Drum Solo Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How to perform a killer drum solo

[If you’re not a drummer, move on. There’s probably nothing for you to see here. However, if you do appreciate

August 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Solo

I love me a good drum solo, but I’m not entirely what’s going on here. Can you figure it out?

July 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Solo

Impressive, dude. Nice meter, too. I can’t imagine how long it took this guy to get this down. (Thanks to

If you’ve ever been to a Crue show, you’ll know that one of the highlights is Tommy Lee’s outrageous drum

As a drummer myself, this is pr0n to me. And yeah, Tommy Lee figures prominently in this video. Nice job,

Cool, but I wouldn’t want to be sitting next to this guy on the bus. (Via Cult of Mac)

Drummer porn. Good stuff, too.

Because I play drums, I like drum solos. Other people, not so much. There’s an apocryphal story that during one

Up until the 1920s, the drum solo didn’t exist because the modern drum kit had yet to be born. But

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver