Howdy, gang! I haven't been here (or on any drum forum) in forever, but wanted to let everyone know about the next 2 Rhythm Retreat events happening very soon--week of April 3 and April 17 in New York's beautiful Finger Lakes. This is the same uber-getaway that your main man STEVE HOLMES took part i...

super-late chime in, but i caught this gig here in nyc and it was stupendous. i agree with whomever said the thing about the holdsworth/husband interplay. it's perfect. i always find that the two of them are so completely in the moment and willing to take risks ALL NIGHT LONG. gary has this great sn...

i like this project, as well. they are always soliciting articles from non-journalist drummers and i'd love to get a good gary husband or tain interview in there.

not to beat a dead horse, but the main reason you don't see more x-chrome drummers is because a) there are proportionately less of them and b) they don't get as many (or the same) playing opportunities. when's the last time you subbed out your gig to a woman? it's true that it should all be about th...

or carlock

argh. i wrote a thoughtful reply and it blew up in cyberspace. so i'll just say: logistics, mechanics and politics aside--i saw this as a drummer-dancer-keyboardist issue. and i even started to wonder if it was a tempo issue or a feel issue. i haven't done a gig like this, but i did a lot of dance b...

i did it just for you, rodge


for the record: i am going to see carlock again this friday. i'm making it my last carlock gig for a while--i swear! that last hit at the bitter end left me deaf in my right ear for 3 days.

i want to check out that francois arnaud guy now

i love ari and am pretty addicted to that arrows 'n loops cd. loooooove lines of oppression. for me, the short answer to appreciating anything is to just keep listening. when i first heard tain i was very wtf, but was so disturbed that i had to keep listening. i still couldn't tell you technically w...

the good, the bad, the ugly? did you film it? did you break a drumstick? did you feel life was affirmed and that you're really wasting your time with that silly little secure dayjob?

do tell! some of us hosers couldn't get our airfare duckies in a row

matt ranks right up there with bonham as one of my favorite rock drummers of all time. i just love his muscular playing, the odd time stuff, and that heavy pocket. he plays with authority, without getting all agro. i've seen the last several SG gigs since their big comeback at lollapalooza a few yea...