Big Drum Thump

Definitely the best customer review ever of Zildjian’s black 5B sticks:

I know my kind isn’t very common, but I am a world-class air drummer. I have played air drums to the very best from Rush, Motley Crue, Led Zeppelin, you name it. None of the chicks I demonstrated my skills to were impressed however…that is until I picked up a set of Zildjian Black Hickory Drumsticks Nylon 5B.

Anyway, so I persuaded this gal Beth to come to my place after a pizza (I splurged on some extra cheese, you KNOW that). I sat her down and implored her to check out my stick-whipping skills, and she watched as I nailed “Dr. Feelgood” to a TEE! All thanks to my Zildjian Black Hickories! (Nylon 5B)

She told me she’d never seen anything like that, and I think she may go out with me again sometime soon. I could tell she was impressed by how speechless she was. So of course I bought a few more boxes in anticipation of the big second date (this may be why they’re out of stock), and I have been practicing the fills in “Black Dog” for the next time she comes over. Hey hey mama, said the way you move!

Thank you Zildjian for helping me take air-drumming to the next level indeed! Highly recommended!

Let me tell you, these are amazing for air drums. There’s something about black sticks, for one thing. When these logs are flying through the air as you mimic “YYZ”, for example, it’s absolutely hypnotic! They’re nice and light too…one of the biggest problems an air drummer can have is heavy sticks. Choking up on drumsticks really makes you look wimpy, and there can’t be anything wimpy about air drums.

[via a cool and froody Digger]

For all you tech-junkie drummers…

[via Make]

Yeah, you read that right—hand farts, a video of some guy’s groovin’ hand farts. Unfortunately, you’ll have to endure a couple hundred pop-ups to see it. Clicker beware.

[via Digg]

Damn it. We should have thought of this first, a debate between Clinton and Obama about something truly important—the world’s greatest rock drummer. Clinton wagers her candidacy on Establishment favorite Neil Peart, while Obama shows his revolution stripes by backing Taylor Hawkins or Travis Barker. Sounds pretty much like an argument between Modern Drummer and DRUM! readers, yeah?

As for us here at BDT, we’re just going to throw on some Elvin and watch everyone else duke it out. Try not to bleed on our monitors.

It’s been a bit since an Animal vid has been rammed down our throats. After a while, you actually start to miss the taste.

And now there’s a study that proves it. Swedish researchers played a rhythm for a group of 34 participants with no musical training. The 34 newbies were then asked to tap out the same rhythm with a drumstick. Those who best held a steady beat were also those who scored higher on intelligence tests. What gives? According to the article:

The study suggests a biological basis for intelligence related to the regularity of nerve cell activity in the brain….In addition, the researchers found a relationship between high intelligence, the ability to hold a rhythm, and the volume of white matter found in the frontal lobes of the subjects’ brains.

So take that, guitar players. We got science on our side.