The Importance of Paradiddles
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Paradiddles are a four count drumming technique. The counts are even, with the right hand hitting first, then the left, then the right hand hitting twice more. The next paradiddle is reversed, with the left hand hitting first, then the right hand, then the left hand hitting twice more. When I first encountered paradiddles as [...]
Choosing the Right Drum Sticks
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After learning about all the different options available for drum shells, heads, hardware, and cymbals, drum sticks may seem like an easy choice. However, you need to remember that the drum sticks are what connect the player to the drum kit, and what make almost all of the sounds you’ll hear. New drummers need to [...]
Iron Maiden And Metal Mania.
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With the simplicity of iron dust, Iron Maiden have been helping us achieve a lot over the years. In particular, they’re helping us to waste quite a bit of time sitting in front of the TV, listening to music, and feeling a bit sheepish because we didn’t take the garbage out. Sorry ma, I forgot [...]
Metal For the Masses
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Metal is not just a genre of music, but a way of life! There is no doubt that music in general has saved the lives of millions of people, psycologically at least. Metal is simply the most in your face, agressive form of music, which gives the genre an ability to speak to people. It’s [...]
A Mouth Watering Combination
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Between the 23rd September and 14th October one of the most mouth watering combinations in live performance will occur since Guns n’ Roses and Metallica joined forces to tour Europe and America together. Two of the most celebrated stadium rock performers of the decade will come together. Muse will support U2 for three weeks during [...]
30 Seconds to Mars – The Even Trickier Third Album
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When Jared Leto established 30 Seconds to Mars and refused, while on tour round America, to have his name used as a promotional tool on posters, critics were intrigued. Might he actually have some musical talent, and would the band be equal to it? With the release of their first album (self-titled) in 2002 we [...]
Muse – Uprising
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With the release of Muse’s next album, The Resistance, imminent for the 14th September in the UK and the 15th in the US (and earlier European releases) fans have been waiting eagerly to hear the first single. A week ahead of official release BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe was given a short 30 second clip [...]
06.29.09: Babyland, Elete, PlasmaCrash (Denver, Colorado)
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BABYLAND, ELETE, PLASMACRASH & DJ FOUST * Monday June 29, 2009 * Quixotes True Blue * 2637 Welton Street * Denver, Colorado * 16+/8 pm/ $10 * Quixotes True Blue and The Evil Poodle Productions * Next door to Cervantes Master Theater lies their small bar/lounge/dive that is a nice comfortable space with a small [...]
sex pistols
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Have you heard of this band? I wasn’t born yet when they came out. I just love their song very.. UNIQUE! Especially their life story. I don’t have all the time but here’s a piece, the vocalist committed died because of drugs..LOL
Painkiller For All You Sick People
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Judas Priest – two words that encompassed very large part of the heavy metal music stage in the 80s and 90s. Led by brilliant vocal Rob Halford they set the standard and shaped the great deal of heavy metal music and beyond to come. One of their most selling albums, released in year of 1990, [...]

