Drum and Drummer

After a big gulp of Lemsip George quizzes Ben on his apathy towards drumming and gigs; is he joking or is there an exit strategy in mind? We also chat about George’s expensive trip to Graham Russell Drums including new skins for both kits and some sexy new hi hats. He’s also been playing around with his new Drum Dial but the ultimate question remains… 75 WHAT? Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @druma...

On this week’s show we chat about mince pie induced wheezing, comparing yourself to sportsmen of a similar age and setting up racing events at the old peoples home to give them one last sprint. George runs us through his NYE gig and has bought himself a Drum Dial and Ben is getting ready for surgery. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com htt...

Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off with what gear we’d like to buy this year as George is looking at getting a Porter and Davies drum stool and new skins for his kits. Ben has grabbed himself an Xmas bargain getting the worlds heaviest cymbal for £95 and tuned up all his snares. We also chat about DIY, fixing locks with graphite powder and George’s stinky pipes. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram...

Merry Christmas! It’s time for another Christmas Special and we’ve roped in old friends and returning guests Josh Rowe and Elliott Joseph for some festive fun. Whilst we look back at 2025 and ahead to 2026 we discuss what we think are the ‘coolest’ instruments, which tribute act we’d hate to play in, envy when watching gigs, learning piano and Josh’s book of band names. Hope you all have a great C...

This week we are joined by the fantastic Samantha Lubin! Not only a great drummer and percussionist she also teaches both at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and privately in her studio in north London and works with the Musicians Union. We chat about gigs in Barbados, her numerous endorsements and sustaining a near career ending injury while shooting a music video. Enjoy! https://w...

On this week’s episode we hear all about George’s birthday gig in Glasgow and we discuss what to do when you’re asked to give a dep gig back to the original drummer. We also chat about the Graham Russell Drums advent calendar sales, funeral eulogies and why 24 Hours In Police Custody is more exciting when you know the area. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Email us at: drumand...

Your birthday, a gig and a trip to Scotland… which two would you choose? Well George has all three coming up this weekend. But before that we chat about the winter gig blues; leaving the house when it’s dark, complacency, set list order and the worst version on Numb by Linkin Park ever played. Ben’s also been back to hospital to have a discogram performed on his spine and launched his new website...

George has been living it up this last week going to see previous guests doing their thing and indulging in the delights of the backstage afterparty. First up was seeing Woody, Gabbi and Oli at Bastille’s show in Brighton, then Josh playing with James Marriott and finally Camille playing with The Subways in Portsmouth. We find out what drinks are on offer and how tall Dan from Bastille is. Enjoy!...

This week we are joined by Ellie East! Currently out on tour with Sophie and the Giants, Ellie is also the touring drummer for Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. We discuss learning multiple versions of his live set and making her debut on Swiss TV. We also chat about the UK Drum Show, picking her ideal British Drum Company kit, song writing and her love of coffee. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/...

George has had a busy weekend playing a headline show in Worthing with The Lainey Wilson Experience and fulfilling a dream of playing at Casablancas in Brighton. He also went big with his kit by adding a THIRD CRASH! The extravagance of the man! We also chat about The Weakest Link, Ben living in the dark and the Zildjian Crayola drumsticks. So put down your Trommelstöcke and get listening! Enjoy!...

Viva Las Vegas, baby! This week we are joined by Rudy Dieguez who owns the Las Vegas Drum Room and runs the Las Vegas Drum Show. Ben visited Rudy and his amazing collection of drums at his home on his recent trip to Las Vegas. We chat about building the drum room, the excitement of finding the drums and his incredible collection of bell bronze snares including not one but TWO 1980s Tama Bell Bronz...

It’s our first interview for quite a while and who better to have on the show than Josh ‘Cappers’ Caplin. Josh is a drummer, MD and playback engineer extraordinaire working for the likes of Charlotte Plank, Central Cee, Charli XCX, FKA Twigs and Rag’n’Bone Man. Having just come off tour drumming for James Marriott in the USA we talk about his journey into playback, his role as an MD and how he jug...

After a gig in Wolverhampton George went to the UK Drum Show up in Liverpool. We find out what he got up to on his action packed weekend; who did he meet, what did he buy and more importantly did he sleep in a bath? Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

On this week’s show George has become obsessed with Raye and her song ‘Where Is My Husband!’, played some gigs with 80s HiFi and a new band, had more car issues and drove around Northampton in the middle of the night trying to find a working McDonald’s. Ben did a very easy gig and bought a guitar on the way to the hospital. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter...

Ben’s back from Las Vegas and is now a married man! You’ll have to excuse the sleep deprivation as between landing and recording this episode Ben had to spend a quick 38 hours in A&E! Despite that he runs through his trip including visiting Rudy at the Las Vegas Drum Room, the best spinach in the world, having his pick of the Mustangs and going to a Netflix themed restaurant… oh and getting ma...

We’ve recorded this episode in advance as Ben is off getting married in Las Vegas. George felt old as he gigged a Falmouth University freshers night with a Taylor Swift tribute act. Ben completed testing of Little Piggy Studios and also did his first paid drum session! We also chat about George’s lovely Zildjian cap and his next goals as a drummer. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpod...

Excitement is high this week as George is about to build an IKEA Kallax for his bedroom but what’s his griddage? We also chat about youthful Millenials, Ben’s stag, cold gigs and spiders on the dancefloor. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the big 200! Have we done anything special to mark the occasion? Nah, it’s business as usual. George went to a gig with a menagerie of previous guests and gives us a rundown and vocal demonstration of the Taylor Swift tribute set he’s got coming up. Ben’s experiencing tech issues in the new studio and couldn’t get his cat to the vet. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follo...

There’s been lots of good progress with Ben’s new studio; the neon sign is in, the drums are in but how effective is the soundproofing? There was also an evening trip to Southampton hitting his favourite stops of IKEA, the Lego store and the Apple store. It was not a cheap trip. George had one of the most chaotic gigs on the weekend and spent time at his work in the kitchen with Janusz from The Gr...

George has had a busy weekend gigging in Cornwall and Brighton, moving house and sort of completing a triathlon. He also made a very brief appearance on the Theo Von podcast as the real Lainey Wilson praised her UK tribute version. Ben did some gigs in Devon and Chichester, played around with Google Nano Banana and has had success defeating the scammers. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrum...

After leaving The Old Blacksmiths Studios for the last time Ben had a busy few days gigging in Newmarket then driving back to Pompey then up to Cambridge on the train for a septuple celebration then a drive back to Pompey. While all that was going on George not only went to Victorious but blagged his way backstage and marvelled at the four reserved parking spaces for Kings Of Leon. We also chat ab...

On this week’s Ben heavy episode he goes into way too much detail about his morning routine, updates us on the Little Piggy Studios build and politely declines an offer from an overly confident father and son at a public gig. Things also get serious regarding the scam website saga as more people contact Ben about unfulfilled purchases. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow u...

George has been to Eastbourne to play on the bandstand and also took a long drive to Scunthorpe to perform to some horses that he wasn’t allowed to touch. Despite his broken body Ben is on a run of five functions in 8 days whilst painting his new studio. We also chat about parking and the band PRESIDENT. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers...

On this week’s show George exposes the corruption and lies plaguing the UK country music festival industry and Ben witnesses some extreme anger at the McDonald’s drive-through. We also chat about X-Air mishaps, get an update on the Little Piggy Studios build and Ben popped into hospital to have his spine injection. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddr...

The mood is high this week as George starts his new job and gets a new flat and Ben is delirious with sleep deprivation. Progress is both strong and rapid on Ben’s new studio, Little Piggy Studios and George is buzzing over how good Joey Waronka is for Oasis. We also chat about how to get cash out of a bank and conscientious crash cymbal usage. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast...