Drum and Drummer

On this week’s show we obviously talk about the recent events at a Coldplay gig plus George’s interaction on Worthing beach with an angry man holding a very large ice cream. Construction on Ben’s new studio has begun and he’s also found himself inadvertently involved in a website scam. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddru...

Prime number, prime episode! On this week’s show we chat about our recent gigs, bad burgers, a trip to London and mathematician Sophie Germain. George popped into Graham Russell and was easily swayed into buying a new cymbal and Ben accidentally sent a selfie to a band and a Cornish taxi firm. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: dr...

We start with some medical chat this week as George returns from France with a grape in his armpit and Ben gets his MRI scan results. George also did 3 gigs in 24 hours after battling a blown tyre and a thunder storm and Ben nearly lost it when he couldn’t use his own electric kit. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummer...

George is in France at a friend's wedding but we had a good chat before he left to discuss the big crowd he played to in Swansea and nostalgia at the Isle Of Wight festival. Ben had a wedding gig cancelled due to an ‘incident’ and after moving some heavy glass doors to the new studio we had a game of darts. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers E...

On this week’s show we talk about Ben’s interesting gigs busting out Rage Against The Machine to an almost empty room and finishing Mr Brightside with a stick and a hotrod. George has been taking charge with a new band and has acquired the biggest water bottle known to man. Rock and roll Baby! Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: dr...

This week we are joined by the legend that is Ollie Thacker! Joining us after a night out partying with Beyonce’s band, we chat about his recent touring as both a drummer and playback engineer, touring arenas in support of Little Mix, on stage fashion choices and learning stadium fills from McFly’s Harry Judd. Ollie also gives us a rundown of his current kit set up and which reality TV show he’d m...

George has been up to London to record drums for Swiss artist Aura Davis where he tracked the shells and cymbals separately and listener Bob stitched him up and sent him on a 6 hour journey to a gig in Windermere. The long journey was worth it in the end as George came up with an idea for an app and a guest played harmonica the entire evening. Ben’s been busy clearing out his studio, making deals...

This week we are joined by the awesome Caleb Tamplin! After a light hearted start sipping on a breakfast can of Monster we get serious as Caleb talks about his recent sobriety, the effect alcohol has had on his professional career and how he is adjusting to realign his musical goals. We also chat about his disdain of wedding gigs and his tactics for a quick set up and getaway, managing the balance...

Having broken the internet with our Josh Freese parody post about George firing Ben from the show, we chat about George’s recent country festival appearance and the band politics beforehand. Ben also enters his last week at The Old Blacksmiths Studios before he burns it to the ground and found out some interesting stuff when chatting to a spine surgeon. We also briefly discuss the new Oasis drumme...

This week we are joined by the wonderful Tom Earl! Tom is co-owner of Groove Garden Studios in Brighton (along with previous guest James Gillingham). Having been kicked out of their previous shared studio they decided to take matters into their own hands and build their own. Still under construction, the studios will provide drum practice rooms of various sizes for hire by the month or hour. Tom f...

After a quick chat about PJ & Duncan and the hazards of paintball we talk about the new Zildjian Kerope ride cymbals and Ben’s ‘faffy’ gig with a troublesome crowd. We also discuss drummers who might be better or worse than we know from their records. Enjoy!  Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com www.ben...

After reminiscing about 90s Friday night TV, George tells us about his busy weekend playing gigs in Chichester and London and taking all the credit for attending the last 20 minutes of a birthday party. We also chat about the recent 150th anniversary Sonor kits at Graham Russell Drums, rawdogging the M1 and visiting Groove Garden Studios. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follo...

Step up to the oche and join us for a leg of chat! We reminisce about our time playing darts at the studio including when Ben disrupted one of George’s drum lessons by hitting his first 180. George also witnessed some WWE style action at a wedding and got a back rub from an Adele tribute act. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: dru...

After looking at the YouTube comments on George’s band’s promo video we chat about our Easter gigs and Easter eggs. Ben got to play darts backstage and George enjoyed being free from the shackles of backing tracks and in-ear monitors. Another gig got messy and inappropriate, Ben’s announced the studio closure and someone found some really, really old cymbals in Oman. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram:...

After a quick chat about reels and Ben’s disdain for the English language we hear about George’s busy week playing late gigs in London and swimming with The Hoosiers. Ben’s been to the Portsmouth Music Awards and can’t put his own socks on due to a bad back. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com www.benwhy...

It’s Thursday so who best to get on the show? It’s only the legend that is Tucker Rule! Not only was Tucker the drummer for New Jersey post-hardcore band Thursday, he is now also the drummer for supergroup L.S. Dunes who head off on a US tour this week. Made up of members of Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Coheed & Cambria and Circa Survive, they formed during the pandemic. Their second album ‘...

On this week’s show we’re discussing the bold statement from Bernard Purdie about his involvement with The Beatles, the demise of GAK and Lynx Africa and a trip to hospital from eating too much beef. There’s also an unconventional method of reducing overtones with your floor tom, learning ‘Iris’ by the Goo Goo Dolls and clients calling at unsociable hours. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddr...

After a chat about depping and the importance of communication we answer some of your questions including counting in different time signatures, the difference between stop-time and tacet and explaining swing. We also chat about the creativity of youth, charts and dancing to Steps. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummer...

We start this week's episode with a little help from our future machine overlords; they might destroy us all but before that they can help write lesson plans. We also have some correspondence about trombone solos, drum phonetics and musical gifts. George started rehearsals with a new Lainey Wilson tribute act and Ben gets passionate about dynamics. There’s also time for some London based cajon cha...

Lots of random chat from us this week including Douglas from the Lurpak adverts (proving why trombones are better than saxophones), Mr Soft, Ben’s similarities to Marcus Rashford and entering the world of Freecycle. George has been teaching back at primary schools and finally managed to eat before a gig. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Emai...

It’s episode 172 in this series of immaculately edited podcasts and there’s plenty to get through. George took a trip to ‘medley town’ in a recent gig as well as an actual trip by having to cycle two hours to his first day at a new teaching job due to his car’s MOT expiring. Ben’s had a lovely new door fitted for the new studio, been busy on the trombone and had to dig deep to make some cups of te...

Today we’re chatting about Ben’s recent gig with Freshman Year and his analysis of the clientele and George learns a valuable lesson by not practicing. There’s also Hamlet, Meghan Markle’s jam, stinky dressing gowns and Ben’s booked his wedding…in LAS VEGAS! Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com www.benwhy...

On this week’s show after discussing what George’s life will be like in his 50s he gives us a run down of his three recent, and very different, gigs. We also chat about nerves and what creates them, playing cajon in the nude and George catches the ‘Birdman of Brighton’ in the act. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerp...

This week we are joined by drumming podcast royalty; it’s Matty Roberts! Matty is the host of the Percussion Discussion podcast and has interviewed a huge number of the worlds best drummers including Steve Gadd, Chad Smith, Bernard Purdie, Nicko McBrain, Andy Gangadeen and so many more. As well as podcasting Matty runs North Wales Drum Promotions hosting masterclasses and clinics bringing the best...

Cool your drink with some smashed frozen water; it’s time to talk about George’s double gig at Icebreaker. Before we do though we get through some varied listener correspondence and the financial implications of owning a horse. George gives us a rundown of his busy weekend with two shows back to back, another birthday party and rehearsal and Ben’s been clearing up Billy’s path of destruction! Enjo...