they should have fired Lars Ulrich. Listen to that hi-hat disaster at 1:13. It is one of those moments where the drummer is not so sure he was supposed to go into that section, and he is ducking under the cymbals and looking around at his bandmates for validation.
Lars Ulrich Doesn’t Do Cocaine…
August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
At least not anymore. He also doesn’t hate Dave Mustaine, though that’s probably just because MegaDave tends to be so freakin’ ridiculous:
I keep coming back to the statistics, which are interesting: he’s never played on a Metallica record, he was in the band for 10 months, 25 years ago! That’s an amazing statistic when you think about it, and still Metallica is such a prominent part of his existence. That’s just mind-blowing, because he has made some of the best heavy metal records of all time. It blows my mind.
Replacements Drummer Is Dead
August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
He manned the Replacements throne from 1990 to 1991, but now Steve Foley is no more. He died last weekend from a prescription drug overdose; he was only 49 years old. Doubly tragic, he’d also been working as a car salesman in Minneapolis before his death—no way for a brother thumper to spend his final days. Check out the MTV vid below for a little bit about the Replacements’ final year on the road and how Foley got the gig.
Hip-Hop Loves Travis Barker
August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Los Angeles Times caught up with Travis Barker to chat about his explosive entry into the world of hip-hop and remixes. In case you’ve been unplugged for the last year, it all started with a video posted on YouTube, a slamming version of Travis drumming to Soulja Boy’s “Crank That (Soulja Boy).” With 17.5 million views under his sticks, Barker has become the go-to drummer for other hip-hop-oriented artists as well, including in-demand turntablist DJ AM. The two have joined forces as TRV$DJAM and will be putting out an album (!) and touring. Check out some of their music below.
Jason Bonham Working on New Zeppelin Material?
August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There is a god, and she is merciful. Or maybe just a prick tease. We’re not exactly sure yet, but it does appear that Jason Bonham has been jamming a little with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, which can mean only one thing—Led Zeppelin reunion! Bonzo’s boy said:
I’ve been over a couple of times with Jimmy and John Paul just trying to do some new material and writing….So I don’t know what it will be but it will be something. I mean this is something that I always wanted to do but trying to predict what it will be at the moment…all I know is I have the greatest pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and try and work on some new material, so it’s been fantastic in that aspect.
Buy Bobby Jarzombek’s Drums
August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
If you’ve always wanted to own a little piece of metal drumming history, now’s your chance. Bobby Jarzombek is selling the Pearl Masters kit he used on a couple of Halford albums and tours. Here are the details straight from Bobby and his MySpace page:
Well, the time has come to “thin out the herd” so to speak. With my move back to San Antonio I was trying to figure out what to take with me and what to leave out in Cali. One thing I have decided to part with is my PEARL Masters Custom Maple drumset (comes with the Pearl Icon rack system) even though I have a strong sentimental attachment to it due to the memorable music that I created on it.
The reason I am now selling the kit—other than lack of space—is because I changed drum companies a couple of years ago (I am with DW/PDP now and no longer endorse Pearl) and I haven’t been using it much at all since. I’m thinking of putting it on eBay but before I do that I figured I’d let a Halford fan or drum enthusiast among my MySpace friends have first crack at it.
There is quite a bit of metal history connected to this kit: I recorded HALFORD - ‘Live Insurrection’ (various tracks), HALFORD - ‘Crucible’, and ROB ROCK - ‘Holy Hell’ with it and used it live with HALFORD touring in the US, Canada, and South America on the ‘Resurrection’ and ‘Crucible’ tours, including the 2000/2001 tour with Iron Maiden and Queensryche and the ‘Rock In Rio’ show in Brazil that’s about it be released on DVD. It can also be seen in the ‘Betrayal’ video.
This is a great sounding kit and still in very good condition (I got it in 2000) except for the standard “wear and tear” from being on the road. No major war wounds though. I have posted a number of photos of the drumset so click here to take a closer look.
Drums:
(2) 24″ Bass Drums
10″ Mounted Tom
12″ Mounted Tom
14″ Mounted Tom
16″ Floor Tom
14″ Snare Drum
* The drum color is ‘black mist’
* All Pearl drums have serial numbers
* The (3) rack toms are suspended using the Pearl OptiMount Suspension System
* The rack toms and floor tom are equipped with Pearl MasterCast Die-Cast Hoops
* The snare drum is a 5 x 14 Remo MasterEdge snare drum which I used as my main backup snare
* All drums are fitted with brand new Evans drumheads
Hardware:
The extended rack system includes:
* (8) leg assemblies w/ stabilizer feet, (4) long front and side mounting bars, (2) medium mounting bars for back cymbals + (1) very short front middle mounting bar
* (13) pipe clamps for an easy setup and locking of the tom arms and cymbal booms
* (3) tom arms featuring the Pearl Uni-Lock System
* (10) cymbal booms (6 long and 4 short) allowing for multiple configurations and angles for mounting cymbals (cymbals not included)
(2) Pearl Eliminator Pedals
Pearl snare stand
Pearl hi-hat stand
The kit is currently in storage in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles; I would prefer to find a buyer in the area who can pick it up as I’d rather not ship it.
If you are located outside of SoCal and can’t pick up the kit in person shipping costs would obviously have to be added to the selling price.
I am asking $3,500 for the complete drumset and drum rack system. Interested parties please contact me at bobbyspearlkit@yahoo.com.
