Crash Bang Boom Podcast!
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204_Mike Marsh- The Avett Brothers, Dashboard Confessional
November 02, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBMike Marsh; former Dashboard Confessional/ present drummer of The Avett Brothers talks about projects and teaching during Covid downtime from touring, tornado stories, the origins of Dashboard Confessional and rapid ascent from getting coins rained down on them at live shows to playing MSG, lessons learned in playing big shows, an outrageous story about Daniel Lanois, a lesson learned with producer Gill Norton, the genius of Rick Rubin, his favorite snares, the back story on how he joined the...
203_Peter Costa_Torrential Downpour_ BK Drumming Series .18
October 26, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBTorrential Downpour drummer Peter Costa talks about the 20 years of the band and its origins, their new record 202020 and the process of writing and recording it with Kevin Antreassian of Back Room Studios,the communal underground scene of the last ten years in Brooklyn, what he learned in studying Vinny Paul’s drumming, Ringo as his teacher, potential live streams in 2021, and a whole lot mo’! https://torrentialdownpour.bandcamp.com/https://torrentialdownpour.com/
202_Marcus Bryant Prt II _Spirit Adrift
October 19, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBDrummer Marcus Bryant of Spirit Adrift talks about their new record Enlightened in Eternity & the process of recording in 5 day intervals in Tucson AZ, tours with COC & Orange Goblin that have been postponed, the advantages of programming drum parts in pre-production, the brutal 2020 Summer in Phoenix, AZ., an Alice In Chains and Rick Rubin geek out, our mutual fascination with COC, artists we've been digging over the last few month & a whole lot mo’!https://www.spiritadrift.com/
201_Donald Tardy- Obituary
October 12, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBDrummer Donald Tardy of Obituary reflects on the first two Obituary records and the challenges of recording them vs the last few records recorded at their studio home, writing new material and staying up on practicing during Covid, their upcoming live-stream concerts, Obituary’s first US tour with Sacred Reich & Forced Entry, beer limits before and during gigs, why Vinny Appice is his drum hero, capturing live drums in the studio and avoiding quantizing/sound replacement, triggers, etc, the o...
200! Hayden Menzies_METZ
October 05, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBDrummer Hayden Menzies of Toronto CA’s noise rock trio METZ talks about the bizarre timing of releasing their new record Atlas Vending, the process of recording it at Machines with Magnets with Seth Manchester, trying to stay positive amidst the worlds woes and continue creating, working with Steve Albini on Strange Peace, strange Jesus Lizard experiences & David Yow’s dick n’ balls tricks, modern bands as well as classic bands that he’s been digging, the strange experience of listening to th...
199_Ramy Antoun-A & F Drum Co._How'd They Make It? Series.3
September 28, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBFounder of A & F Drum Co ,Ramy Antoun talks about the challenges of manufacturing drums during COVID, the inadvertent origins of the A&F as well s what he thought was missing in modern drum design, the varying wood types and layers for the plies of there wooden drums, their patented lug design & brass rims, Ramy’s approach in design predicated on being a player first and designer secondly, desigining cymbals, making odd dimensions drums, thinking outside the box in the way a company is operat...
198_Colanthony Humphry_The OBGMs
September 21, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBDrummer Colanthony Humphry of Toronto Punk quartet The OBGMS talks about staying productive amidst Covid restrictions, working with producer/engineer Dave Shiffman on their new record “the Ends”, realizations about prepping oneself prior to recording, the stigma around listening to rock and how the OBGMs came to be a band, Canadian bands as influences, recounting the first OBGMs show and one of the more awesome yet haunting European shows they played, playing drums in church and the explosion...
197_Jordan Rodriguez_Harborlights
September 14, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes - 28.3 MBDrummer Jordan Rodriguez of Boston Mass. Harborlights talks about the many canceled shows of 2020, self booking tours, playing strange house shows in rural towns, his custom Q Drum Kit, his love for Gojira, the live production spectacle of band Muse, recording drums for Isolation Ritual at God City Studios and the acoustic room sounds of the rooms there, recounting some of our favorite Kurt Ballou recordings, his mom driving him to gigs, some of his favorite drummers and much more!https:/...
196_Lev Weinstein (Part 2)_Krallice, Woe, Pyrolatrous, Anicon
September 07, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBDrummer Lev Weinstein of Krallice, Anicon, Woe, & Pyrolatrous talks about the absurdity that was his “Levisalooza” birthday show featuring all his bands, the unorthodox workflows with Krallice, what he’s been working on in the absence of touring, keeping up with double bass chops, not psyching oneself out during shows, garden hose metaphors, hypochondriacal neurosis, instances where the student can impart wisdom to the teacher, adjusting on the fly by relaxing and pushing through it, plus a w...
195_Scott Jenkins-Jenkins Martin Drums- Co-Owner_How'd they Make it?- Series .2
August 31, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBScott Jenkins, Co-owner of Jenkins Martin Dum Co talks about the wild origins of the spun fiber glass shells and the connections with Allen Blaemire and legendary Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine, the hands-on process(s) of finalizing the shells, the mysterious amounts of recordings the original Blaemire kits ended up on, determining rims, tom mounts, and lugs, working with drummers Bryan St Pere, Jason Gerkin, and Chris Enriquez as J&M artists, inheriting tools and wisdom from his father plu...
195_Scott Jenkins-Jenkins Martin Drum Co. Founder_How'd they Make it?- Series .2
August 31, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBScott Jenkins, Co-owner of Jenkins Martin Dum Co talks about the wild origins of the spun fiber glass shells and the connections with Allen Blaemire and legendary Wrecking Crew drummer Hal Blaine, the hands-on process(s) of finalizing the shells, the mysterious amounts of recordings the original Blaemire kits ended up on, determining rims, tom mounts, and lugs, working with drummers Bryan St Pere, Jason Gerkin, and Chris Enriquez as J&M artists, inheriting tools and wisdom from his father plu...
194_JeremyBerman-Q Drums, Founder_How'd they Make it?- Series .1
August 24, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBDrummer, Drum Tech and founder of Q Drum Co.- Jeremy Berman talks about the effects of Covid on the music/touring/rental/backline & drum manufacturing industry, the origins of Q Drums, beginning with his time with Orange County Drum and Percussion, the one-off design that ultimately lead to a series of kits with the company, their patented steel shells and riveting process’, fine tuning bearing edges of his reinforcement rings, evolution of their lugs, as well as the crazy process of creatin...
193_Chris Hornbrook- Poison the Well, Dhani Harrison, Big Black Delta & more!
August 17, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBDrummer Chris Hornbrook talks about the history of Poison the Well starting out in the late 90's and some of the bands they played with, looking up to Chris Pennie and Ken Schalk’s drumming, the challenges of touring in the winter as a band from south Florida, working with a Swedish production super-team on two of their records vs working with Steve Evetts on The Tropic Rot, his work with Big Black Delta & Dhani Harrison, navigating the hired gun/session drummer world, and his experience reco...
192_Andrew Gormley_Rorschach, Kiss it Goodbye, Shai Hulud, Playing Enemy & more
August 10, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBDrummer Andrew Gormley of Rorschach, Kiss it Goodbye, Shai Hulud, Playing Enemy and more talks about collective play-through videos during Covid, the origins of Rorschach and some of their tours/DIY/punk ethos, playing all ages shows at ABC No Rio, Rorschach’s tour with Born Against , going to shows at L’more’s and CBGB’s growing up, our mutual fascination with Voivod, The Melvins, Slint, Jesus Lizard, & Neurosis as influences, Rorschach’s music in the torture scene of a movie, moving to Sea...
191_Dave Rosenberg-Deadguy
August 03, 2020 02:00 - 48 minutes - 33.9 MBDeadguy drummer Dave Rosenberg talks about his move from New Jersey to San Francisco to Amsterdam, studying with Sonny Igoe and later his son Tommy Igoe, the origins of Deadguy and some of the bands they toured with, collecting Amphetamine Reptile records and the powerful experience of seeing Unsane live, incorporating non-cliche grooves in heavy music, recounting tours with Doc Hopper as well as other dangerous shows, the reunion show they didn’t’ play, that one “chicken wire” gig, the exper...
190_Jon Syverson-Daughters Prt.!!
July 20, 2020 03:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBDaughters drummer Jon Syverson stopped by the #CBBP for a lil’ double dipping to talk the pro’s and con’s of dealing with a pandemic and rekindling his love for drums and music, the unforeseen trajectory of Daughters album ”You Won’t Get What You Want”, Jon doubling as tour manager and drummer, the aches, pains and hospital trips on the tour, European noise ordinances, adjusting to longer sets, christening the “new guy’s” in Daughters with the trio of characters that is Alexis, Nick & Jon, wo...
190_Jon Syverson_Daughters Prt.!!
July 20, 2020 03:00 - 40 minutes - 46.5 MBDaughters drummer Jon Syverson stopped by the #CBBP for a lil’ double dipping to talk the pro’s and con’s of dealing with a pandemic and rekindling his love for drums and music, the unforeseen trajectory of Daughters album ”You Won’t Get What You Want”, Jon doubling as tour manager and drummer, the aches, pains and hospital trips on the tour, European noise ordinances, adjusting to longer sets, christening the “new guy’s” in Daughters with the trio of characters that is Alexis, Nick & Jon, wo...
189_Bryan St. Pere- Hum
July 13, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBHUM drummer Bryan St. Pere talks about their new record Inlet that was 22 years in the making and the timing of releasing it during a pandemic/social unrest, touring as a young mans sport, the trippy experience of watching HUM play live with Jason Gerken on drums, why he doesn’t play to click tracks, his love for his Jenkins Martin Kit, Bonham, Peart & Copeland as influences, the challenges of maintaining interest in the instrument, bands like The Poster Children & more from the Champaigne, ...
188_Evan Diprima- Moon Destroys, Royal Thunder, Brother Hawk
July 06, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBMoon Destroys (and former Royal Thunder/Brother Hawk) drummer Evan Diprima talks about the process of working with ex-Torche guitarist Juan Montoya on the new Moon Destroys EP featuring Troy Sanders(Mastodon) and Paul Masvidal(Cynic) on vocals, the 12 day in-studio writing session that ultimately yielded the record as well as future plans for the next record, vintage drums vs modern drums,, 80’s & 90’s Yamaha kits, bearing edges, molecular compounds, wrapping and re-wrapping kits, Jody’s mi...
187_Bobby Caldwell-Captain Beyond, Armageddon, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer
June 22, 2020 22:04 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBDrummer Bobby Caldwell talks re-grouping Captain Beyond and recreating the magic of those early records, re-booking canceled CB tours, the magical experience of seeing Joe Morello with dave Brubeck when he was 10 years old, competing in rudiment competitions prior to playing the kit, and leading a military marching band, the “bubble” that Captain Beyond lived in while forming, writing and recording their self-titled record in ’72, the telepathic connection Bobby shared with guitarist Larry “R...
186_Bobby Jarzombek-Halford, Sebastian Bach, Fates Warning, Spastic Ink
June 08, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBDrumming juggernaut Bobby Jarzombek talks about the unexpected time he used to track the new Fates Warning record, his musical family with his two brothers and the 10 minute medley’s they would play growing up, his first kit, his journey through drum books that ultimately shaped his playing, the lost art of open/close hi hat playing and our mutual fascination with David Garibaldi, Catholic School snubs, determining the genetic traces of he and his bothers analytical/intellectual style of play...
185_Derek Roddy w/ John Longstreth_The Quarantine Couch Prt II
June 01, 2020 02:30 - 1 hour - 58 MBDerek Roddy talks his expansive snake collection, listening to crickets n’ frogs, our three way-love for ZZ Top, his musical family & love of Buddy Rich, Gene Hoglan, Billy Cobham & Vinnie Colauita, the brilliance of Pete Sandoval and what he did with the “white noise” of Napalm Death, trying to find one’s “sound” with particular tunings and at particular BPM’s, more talks on #triggers, how psyched he is on his new acrylic kit, the importance of being able to nail a recording in one take,...
184_Ash Pearson_Revocation
May 25, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBRevocation drummer Ash Pearson made a second appearance on the CBBP where we talked about Revocation recording, releasing, and touring on The Outer Ones, the amazing studio in which he recorded the drums, his tips for warming up and staying in shape vs getting back in shape prior to a tour cycle, his thoughts on maintaining a zen like state while playing intense music, thoughts on bass drum triggers in heavy music, Jody’s holy trinity of high functioning spectrum artists, a full on Zappa gee...
183_ John Longstreth, Tobias Ralph, Angel Cotte; The Quarantine Couch Prt I
May 18, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBDrummers Angel Cotte of Demolition Hammer & Them, John Longstreth of Origin, and instructor at the Collective of music in NY Tobias Ralph talk the ways we’re all dealing with the lockdown, where we’ve gone (if anywhere), practice regimens and indoor make-shift set-up’s, cognitive sharpening, teaching remote lessons, the real danger of cover 19 being the waste line and liver, Longstreth’s cookie recipe theory, some Queensryche dorkery, Angel playing double bass and single strokes to children p...
182_Tim Dow_Shiner, Year of the Rabbit
May 11, 2020 00:55 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBDrummer Tim Dow reflects on his time in Shiner, specific music he’s been digging; Deerhoof & Deftones, the Police and Steely Dan as young influences, the appeal of John Bonham, the first time he heard Metallica, his first kit and the double bass kit he traded it for, the drums used on Splay and Lula Divinia w/ Shiner, conceiving drum parts as a player vs a producer/engineer, ALMOST being Failure’s drummer, a strange Papa Roach gig, the musician’s appeal in Shiner, undoing years of drum relate...
181_Jason Gerken-Shiner
May 04, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBDrummer Jason Gerken talks the daily redundancy of Covid life, tuning vistalite kits, playing with HUM and their stage volume, our mutual love for 70’s records, memories of his Dad and picking up the sticks at a young age, playing his step dad’s kit and trying to play drum parts he’d hear on the radio after running down four flights of stairs, prodigal drumming infants in the age of instantaneous information, Neil Peart as his prog drumming god, the allure of John Bonham to KC drummers and ...
180_Todd Sucherman-Styx
April 27, 2020 01:31 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBDrummer/Clinician/Teacher Todd Sucherman talks about down time amidst COVID-19, the Styx record he would have recorded already, his incredible drum set and snare collection, getting his home studio together and navigating the engineering role himself for the first time, music, comedy and food as the pillars of his musical family, playing since the age of two, his fathers kit & cymbals he inherited, the stroke of luck that lead to him studying with Gary Chaffe at Berklee , the genius of Vinni...
179_Dave Bland_Full of Hell
April 20, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBDrummer Dave Bland talks about canceled tours amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, delving into Virgil Donati’s drum book, transitioning from single bass to double bass and working hand techniques that are an amalgamation of John Longstreth and Mike Mangini, playing absurdly hot shows and learning to breath threw it all, playing with Mr Bungle, stories of witnessing Trap Them live and one of the more outrageous stories you’ll hear about vocalist Ryan Mckenney, studying with Darkest Hour drummer Trav...
178_John Tempesta_The Cult
April 13, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBJohn Tempesta talks about drum teching for Charlie Banante of Anthrax, joining Exodus, playing in Testament, how he joined White Zombie and the meteoric rise of the Astrocreep 2000 record as well as the experience in touring with Pantera, hanging at Vinny Paul’s clubhouse, meeting his drumming idols, his love for drummer Cozy Powell, joining Helmet and learning tons of John Stanier’s fills, how he got the Cult gig 13 years after a botched audition with the band, working with Billy Duffy on d...
177_Alex Bent_Trivium
April 06, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBDrummer Alex Bent of Trivium talks about the hermetic life in the wake of CV-19 and trying to stay positive, the recording of their new record "What the Dead Men Say" due out April 24th and some of the canceled tours associated with the pandemic, the incredible recording experience of tracking drums in Dave Grohl’s studio with Josh Wilbur and the frankenstein kit he used for the record, how he got the call for the Trivium gig, some of the more memorable shows he’s played w/ Trivium, his early...
176_Matt Greiner_August Burns Red
March 30, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBDrummer Matt Greiner of August Burns Red talks about canceled tours and coping with the associated delays of their new record Guardians due out April4 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, farming with his family in rural Pensilvania, tractor talk, his holy trinity of drum process’; creation, memorization & application plus how he applies it to the pre-production process with ABR, local drummers that influenced him, using his own samples on his drums, carving out time to practice as much as possible ...
175_Phil Puleo- Swans, Human Impact, Cop Shoot Cop
March 23, 2020 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBDrummer Phil Puleo and I caught up before the last show at St Vitus bar in Brooklyn prior to the city-wide quarantine to talk about his new band Human Impact featuring members of Unsane, Swans & Cop Shoot Cop, the canceled shows and tour due to COVID-19, the NY scene with Cop Shoot Cop in the late 80's/early 90's, kindred spirits in NY Band Barkmarket and the tour they did together, facial gestures as cues for live shows with Swans/aches and pains from such physical shows, how found-metal pie...
174_David Sandstrom-Refused
March 09, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBGuest host Chris Enriquez catches up with Punk/Hardcore drumming legend David Sandstrom of Refused who talks about his earliest memories of drumming, his parents record collection and early fascination with Max Weinberg’s drumming in Bruce Springsteen’s band, his philosophy on writing drum parts and why he’s not a jazz drummer, the appeal in his unorthodox drumming, Dave Lombardo as his major influence, aches and pains of playing such physical shows, how he never really practices nor identifi...
173-Matt Halpern_Periphery, getgooddrums.com
March 02, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBPeriphery drummer Matt Halpern talks the logistics of teaching drum lessons on the road, the bands writing process, pre-production and tracking of both Hail Stan and their previous records, his sample company getgooddrums.com, starting their own record label and the benefits of working under that new circumstance, his connection to guitarist/founding member Misha Mansoor and his initial thoughts on his drum programming/studio prowess with Animals As Leaders, having fellow drummer JP Bouvet su...
172_Isaac Faulk_Blood Incantation
February 24, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIssac Faulk of Denver, CO's Blood Incantation talks about the process of recording to tape and without click tracks for their record Hidden History of the Human Race, embracing the prog influences of Yes, King Crimson and Gentle Giant into the Death Metal world, flying into NY and playing back-lined gear for their two nights of sold out shows at St Vitus in Brooklyn, battling exhaustion and even sickness in the studio to get the best take and when to step back to objectively access your per...
171_Jeff Conrad-Phantom Planet, The Siren Six!
February 17, 2020 03:17 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBPhantom Planet drummer Jeff Conrad talks the reformation of not only PP but his original band The Siren Six! from Minneapolis, MN, moving to Los Angeles as a 20 year old and navigating the late 90's LA scene as a Midwestern ska band, playing shows with Fishbone and No Doubt, how Guns & Roses led him to the drums, his first drum set, the bizarre scenario in which Jody discovered the Raise the Dead album, Pete Thomas of Elvis Castello & The Attractions as an influence, the crazy process of sho...
170_John Stanier-Battles, Tomahawk, Helmet, The Mark of Cain
February 03, 2020 03:49 - 50 minutes - 35.4 MBBattles drummer John Stanier talks about the process of recording their new record Juice B Crypts and the benefits of working with a producer/doing everything in NY, the process of working things out as a duo, adjusting on the fly to live loops and a particular show where it went haywire, the drumming influence of Neil Peart (RIP), the whirlwind experience of Helmet releasing Meantime and the tours they did with Sepultura and Ministry and Faith No More, snares and kits through out the years, ...
169_Justin Rippeto_Hyborian
January 27, 2020 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBDrummer Justin Rippeto of Kansas City, MO Hyborian talks their upcoming record and working with Josh Barber, their touring short bus and late night Walmart weirdos, late night gigs and matinee shows the following day/driver shifts on long drives, his killer stainless steel Q drums-kit, loving Queens of the Stone Age and Tool live/ his love for Danny Carey, recording drums in shifts around a work schedule, Jedi drum camps, & more!https://hyborianrock.bandcamp.com/album/volume-ii
168_Armand Majidi-Sick of it All
January 20, 2020 03:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBDrummer Armand Majidi of Sick of it All reflects on the 30 plus years he's been in the band/the origins of the group, growing up in Iran and how classic rock mixed tapes formed his love for music as well as the process of fleeing Iran for Queens, NY, how he found the drums, his recent use of click tracks in the studio and tempo mapping as a tool to keep it closer to a more “live” feel, the influence of Mackie from Cro-Mags & Earl from Bad Brains on hardcore drumming, hip-hop influencing the ...
168_Armand Majidi_Sick of it All
January 20, 2020 03:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBDrummer Armand Majidi of Sick of it All reflects on the 30 plus years he's been in the band/the origins of the group, growing up in Iran and how classic rock mixed tapes formed his love for music as well as the process of fleeing Iran for Queens, NY, how he found the drums, his recent use of click tracks in the studio and tempo mapping as a tool to keep it closer to a more “live” feel, the influence of Mackie from Cro-Mags & Earl from Bad Brains on hardcore drumming, hip-hop influencing the ...
167_Brad Roberts AKA Jizmak Da Gusha-Gwar
January 13, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBBrad Roberts AKA Jizmak the Gusha talks Gwar’s newest record The Blood of Gods and the two years of touring on it, the full-time crew that builds all their props and the many merch items they design from comic books to coffee table books to koozies & posters, the various stages of production and evolution of prop design through out the 30 plus years of the band, a particularly strange Gwar show in New Orleans that we both recall, Gwar’s touring cycles, the complications of playing drums in co...
166_Pokey Mo- Agnostic Front, Leeway, Both Worlds
December 23, 2019 03:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBGuest host Chris Enriquez talks with Agnostic Front drummer Pokey Mo about their new record Get Loud!, AF's 5-borough tour with Sick of it All , practicing drums to Blondie, Ramones, and The Cars records growing up, the scene of the 80’s in the Lower East Side, The origins of Leeway and how he joined the band, hip hop/metal influences shaping the band and their ’91 breakout record Desperate Measures and the subsequent decade he spent in the band, his work with Both Worlds alongside fellow Ro...
165_Alex Cohen_Ultimate Progressive Drumming Book
December 16, 2019 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBDrummer Alex Cohen stopped by the #CBBP to talk about his amazing new book Ultimate Progressive Drumming and the decade he spent developing it, the books of Thomas Lang & Marco Minnemenn that were an influence to him, the pyramid of educational books that lead all the way up to the more recent/complex interdependence books, Dan Weiss and Ari Honing as inspirational teachers, the collective of John Longstreth, Lou Santiago, Tobias Ralph & Alex and their Murder Hands rudiments class at the Coll...
164_Emmett Ceglia_Flouride, Semaphore, Detach the Islands-BK Drumming Series 17
December 12, 2019 04:55 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBDrummer Emmett Ceglia talks his recent tour with Swedish band Godmother, Napoleon complex' in hardcore, piecing together gigs and tours as ones primary source of income, the many shows, recordings, rehearsals with all of his projects; Semaphore, Detach the Islands, Fluoride, Arms, and more, the indispensable advice drummer Mike Mangini gave him at Berklee, playing Dillinger Escape Plan's Miss Machine in its entirety and the monster drummer that Chris Pennie is/the worm-hole of videos, books...
163_Esben Willems-Monolord
December 09, 2019 03:01 - 37 minutes - 26 MBDrummer Esben Willems of Swedish Doom merchants Monolord talks the band touring setup and the American kit he loves, Swedish support for artists and the strange lack of a live music scene there, the drum savage Eloy Casagrande of Sepultura and the influence of Chaos AD, avoiding click tracks in the studio and the process of tracking in an actual studio for the first time on their new record No Comfort, the magic of live Motown recordings, his love for New Orleans, trying to find like-minde...
162_Mathew Marquez-Norma Jean, Heartist
December 02, 2019 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBDrummer Matthew Marquez of Norma Jean talks working with Will Putney on NJ's new record All Hail, the process of flipping one's approach in the studio from being a hired gun to a member of the band, the journey of tech-ing, touring and joining Norma Jean, near death tour experiences, building drums at the Truth Drums factory and some of the wisdom imparted on the job, his present tour setup and previous drum kits/dimensions, home studios, rapid absorption of musical info within short windows...
161_Adam Jarvis-Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, Scour, Fulgora, Asthma Castle
November 25, 2019 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBDrummer Adam Jarvis of Pig Destroyer,Misery Index, Scour, Asthma Castle, & Fulgora (to name a few) talks breathing when playing intense music, our mutual fascination with drummer Ash Pearson, "Squeezin'" in some notes, the confusing parts of PD's Prowler in the Yard record and the process of demoing songs written by Scott Hull, recording Head Cage with Will Putney, recalling the first time he heard Pantera, seeing Metallica live, zodiac drumming, Jim Morrison as a prophet, Keith Richards as ...
160_Derek S Abrams-Ministry
November 18, 2019 02:47 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBDerek S Abrams reflects on the trippy experience of playing MSG with Slayer, Primus, and Phil Anselmo & the Illegals, why Idaho shows are awesome, drinking wine with Les Claypool, how he got the Ministry gig, working at Prince's private estate Paisely Park to roadying for Ministry to getting the drum gig with the band, Ministry's live samples rather than pre-recorded tracks, Jody & Derek recount seeing Ministry live in 92', his musical family , digging Sepultura and their hand percussion, J...
159_Dave Turncrantz-Russian Circles
November 11, 2019 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBRussian Circles drummer Dave Turncrantz talks the process of recording their amazing new record Blood Year, his work with Riddle of Steel and the small scene they operated in, how to describe your band to cops/border patrols, the unshakable John Stainer influence, knowing when to slow down parts for musical impact, Meshuggah ruling live, Dave's fascination with Black Metal, the specific room at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studio that Dave recorded drums in for BY, studio momentum and nail...
158_JR Conners-Cave In, Nomad Stones, Zozobra
November 04, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBDrummer JR Conners of Cave in talks the 20 years of the band, the tragic passing of bassist Caleb Scofield and the fortunate sub in Nate Newton of Converge/Doomriders/Old Man Gloom, the process of mixing and releasing the material for Final Transmission from practice space demos, the sonic left turn that was Creative Eclipses and Jupiter, working with Andrew Schneider on both Perfect Pitch Black & Final Transmission, the bloated budget and major label experience of recording Antenna, how the ...