The Thing About the Neighbors

October 13, 2009

Since I love drums so much, I inevitably find instances, experiences in life that parallel, or even in the remotest sense, have something in common with drumming.  The experiences may not only be related to the actual playing of the drums themselves, but also to the environments in which we play them.  An experience early [...]

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Enter the Skins, Revisited

September 28, 2009

About a year ago, I embarked on a journey that I didn’t know where it would lead.
In one of the first articles on TheParadiddler.com, “Enter the Skins”, I entertained the notion that I was on a quest (well, it was more than a notion) to find me a drum set. I mentioned that at [...]

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DVD Review – Mike Michalkow’s “Drumming System”

September 15, 2009

In deciding how we want to learn our instrument of choice, we are faced with mainly two options.  One, we can take lessons from a live person, one on one.  One major advantage to this method is that you get instant feedback.  Whatever wrong you’re doing, it can be corrected right away.  Bad habits can [...]

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DVD Review – Drum Gear Buyers Guide

September 9, 2009

In this edition of The Paradiddler we’re going to review a drumming resource published by Railroad Media. It’s the DVD titled “Drum Gear Buyers Guide”, and it’s hosted by Mike Michalkow & Dean “Schroeder” Reimer. It’s purpose is to give practical tips on what to look for when buying drum gear, specifically [...]

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Brute Force Learning

September 3, 2009

Those of us who are X-Men fans may recall a particular scene in “The Last Stand” where there was a competition of opposites. On the one, you had Shadowcat. She had the mutant ability to phase or move through solid objects. Very graceful in execution, seamless. On the other, you had [...]

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Book Review – “Stick Technique” by Jim McCarthy

August 23, 2009

Welcome to another edition of The Paradiddler. Today we’ll review a most excellent product that will assist drummers with their drumming technique. It is “Stick Technique”, by Jim McCarthy.

What is it that we want, fundamentally, as drummers? That differs from drummer to drummer, as we each have different goals we want to [...]

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Girl Gone Bad by Van Halen, Drum Cover

August 10, 2009

The Paradiddler coming at you with another drum cover!  This time, it’s “Girl Gone Bad” from Van Halen’s 1984.

This is my favorite Van Halen song.  In fact, I believe this is Alex Van Halen’s best recording.  Although he was always one of the most powerful drummers around, I don’t think his drumming stood out sound-wise [...]

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“Exquisite Torture”

August 8, 2009

Do you remember the first time you were absolutely blown away by the ability of a drummer? Maybe you were a wee little lad (like me) who saw Peter Criss’ monstrous kit (at least to me it was) and watched how seemingly gracefully he handled the whole thing. Or maybe you heard a [...]

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“Future Times/Rejoice” by Yes, Drum Cover

July 22, 2009

Here’s the latest drum cover from The Paradiddler: “Future Times/Rejoice” by Yes.

I haven’t updated my ‘Artists’ page as of late, but one of the drummers I wanted to make sure made my initial list was Alan White. He’s one of my favorite drummers, very unassuming, and to me, the best timekeeper in rock. [...]

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The Emergence of Air Drumming

July 18, 2009

If we look around in the drumming landscape, we’ll notice that air drumming is garnering a little bit of attention lately.
For example, the movie “Adventures of Power” glorifies wannabe drummers and shine the spotlight on the guilty pleasure of thinking we know what the real drummer is doing! Recently as well, DrumChannel.com hosted an [...]

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