Travis Barker in Complete VMA Videos
September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Because we’re all still reeling from the Travis Barker news, MTV has kindly posted the full-length videos of Trav and DJ AM performing at this year’s VMA show. The duo played with Katy Perry, Lupe Fiasco, The Ting Tings, Kid Cudi, and (our sticks-down favorite) LL Cool J. Check out their version of “Going Back to Cali”:
Zildjian Drummers Achievement Awards
July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
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Winners of DRUM! Magazine Readers Poll 2008
July 1, 2008 | 38 Comments
DRUM! Magazine unleashed its 2008 readers poll awards today. No big Drummie! surprises here: Neil Peart still reigns as everyone’s favorite living drum god, Travis Barker is apparently the best punk drummer on the planet (but only when Tré Cool and Green Day haven’t released an album), and Chad Smith is the youngsters’ funkster of choice. Let the verbal fisticuffs begin.
Word of warning: under each category, the name presented in caps is the official winner; all the subsequent names under a category are considered by DRUM! to be “runners-up,” not necessarily “second,” “third,” “or “fourth” place winners. Why? We haven’t a clue…
I. DRUM SET CATEGORIES
Drummer of the Year
NEIL PEART
Stanton Moore
Mike Portnoy
Jimmy Sullivan
Rising Drum Star
THOMAS PRIDGEN
Cody Hanson
Matt Smith
Spencer Smith
Best Progressive Drummer
MIKE PORTNOY
Neil Peart
Gavin Harrison
Danny Carey
Best Metal Drummer
CHRIS ADLER
Jason Bittner
Joey Jordison
Brann Dailor
Best Jam Band Drummer
CARTER BEAUFORD
Stanton Moore
Matt Abts
Jim Donovan
Best Jazz Drummer
STEVE SMITH
Peter Erskine
Billy Hart
Billy Kilson
Best Funk Drummer
CHAD SMITH
Stanton Moore
Zoro
Aaron Spears
Best Urban Drummer
?UESTLOVE
Aaron Spears
Trevor Lawrence Jr.
Teddy Campbell
Best Mainstream Pop Drummer
TAYLOR HAWKINS
Neil Peart
Chad Smith
Travis Barker
Best Alternative Rock Drummer
SAM LOEFFLER
Brooks Wackerman
Atom Willard
Travis Barker
Best Punk Drummer
TRAVIS BARKER
Tré Cool
Brooks Wackerman
Bill Stevenson
Best R&B/Blues Drummer
ZORO
Stanton Moore
Aaron Spears
Teddy Campbell
Best Country Drummer
JIM RILEY
Paul Leim
Eddie Bayers
Ben Sesar
Best Drum Clinician
THOMAS LANG
Jojo Mayer
Stanton Moore
Mike Mangini
Best Studio Drummer
VINNIE COLAIUTA
Steve Gadd
Josh Freese
Rodney Holmes
Best Live Drumming Performer
NEIL PEART
Stanton Moore
Jimmy Sullivan
Mike Portnoy
II. PERCUSSIONIST CATEGORIES
Percussionist of the Year
LUIS CONTE
Giovanni Hidalgo
Fausto Cuevas
Taku Hirano
Rising Percussion Star
CESAR ESPINOZA
Carlos Maldonado
A.B. Bermudez
Eric Velez
Best Latin Percussionist
RICHIE FLORES
A.B. Bermudez
Giovanni Hidalgo
Poncho Sanchez
Best Jazz/Fusion Percussionist
SAMMY FIGUEROA
Richie Flores
A.B. Bermudez
Cyro Baptista
Best Percussion Clinician
JESUS DIAZ
Giovanni Hidalgo
Alex Acuña
Valerie Naranjo
Best Rock/Pop Percussionist
LUIS CONTE
Fausto Cuevas
Raul Rekow
Jim Donovan
Best Worldbeat Percussionist
VALERIE NARANJO
Zakir Hussain
Taku Hirano
Cyro Baptista
Best Percussion Ensemble
HIP PICKLES
Blue Man Group
San Jose Taiko
Blue Devils
Best Drum Circle Facilitator
JIM DONOVAN
Valerie Naranjo
John Scalici
Chet Doboe
Best Studio Percussionist
LUIS CONTE
Lenny Castro
Emil Richards
Robert Vilera
Best Live Percussion Performer
MARC QUIÑONES
Alex Acuña
Hip Pickles
Jim Donovan
III. INDUSTRY AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Best Drum Kit
DW COLLECTOR’S TWISTED EXOTICS
Pearl Masters MCX
Tama Starclassic Perfomer Bubinga/Birch
Ludwig Legacy
Best Snare Drum
BLACK PANTHER THICK FLAME MAPLE
Tama 13″ Warlord Limited Edition
Pro-Mark 50th Anniversary
Yamaha 14″ x 5.5″ Kabuto
Best Custom Drum Maker
SJC CUSTOM DRUMS
Pork Pie Percussion
The Craviotto Drum Company
Orange County Drum & Percussion
Best Cymbal
ZILDJIAN ARMAND SERIES
Sabian 20″ HHX Evolution O-Zone Crash
Paiste Twenty Series
Zildjian 22″ K Medium Dark Ride
Best Drumhead
EVANS EC1
Remo Powerstroke X snare head
Remo Vintage A snare head
Aquarian Super-2
Best Drum Stick
VIC FIRTH DANNY CAREY NYLON TIP SIGNATURE
Vater Limited Edition 2007 Stewart Copeland Standard
Zildjian Backbeat Series
Pro-Mark Chris Adler model
Best Hardware
DW 8000 SERIES PEDALS
Tama Iron Cobra Rolling Glide Pedals with Cobra Coil Speed Spring
Pearl 900 Series
Tama Stage Master
Best Percussion
LP JOHN DOLMAYAN MINI-TIMBALE
Pearl Travel Conga
LP More Cowbell Ridge Rider Bell Pack
Remo Key-Tuned Djembe
Best Drumming Accessory
ZILDJIAN TRAVIS BARKER ARTIST SERIES CYMBAL AND DRUMSTICK BAGS
Vater Safe ‘N Sound Earplugs
SKB Roto-X cases
Aquarian Super-Thin Kickpads
Best Electronic Percussion
ROLAND HD-1 V-DRUMS LITE
Yamaha DTXpress IV
Roland PM-01 Personal Monitor
Alesis DM5 Pro
IV. MEDIA CATEGORIES
Best DVD
SECRET WEAPONS FOR THE MODERN DRUMMER (Jojo Mayer)
In Constant Motion (Mike Portnoy)
Ultimate Realistic Rock (Carmine Appice)
Billy Cobham Live At 60 (Billy Cobham)
Best Drumming Book
ON THE BEATEN PATH (Rich Lackowski)
Drumming Out Of The Shadows (Jason Bittner)
Hands, Grooves and Fills (Pat Petrillo)
Jimi Hendrix: Smash Hits Drums Play-Along
Best Drumming Album
HELLYEAH (HellYeah)
Obzen (Meshuggah)
Avenged Sevenfold (Avenged Sevenfold)
Echos, Silence, Patience & Grace (Foo Fighters)
Best Hand Percussion Album
THE MAGICIAN (Sammy Figueroa)
Global Drum Project (Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo)
Con Alma (Mark Weinstein)
Raise Your Hand (Poncho Sanchez)
Marimbula (Luis Conte)
Best Web Site
DRUMMERWORLD.COM
Pearldrum.com
drumsmith.com
drumbum.com
Best Print Ad
PEARL’S “CHAD SMITH GRAMMY MAGNET / REFERENCE SERIES” AD
DW’s “My Name Is… And This Is My Custom DW Kit” campaign
Pro-Mark’s “Say It With Your Music” campaign
Tama’s “Uncharted Rhythmic Terrain / Blue Man Group” ad
Jimmy Chamberlin Will Get His Hands Dirty…
April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
But it’s for an awesome reason: The Smashing Pumpkins are going to be inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk. Chamberlin and Billy Corgan will be on hand April 23, 2008, to stick their hands in cement outside the Guitar Center on Sunset. They’ll then perform for the lucky bastards who get inside the store. We’re trying to be one of those lucky bastards, but no one is returning our emails. And we even pretended to be from Modern Drummer. Might just have to settle for these:
Winners of Modern Drummer Readers Poll 2008
March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
It doesn’t look like MD has officially released the winning names yet, but since Sonor already posted them on its site, we’re just going to play follow the leader. No major surprises given the winners of previous years (though there is rather an oddity in the top spot of the Pop category), but we’ll leave that for you all to debate feverishly in the comments.
So here they are, the best drummers and drumming-related media according to MD readers:
HALL OF FAME
2008: GINGER BAKER
2007: Jack DeJohnette
2006: Charlie Watts
2005: Stewart Copeland
2004: Mike Portnoy
2003: Simon Phillips
2002: Steve Smith
2001: Dennis Chambers
2000: Dave Weckl
1999: Roy Haynes
1998: Ringo Starr
1997: Terry Bozzio
1996: Vinnie Colaiuta
1995: Elvin Jones
1994: Larrie Londin
1993: Jeff Porcaro
1992: Max Roach
1991: Art Blakey
1990: Bill Bruford
1989: Carl Palmer
1988: Joe Morello
1987: Billy Cobham
1986: Tony Williams
1985: Louie Bellson
1984: Steve Gadd
1983: Neil Peart
1982: Keith Moon
1981: John Bonham
1980: Buddy Rich
1979: Gene Krupa
ROCK
1. NEIL PEART
2. Chad Smith
3. Stewart Copeland
4. Alex Van Halen
5. Jason Bonham
METAL
1. TOMAS HAAKE
2. Jason Bittner
3. Chris Adler
4. Derek Roddy
5. Joey Jordison
PUNK
1. TRAVIS BARKER
2. Josh Freese
3. Tré Cool
4. Brooks Wackerman
5. Gil Sharone
PROG
1. GAVIN HARRISON
2. Virgil Donati
3. Mike Portnoy
4. Danny Carey
5. Neil Peart
R&B/HIP-HOP
1. AHMIR “?UESTLOVE” THOMPSON
2. Aaron Spears
3. John Blackwell
4. Teddy Campbell
5. Gerald Heyward
TRADITIONAL R&B / FUNK
1. STEVE JORDAN
2. David Garibaldi
3. Bernard Purdie
4. Stanton Moore
5. Zoro
POP
1. KEITH CARLOCK
2. John Blackwell
3. Kenny Aronoff
4. Stewart Copeland
5. Teddy Campbell
JAM BAND
1. CARTER BEAUFORD
2. Stanton Moore
3. Billy Martin
4. Kris Myers
5. Joe Russo
TRADITIONAL JAZZ
1. PETER ERSKINE
2. Roy Haynes
3. Lewis Nash
4. Jeff Hamilton
5. Carl Allen
CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
1. BRIAN BLADE
2. Jeff “Tain” Watts
3. Bill Stewart
4. Antonio Sanchez
5. Billy Kilson
FUSION
1. DAVE WECKL
2. Jojo Mayer
3. Dennis Chambers
4. Billy Cobham
5. Vinnie Colaiuta
STUDIO
1. VINNIE COLAIUTA
2. Josh Freese
3. Matt Chamberlain
4. Steve Gadd
5. Kenny Aronoff
COUNTRY
1. PAUL LEIM
2. Jim Riley
3. Dave McAfee
4. Chris McHugh
5. Eddie Bayers
WORLD MUSIC
1. HORACIO “EL NEGRO” HERNANDEZ
2. Dafnis Prieto
3. Airto
4. Antonio Sanchez
5. Trilok Gurtu
PERCUSSIONIST
1. ALEX ACUNA
2. Zakir Hussain
3. Luis Conte
4. Giovanni Hidalgo
5. Lenny Castro
UP & COMING
1. THOMAS PRIDGEN (The Mars Volta)
2. Gil Sharone (Dillinger Escape Plan)
3. Benny Greb
4. Dominic Howard (Muse)
5. Dan Weiss
ALL AROUND
1. VINNIE COLAIUTA
2. Steve Smith
3. Keith Carlock
4. Gregg Bissonette
5. Dennis Chambers
CLINICIAN
1. THOMAS LANG
2. Jojo Mayer
3. Dom Famularo
4. Virgil Donati
5. Billy Ward
EDUCATIONAL BOOK
1. RICH LACKOWSKI: ON THE BEATEN PATH (ALFRED)
2. Pat Petrillo: Hands, Grooves & Fills
3. Carmine Appice: The Ultimate Realistic Rock (35th anniversary edition)
4. Jim Payne: The Great Drummers Of R&B, Funk & Soul
5. Casey Scheuerell: Stickings And Orchestrations For Drumset
EDUCATIONAL DVD
1. JOJO MAYER: SECRET WEAPONS FOR THE MODERN DRUMMER
(Hudson Music)
2. Mike Portnoy: In Constant Motion
3. Marco Minnemann: The Marco Show
4. Billy Ward: Voices In My Head
5. Steve Smith/Adam Nussbaum: The Art Of Playing With Brushes
RECORDED PERFORMANCE
1. NEIL PEART (Rush): Snakes & Arrows
2. Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree): Fear Of A Blank Planet
3. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater): Systematic Chaos
4. Jack DeJohnette (Michael Brecker): Pilgrimage
5. Roy Haynes: A Life In Times
Taylor Hawkins Has a Grammy
February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Congrats to Hawkins and the other Foos for picking up a Grammy tonight. Their CD Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace won for Best Rock Album, beating out discs by Daughtry (shock), Bruce Springsteen (surprise), John Fogarty (…is he still alive?), and Wilco.
Poogie Bell’s Grammy Nod
February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Poogie played on Angelique Kidjo’s latest record, Djin Djin, which is up for a Grammy this Sunday. But will he be going to the award show? Probably not:
Getting the invitation is not that hard, but everything that goes with it, the parties—it’s a rich guy’s sport. I just play drums.
[quoted from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
