Young drummer of the year 2023
The 2023 Young drummer of the year competition was held on the 19th February at a fantastic new venue, The Lighthouse, Poole. The 10 finalists played in front of a live audience and our judges
Young drummer of the year 2022 final
Sunday 6th February was the 20th Young drummer of the year final and this year 16 year old Jeremie Animan was the winner (video performance can be seen here) All entrants are normally under 16 but
Snare Drum Of The Month – Tama John Tempesta Model
I first heard John Tempesta’s name in the late 1980s when he was Charlie Benante’s (of Anthrax) drum tech. I next heard he was playing with thrash metal band Exodus, and then I kept hearing
Snare Drum Of The Month – Brady 12×7” Jarrah Ply
Brady, a classic name in drums and drumming. I still vaguely remember buying this drum from eBay UK. I had it for, I think, the better part of 20 years before I recently sold it
Snare Drum Of The Month – Tama Lars Ulrich Signature Snare
Yep, I bet I can guess what you’re thinking after seeing the title; Lars… St. Anger… Horrible ring… But, I really think this snare drum actually has more to it than that, especially for someone
Snare Drum of the Month – Gretsch Brooklyn 14×6.5”
I’ve been doing reviews on this website for nearly 20 years now and over that period I’ve reviewed a lot of Gretsch drums, mostly kits, and I don’t recall really ever having a bad experience
