Chad Smith Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The adorable Nandi Bushell gets a masterclass in drumming from the RHCP’s Chad Smith

And with help from Gregg Bissonette. I love this! (Via Rick)

Some miscellaneous facts about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (1) When he was a kid, singer Anthony Kiedis had some

Charlie Watts was the quiet reserved one in the Rolling Stones, so when there was an opportunity to hear him

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would have turned 69 this past Sunday (September 12). Chad Smith of the

First that adorable nubbin, 11-year-old wunderkind Nandi Bushell got to play with the Foo Fighters in LA, sending “Everlong” heading

Once we get a COVID-19 vaccine, I hope it also comes in pumpkins spice latte. As for music news for

Charlie doesn’t give a lot of interviews, but when Chad Smith asked for a sit-down for DrumChannel.com, he apparently couldn’t

The Foo Fighters are a pretty equal-opportunity sort of band, so when Taylor Hawkins wanted to sing a cover of

Remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from back in 2015? The Internet was swamped with videos of people dumping ice

At a cancer charity event in Seattle, Eddie Vedder, Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers and his (fake) mortal enemy,

Cyber Monday. Jeff Bezos is going to get a lot richer today while workplace productivity will plunge. And now, some

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver