Category: Drums

Transcription: Alkaline Trio – “Sadie”

Here is how this works. I often find myself learning drum parts to songs that other people have written. This can be for my own amusement or out of obligation. Either way, I can get pretty obsessive about learning all the intricate subtleties of a song, as my drum teacher can attest. I rarely find [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in Drums | No Comments »

iPhone Apps for Drummers

There are a lot of iPhone apps out there, and a lot of them are aimed at drummers. There are metronomes, practice tools, tuners, drum machines, recorders, etc. I’ll be honest. I’ve bought a lot of them. Of those I’ve bought or downloaded, I actually use an incredibly small percentage of of them on any [...]

Wednesday August 12th, 2009 in Drums | 6 Comments »

Acoustic to Electric Drum Conversion

Here’s something I’ve been meaning to do a writeup on for a while now. About four or five years ago, I decided I was going to play the drums. Now, by that point in my life, I had already realized I possessed the hand-eye coordination of a cantaloupe. Nay, a cantaloupe that has Down syndrome [...]

Saturday July 18th, 2009 in Drums | 15 Comments »

Drum Tech: Run Devil Run at The Roxy

Every so often, I get the opportunity to act as a “drum tech” for my drum teacher and his band, Run Devil Run. This is a great deal of fun because I get to hang backstage and watch band interactions with bands that are at a higher level than anyone I’ve ever played with. I’ll [...]

Saturday July 4th, 2009 in Drums | No Comments »