HOD exposed(s) me to a lot of stuff I would probably not get elsewhere. I’ve been around since around 2006 or 2007 I think and there are a lot of members who have been around a lot longer than that (I miss Deep Fried and Randy Walker and Danny... always legit). The frequency, nature, and tone of the...
I signed up for Weckl's online school while this whole quarantine business is going on. It's opened my eyes quite a bit... he really does not hit the drums hard. He doesn't prance around them either, but he's very relaxed and super conscious of efficiency when it comes to ergonomics and talks a lot ...
Hi folks, what questions would you do to Vinnie? Shoot! With most of the drumming heavies, my curiosity nowadays really lies in how they are interpreting music... what they listen for and their overall concept. Vinnie, perhaps more than most other drummers, is in a wide array of musical situations ...
Anybody else remember those mid-1990s/Nashville-era Slingerlands? I haven't owned one, but one of the best drum kits I've ever heard was a set of Slings from that era. A drummer named Leif Bondarenko in Birmingham has one, and I've heard it in multiple venues. Always spectacular (Leif is also a gre...
There are few people in the music industry that I enjoy listening to in interviews as much as Jojo. He’s very confident and comfortable with himself, and has thought a lot of seemingly complex issues through to simple and straightforward answers. Unrelated: No doubt it’s travel, but a little sleep c...