March 2022
The Original Magnetic Drummers Brush Holder from Drummers Brainchild
Introducing: The Original Magnetic Drummers Brush Holder from Drummers Brainchild Ltd. This patented invention uses a strong magnetic field to hold wire brushes ready for use with the handles suspended in mid-air. This allows the
Zildjian Raw Crashes
Zildjian Raw Crashes I looked up the term ‘cymbal’ on Google and it said ‘a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate which is either struck against another one or struck with
February 2022
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
Pearl Sensitone Heritage Snare Drums
Pearl Sensitone Heritage Snare Drums Well over a dozen years ago, I reviewed a bunch of Pearl’s Sensitone snare drums. I don’t remember which ones they were now, but I remember doing it and
January 2022
Paiste Masters Thin Cymbals
Paiste Masters Thin Cymbals These are, in short, really nice cymbals. I thought I’d just get that out of the way first. Paiste’s Masters Thin cymbals are, as the name suggests, thin models but in [largely]
December 2021
Groovers and shakers – Mick Tucker
Groovers and Shakers Mick Tucker Michael Thomas Tucker was born on July 17 July 1947 and died on 14th February 2002. Like most of my drumming generation we’d bump into one another from time to time