Drummers on Drumming
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New Drum Panel with William Goldsmith (opens the original)
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This week on Drummers on Drumming, we’re back with another installment of The Drum Panel with Eric Urrea and William Goldsmith.William is the drummer for Sunny Day Real Estate and was also the original touring drummer for Foo Fighters. I’ve had him on the podcast before, and he’s incredibly funny, down to earth, and really thoughtful about music without taking any of this shit too seriously.We’re continuing with the new format for the Panel, working our way through The Work, The Playing, The Why
Do you need to watch the tape? (opens the original)
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NEW EPISODE OF DRUMMERS ON DRUMMING OUT NOWI’ve spent a lot of time lately recording myself. Rehearsals, shows, soundchecks. Listening back, figuring out what I like, what I don’t like, and all the little things I want to fix. And I still think that’s one of the best ways to get better.But Gunnar Olsen brought up something in this week’s Drum Panel that made me think about the other side of it. He played Red Rocks recently and had one of those shows where he felt completely present. The band fel
I changed The Drum Panel (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago, I sent out a listener survey because I wanted to get a better idea of what you guys actually wanted from the podcast.And after reading through all of the responses, I realized there were a couple things I wanted to change about The Drum Panel.First, I think the conversations needed a little more organization.The whole reason I love doing the Panel is that I can throw something out to a couple drummers I respect and have no idea where the conversation is going to go. I definitely
Can I practice having better taste? (opens the original)
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I just finished a week of rehearsals with LP where we recorded basically everything we played. After each song, we’d pick the best take, go into the control room, listen back, and talk about what worked and what didn’t.It was incredibly helpful. It was also occasionally fucking painful. There are things you think you’re doing behind the drums that become very obvious once the sticks are out of your hands and you’re just listening.For me, a lot of it was dynamics. Little things like opening the h
Five-ish Records That Might Finally Get You Into Jazz (opens the original)
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What is UP?This week, I’m bringing back a re-edited conversation with my friend Anthony Fung.We originally recorded this episode in 2021. The premise was simple: five-ish records and drummers that might finally get you into jazz.That’s a big claim, of course. Everyone connects with jazz for different reasons. But I also know the music can feel hard to enter. Sometimes you need someone to explain what you’re hearing and where to begin.Anthony is the perfect person for that job.In this episode, he
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