Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer Gunnar Olsen talks about re-locating to Maine temporarily during the pandemic, mutual stories of living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, how he got the Puscifer gig and the prep involved in both the gig and live stream playing Money Shot in its entirety April 17th, home studios and his go-too snares/kits & cymbals (and how he likes to alter them), drummers with a great production sense; JoJo Mayer, Chris Dave & Matt Chamberlain, the “less is more” mantra in playing, reverse engineering electronic music and the benefits of analyzing your own playing within that world, the origins of him venturing into drums and his early obsession with Nirvana’s Nervermind, the chain of events that all started with his commitment to touring-culminating with the experience of recording with Bruce Springsteen, opening for Muse with his band The Exit, his breakthrough experience in listening to Talking Heads & much more!https://pusciferlive.com/

Drummer Jeff Mann of Consider the Source talks about live streams and outdoor shows as well as recording and writing remotely, committing to a drum book per year, Mike Portnoy as an influence and the projects that lended themselves to joining Consider the Source, the Craigslist ad that lead to it all,  his ever expanding/revolving percussion collection that cycles in/out of the set, the challenging world of tabla playing, our mutual experiences in marching band and fascination with drummer Matt Chamberlain, plus a whole lot more!http://considerthesourcemusic.com/source/

Drummer, Berklee Educator, Author & more; Dave DiCenso talks about transitioning into online teaching, the tough year of 2020 in dealing with hearing loss /hearing aids, Dave’s Dad as his first drum teacher, the bizarre & sometimes dangerous experience(s) of playing with the Cro-Mags, The lineage of Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta & Dennis Chambers with modern playing, skills modern drummers might not be developing, above the neck disciplines, trying to stay musical and elaborate on a single idea, his favorite metal drummers during his metal phase, & a whole lot of drumming’ wisdom!https://davedicenso.com/

Drummer Will Goldsmith talks about his new band Assertion and their new record due out April 9, getting back on the drums after an extended break and re- acclimating to the physicality of the instrument, the story behind his amazing Craviotto kit, his early fascination with John Bonham & Keith Moon, inspiration in the form of drumming ferocity & velocity, the exhaustion and subsequent injuries from the over year long string of shows with the Foo Fighters, revisiting the recording process’ of both How it Feels to Be Something On,  Rising Tide and the Fire Theft album plus much more!https://assertion.bandcamp.com/album/intermission

Drummer, author, vintage drum specialist & more; Jose Medeles talks about the origins of the shop, the various locations, challenges of 2020 and embracing the changes, fads in vintage drum collection, the highs and lows of owning a business, touring with the breeders and how his initial drum collection started, Instagram thieves, some of the drums he regrets selling from his collection, the tricky balance of touring -vs- family life, meeting Elliot Smith’s drummer Scott Mcpherson and his early involvement in the shop, his first drum shop-job with Pro Drum Hollywood & much more!https://www.revivaldrumshop.com/https://josemedeles.com/

Sumac, Baptists, Erosion drummer Nick Yacyshyn makes his triumphant return to the CBBP to talk about his playing the new Genghis Tron record; his set up, the process of writing his parts from demo’s, how he got the offer in the first place, his (non) practicing regimen, Phil Collins and Tears for Fears as an influence, Vistalite buffet’s n’ Vistalite thieves, re-wrapping kits, vintage drum shops, drums with too many lugs, insatiable snare cravings (ISC’s), record reservoirs, revisiting the process of working with Baptists & Kurt Ballou, the bizarre and challenging process of recording the Armed record & a whole lot mo’!!

Ex Black Crowe/present Hippy Trigger drummer & author of memoir “Hard to Handle, the Life and Death of the Black Crowes”-Steve Gorman talks about the drums as his destined instrument, REM as a game changer, rolling the dice on pursuing music and the process of relocating to Atlanta, the year spent prior to Shake your Moneymaker selling 5 million copies and the rapid ascent-only to be met with the grunge movement in ’91, their two full records that got scrapped, the surreal experience of playing zeppelin’ songs with Jimmy page for the Live at the Greek recording, the famous false start being left in at the front of midnight from the inside out”, chasing the specific chemistry and shared experience of particularly strong lineup’s of the Black Crowes, his band Trigger Hippy, Jody’s favorite tracks from various records & a whole lot more!

Drummer JP Bouvet stops by the CBBP for a second time to talk about the last three years since their previous chat; developing his Buddy Rich Inspired Flow Mode course and Triplet Rhythmic Vocabulary  courses for his website, recounting his 700 mile Icelandic bike trek, melodic chunks & chunk rearranging(and why Jody thinks that’s hilarious), representational thinking in soloing, triplet vocabulary expansion, the jazz rabbit hole he’s recently gone done, how jazz-kit tunings have inspired different tunings for his kit, developing the ability to solo and get to a ‘flow state”, melodic content lacking in ones library, & much more!https://www.jpbouvetmusic.com/

Drummer Brendan Buckley talks about keeping up on studio projects, and practice regimens during COVID, his double drummer series on Instagram “ Drummer Plus Drummer“,  our mutual fascination with Iron Maiden, the importance of double bass practicing regardless of what genre one occupy’s, reinterpreting traditional hand percussion music on the kit,  his time at University of Miami and the positive reinforcement of soloing time from jazz combos, not pursuing chops according to speed but to how musical they sound, the challenges and evolution of drumming with the Shakira gig, working with Perry Ferrell and playing Janes Addiction songs, the importance of punctuality, person ability & professional ability on big gigs & much more!http://brendanbuckley.com/

Drummer Travis Orbin talks about the new live video/audio package Darkest Hour is releasing, the informative lessons he received at young age and and some of the hybrid techniques he’s developed since then, his primary drumming influences, thoughts behind his present set-up,  inspiration for playing open-handed, a truly bizarre Darkest Hour show Jody witnessed, teaching experiences, notating music and sight reading, session work & the process(s) for writing with Darkest Hour, VHS Instructional videos & our mutual fascination with David Garibaldi,  & much more! http://travisorbin.com/https://travisorbin.bandcamp.com/

Chris Hawthorne of Pittsburgh PA’s Hawthorne Drum Shop talks about the origins of the shop, strange stories associated with some of the kits, some of the cooler Japanese brands that are lesser known such as Stewart and Tempro, his first Vistalite kit, the anomaly that is Trixon kits, Why Camco drums are his favorite, the crazy process of re-wrapping drums, & much more! https://www.hawthornedrumshop.com/shop

Drummer Joel Turcotte talks about his teaching gig with intellectually disabled people, the slippery slope of social media, the challenges and benefits of subdivision/displacement/modulation exercises, his new solo record, growing up with a  father who was a drummer and starting at age 2, Matt Garstka as a major influence, music he’s been digging, the subjective nature of "pocket”, retaining some music theory which helped him right said solo album, sad boy songs hitting’ ya in the feels & much more!INSTA: @joelturcottehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Afc6E2mGl03MoDCnCSQkQ

Nick Jones of Massachusetts - Noble & Cooley drums talks about the history of the company dating back to the Civil War and what those drums were made of/how they were designed, cat-gut nares, Tulip snares, manufacturing their proprietary throws, lugs, rims and more, covid’s effects on drum head supply, the selection of New England hardwoods used for their drums, the evolution of their badges, some of the artists that have played their drums, his personal favorite snare & much more!https://www.noblecooley.com/

Drummer Dimitri Fantini talks about shutting his studio down during Covid, focusing on video content, advantages of working as a producer/engineer and how it informs his playing, the highly influential crash course of a drum lesson he received at age 11, expanding one’s social media following and the drummers he’s met along the way, working on his new drum book and accompanying videos, discovering drummers on drummerworld.com, digging Yes records and Bill Bruford’s drumming, his connection with NY collective drummer Tobias Ralph & much more!

Drummer Riley Breckenridge talks about 20 years + of Thrice, working with different producers over the course of their ten studio records, how Cave In was and continues to be an inspiration, some of his favorite records of 2020, our mutual fascination with drummer Abe Cunningham, a train-wreck Thrice gig, the process of writing the Alchemy Vol’s 1-4 &, taking chances as an artist rather than accepting stagnation, working with different charities on their records, records he and his brother dug while growing up prior to going Thrice, how an injury lead him to getting a drum set, writing a new record &  much more!

Uniform, Mirror, & Impalers drummer Mike Sharp talks about the process of writing & recording the new Uniform record "Shame", his Fathers kit that he still plays, blasting through short sets with Impalers featuring Chris Ulsh of Power Trip on vocals, bands he’s been digging, reflecting on his first band and local shows, plus a whole lot more!https://unifuckingform.com/https://theimpalers.bandcamp.com/album/cellar-dweller-lphttps://mirrortx.bandcamp.com/

Cher drummer Jason Sutter talks about the challenges of the Cher gig, the beauty of Chris Cornell and supporting the vocalist with your performance, playing loose and being groove- focused with Foreigner, the wild ride of Marilyn Manson and the audition process that got him the gig, selling off old gear and focusing on his favorite drums, studying at UT w/ Ed Soph, grad school in Miami and studying orchestral percussion, collecting records to keep him psyched on new music, the allure of transitioning from one artist to another and the challenges that present themselves, the slow burn of networking and planting seeds, seeing Jeff Buckley live and a whole lot mo’!Drumhead Live Event Tickets featuring Jason Sutter & More: http://live.champion.biz/

Drummer Craig Macintyre of the Goo Goo Dolls talks about getting back into a practicing regimen as well as building out his home studio, , tours getting pushed back a year, setting up streaming shows, Christmas records, how he got the call for the GGD gig, the power of networking, being professional and getting recommendations in the recording industry, learning on the job, nailing the audition, doing the previous drummer justice, playing to 100k crowds, the special place that is Red Rocks, Queen being his first rock show as a child and the many awesome shows he saw growing up, the appeal in Stray Cats, Stevie Ray Vaughn & Roger Waters-live, his go-to snares, kit collection, excessive gear purchases & much more!

Mike Marsh; former Dashboard Confessional/ present drummer of The Avett Brothers talks about projects and teaching during Covid downtime from touring, tornado stories, the origins of Dashboard Confessional and rapid ascent from getting coins rained down on them at live shows to playing MSG, lessons learned in playing big shows, an outrageous story about Daniel Lanois, a lesson learned with producer Gill Norton, the genius of Rick Rubin, his favorite snares, the back story on how he joined the Avett Brothers & much more!https://www.theavettbrothers.com/

Torrential Downpour drummer Peter Costa talks about the 20 years of the band and its origins, their new record 202020 and the process of writing and recording it with Kevin Antreassian of Back Room Studios,the communal underground scene of the last ten years in Brooklyn, what he learned in studying Vinny Paul’s drumming, Ringo as his teacher, potential live streams in 2021, and a whole lot mo’! https://torrentialdownpour.bandcamp.com/https://torrentialdownpour.com/