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This Ontario bride performed a drum solo at her wedding

Meet Sharon-Rose Ransom, a drum teacher in Woodstock, Ontario. She made a splash when she busted out with a drum

[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

The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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