While I can wax nostalgically about my formative years as a young musician, one thing that I find regrettable was that “the culture of the day” was very competitive and critical.  It was the second half of the 1980s and hard rock was en vogue, and so was posturing and going about your business with a sense of arrogance. The prevailing thought among a lot of groups when talking about their peers was, “This band sucks! We blow them away!”  …

So, there is this website called Drooble. Their mission statement, in part, says, “We dedicated ourselves to creating a culture of mutual support between artists… imagine a community where you can connect with others to collaborate, exchange ideas, and share knowledge.”  That’s pretty cool. Unfortunately, though, I haven’t really found how I can use it, myself, and no one really goes there except for other people on the platform looking to get their own stuff out there. But I logged …

There are some advantages to being a drummer. Mostly that we don’t have to memorize chords. But when it comes to gear, it often falls towards the disadvantage side of things, because we always have a ton to bring. In fact, I think the only person who has it as bad as the drummer is possibly the one who brings the PA. I generally handle it without complaint. “It’s the path I chose,” I’ll say. “I could have been a …