Crash Bang Boom Podcast!

Drummer, Drum Tech and founder of Q Drum Co.- Jeremy Berman talks about the effects of Covid on the music/touring/rental/backline & drum manufacturing industry, the origins of Q Drums, beginning with his time with Orange County Drum and Percussion, the one-off design that ultimately lead to a series of kits with the company, their patented steel shells and riveting process’, fine tuning bearing edges of his reinforcement rings, evolution of their lugs, as well as the crazy process of creating their acrylic kits, the varying designs with their wooden kits, Jermey’s holy trinity of drummers, and a whole lot more!https://www.qdrumco.com/

Drummer Chris Hornbrook talks about the history of Poison the Well starting out in the late 90's and some of the bands they played with, looking up to Chris Pennie and Ken Schalk’s drumming, the challenges of touring in the winter as a band from south Florida, working with a Swedish production super-team on two of their records vs working with Steve Evetts on The Tropic Rot, his work with Big Black Delta & Dhani Harrison, navigating the hired gun/session drummer world, and his experience recording with D.E.P. vocalist Greg Puciato on his new solo record due out Oct 23rd!http://www.chrishornbrook.com/

Drummer Andrew Gormley of Rorschach, Kiss it Goodbye, Shai Hulud, Playing Enemy and more talks about collective play-through videos during Covid, the origins of Rorschach and some of their tours/DIY/punk ethos, playing all ages shows at ABC No Rio, Rorschach’s tour with Born Against , going to shows at L’more’s and CBGB’s growing up, our mutual fascination with Voivod, The Melvins, Slint, Jesus Lizard, & Neurosis as influences, Rorschach’s music in the torture scene of a movie, moving to Seattle with Kiss it Goodbye from New Jersey, a not so great gig opening for Neurosis, the worst tour with Obituary, “HeavyMusic” that’s not metal, the most “minimal” rehearsal for a Today is the Day show and meeting this new band “The Dillinger Escape Plan”, playing with Shai Hulud & knowing when it was time to step away from touring, his time with Playing Enemy and playing shows with the wrecking ball that was Botch, & more!

Deadguy drummer Dave Rosenberg talks about his move from New Jersey to San Francisco to Amsterdam, studying with Sonny Igoe and later his son Tommy Igoe, the origins of Deadguy and some of the bands they toured with, collecting Amphetamine Reptile records and the powerful experience of seeing Unsane live, incorporating non-cliche grooves in heavy music, recounting tours with Doc Hopper as well as other dangerous shows, the reunion show they didn’t’ play, that one “chicken wire” gig, the experience of recording drums on Fixation of a Co-Worker, new Deadguy tracks, his rare cymbal collection, and the upcoming Deadguy documentary! CBB!

Daughters drummer Jon Syverson stopped by the #CBBP for a lil’ double dipping to talk the pro’s and con’s of dealing with a pandemic and rekindling his love for drums and music, the unforeseen trajectory of Daughters album ”You Won’t Get What You Want”, Jon doubling as tour manager and drummer, the aches, pains and hospital trips on the tour, European noise ordinances, adjusting to longer sets, christening the “new guy’s” in Daughters with the trio of characters that is Alexis, Nick & Jon, working on Daughters’ vocalist Alexis Marshall ‘ wildly unorthodox solo record, future hopes of another Daughters record, the best margarita he’s never had & more!!https://www.daughtersofficial.com/

HUM drummer Bryan St. Pere talks about their new record Inlet that was 22 years in the making and the timing of releasing it during a pandemic/social unrest, touring as a young mans sport, the trippy experience of watching HUM play live with Jason Gerken on drums, why he doesn’t play to click tracks, his love for his Jenkins Martin Kit, Bonham, Peart & Copeland as influences, the challenges of maintaining interest in the instrument, bands like The Poster Children & more from the Champaigne, IL local scene, watching Jimmy Chamberlin live in 91’ and trying to play his kit, reflecting upon early “sparsely attended” shows, a reoccurring drum-dream, signing with RCA and the varying processes’ of recording You’d Prefer an Astronaut & Downward is Heavenward & much more!https://humband.bandcamp.com/releases

Moon Destroys (and former Royal Thunder/Brother Hawk) drummer Evan Diprima talks about the process of working with ex-Torche guitarist Juan Montoya on the new Moon Destroys EP featuring Troy Sanders(Mastodon) and Paul Masvidal(Cynic) on vocals, the 12 day in-studio writing session that ultimately yielded the record as well as future plans for the next record, vintage drums vs modern drums,, 80’s & 90’s Yamaha kits, bearing edges, molecular compounds, wrapping and re-wrapping kits, Jody’s mid life snare crisis, going off the grid and building drums (#lifegoals), & more!https://moondestroys.bandcamp.com/

Drummer Bobby Caldwell talks re-grouping Captain Beyond and recreating the magic of those early records, re-booking canceled CB tours, the magical experience of seeing Joe Morello with dave Brubeck when he was 10 years old, competing in rudiment competitions prior to playing the kit, and leading a military marching band, the “bubble” that Captain Beyond lived in while forming, writing and recording their self-titled record in ’72, the telepathic connection Bobby shared with guitarist Larry “Rhino” Reindhardt, the talents of vocalist Rod Evans and the unfortunate events that cut his career short, working with Rick Derringer on “All American Boy”, remembering his work with the talented singer/guitarist Johnny Winter, industry/management issues with super group Armageddon and Captain Beyond returning to touring soon!http://www.theofficialbobbycaldwellsite.com/

Drumming juggernaut Bobby Jarzombek talks about the unexpected time he used to track the new Fates Warning record, his musical family with his two brothers and the 10 minute medley’s they would play growing up, his first kit, his journey through drum books that ultimately shaped his playing, the lost art of open/close hi hat playing and our mutual fascination with David Garibaldi, Catholic School snubs, determining the genetic traces of he and his bothers analytical/intellectual style of playing, Neil Peart as the ultimate drum influence, the many years he spent practicing hours a day to be able to play open handed, the crazy back story on spastic ink, #happykitties , what he’s most proud about in releasing his VHS instructional video, the only gig he din’t get, they joy of playing with child hood hero Rob Halford, and a hilarious story about Sebastian Bach!https://www.facebook.com/bobby.jarzombek.7Pic: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieCabralPhotos/

Derek Roddy talks his expansive snake collection, listening to crickets n’ frogs, our three way-love for ZZ Top, his musical family & love of Buddy Rich, Gene Hoglan, Billy Cobham & Vinnie Colauita, the brilliance of Pete Sandoval and what he did with the “white noise” of Napalm Death, trying to find one’s “sound” with particular tunings and at particular BPM’s, more talks on #triggers, how psyched he is on his new acrylic kit, the importance of being able to nail a recording in one take, John Longstreth’s groundhogs day mistake two nights in a row on stage, “hittin' the kicks and the splash cymbals”, Death Metal message boards, playing cover songs with Mr. Big’s/Racer X’s Paul Gilbert, rushing in jazz vs dragging blast beats & more!

Revocation drummer Ash Pearson made a second appearance on the CBBP where we talked about Revocation recording, releasing, and touring on The Outer Ones, the amazing studio in which he recorded the drums, his tips for warming up and staying in shape vs getting back in shape prior to a tour cycle, his thoughts on maintaining a zen like state while playing intense music, thoughts on bass drum triggers in heavy music, Jody’s holy trinity of high functioning spectrum artists, a full on Zappa geek-out on the '73-'75 records; Over Night Sensation, Apostrophe, Live at the Roxy & One Size First All, Ash dressing up as Tony Clifton while berating the live Zappa band on-stage, & a whole lot mo’!ashpearsonlessons@gmail.comPhoto: https://www.facebook.com/VisionsInPixels

Drummers Angel Cotte of Demolition Hammer & Them, John Longstreth of Origin, and instructor at the Collective of music in NY Tobias Ralph talk the ways we’re all dealing with the lockdown, where we’ve gone (if anywhere), practice regimens and indoor make-shift set-up’s, cognitive sharpening, teaching remote lessons, the real danger of cover 19 being the waste line and liver, Longstreth’s cookie recipe theory, some Queensryche dorkery, Angel playing double bass and single strokes to children programs, the insane era of progressive music recorded to tape, awkward meetings with our idols, our top three drummers of the tops of our heads, the time John saw a musician slowly consume a hamburger while playing his set, our holy trinity of drummers, & a whole lot o’ goofin’ off!

Drummer Tim Dow reflects on his time in Shiner, specific music he’s been digging; Deerhoof & Deftones, the Police and Steely Dan as young influences, the appeal of John Bonham, the first time he heard Metallica, his first kit and the double bass kit he traded it for, the drums used on Splay and Lula Divinia w/ Shiner, conceiving drum parts as a player vs a producer/engineer, ALMOST being Failure’s drummer, a strange Papa Roach gig, the musician’s appeal in Shiner, undoing years of drum related injuries, & a whole lot mo’!

Drummer Jason Gerken talks the daily redundancy of Covid life, tuning vistalite kits, playing with HUM and their stage volume, our mutual love for 70’s records, memories of his Dad and picking up the sticks at a young age, playing his step dad’s kit and trying to play drum parts he’d hear on the radio after running down four flights of stairs, prodigal drumming infants in the age of instantaneous information, Neil Peart as his prog drumming god, the allure of John Bonham to KC drummers and how it corresponds to the history of Jazz there, working with Allen Epley in Shiner and the influences of himself, Tim Dow, & Chris Metcalf of Life & Times, touring with HUM, & a whole lot more~!https://shinerkc.bandcamp.com/

Drummer/Clinician/Teacher Todd Sucherman talks about down time amidst COVID-19, the Styx record he would have recorded already, his incredible drum set and snare collection, getting his home studio together and navigating the engineering role himself for the first time, music, comedy and food as the pillars of his musical family, playing since the age of two, his fathers kit & cymbals he inherited, the stroke of luck that lead to him studying with Gary Chaffe at Berklee , the genius of Vinnie Colaiuta, the consistent issue he’s seen in students that hampers their progress, getting the Styx gig, his familiarity with their back-catalogue prior to joining the band, his mantra for keeping focused, motivated, and playing with passion over the last quarter century w/ Styx, recording and releasing his new solo record & more!http://www.toddsucherman.com/PIC: https://www.robertdownsphotography.com/

Drummer Dave Bland talks about canceled tours amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, delving into Virgil Donati’s drum book, transitioning from single bass to double bass and working hand techniques that are an amalgamation of John Longstreth and Mike Mangini, playing absurdly hot shows and learning to breath threw it all, playing with Mr Bungle, stories of witnessing Trap Them live and one of the more outrageous stories you’ll hear about vocalist Ryan Mckenney, studying with Darkest Hour drummer Travis Orbin, his first tour and learning the fly while on the road initially, Bill Ward, Dave Lombardo & Ben Koller as drumming influences, rocking his dad’s CD collection, FOH working with Japanese artist Merzbow and the marathon live improv experience that was playing with him, working with Kurt Ballou on their last two records, & a whole lot mo’!https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/https://fullofhell.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vitus-staff-fund/st-vitus-staff-fundPIC: https://www.facebook.com/mrosephotonj/

John Tempesta talks about drum teching for Charlie Banante of Anthrax, joining Exodus, playing in Testament, how he joined White Zombie and the meteoric rise of the Astrocreep 2000 record as well as the experience in touring with Pantera, hanging at Vinny Paul’s clubhouse, meeting his drumming idols, his love for drummer Cozy Powell, joining Helmet and learning tons of John Stanier’s fills, how he got the Cult gig 13 years after a botched audition with the band, working with Billy Duffy on dynamics and recording with Bob Rock, Ringo Starr as his first inspiration to play, and the David Bowie concert that sealed the deal, plus a whole lot more!http://www.johntempesta.com/http://thecult.us

Drummer Alex Bent of Trivium talks about the hermetic life in the wake of CV-19 and trying to stay positive, the recording of their new record "What the Dead Men Say" due out April 24th and some of the canceled tours associated with the pandemic, the incredible recording experience of tracking drums in Dave Grohl’s studio with Josh Wilbur and the frankenstein kit he used for the record, how he got the call for the Trivium gig, some of the more memorable shows he’s played w/ Trivium, his early obsession with Death Metal, adjusting to a more musical approach then some of his early bands and working with Eric Peterson of Testament to guide him in that direction, the experiences of marching band and jazz band growing up, youtube as his teacher, the process of competing in the guitar center drum-offs, his early use of triggers and what he sees as the advantage of using them/dispelling some of the myths associated with them, avoiding “popcorn feet” & more!https://www.trivium.org/https://www.facebook.

Drummer Matt Greiner of August Burns Red talks about canceled tours and coping with the associated delays of their new record Guardians due out April4 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, farming with his family in rural Pensilvania, tractor talk, his holy trinity of drum process’; creation, memorization & application plus how he applies it to the pre-production process with ABR, local drummers that influenced him, using his own samples on his drums, carving out time to practice as much as possible leading into recording sessions, a funny Meshuggah experience, the drum set he bought twice, his philosophy on teaching drums and more!!mattgreinerlessons.comhttps://augustburnsred.com/

Drummer Phil Puleo and I caught up before the last show at St Vitus bar in Brooklyn prior to the city-wide quarantine to talk about his new band Human Impact featuring members of Unsane, Swans & Cop Shoot Cop, the canceled shows and tour due to COVID-19, the NY scene with Cop Shoot Cop in the late 80's/early 90's, kindred spirits in NY Band Barkmarket and the tour they did together, facial gestures as cues for live shows with Swans/aches and pains from such physical shows, how found-metal pieces became part of his sound and the uber organization of scrap metal for CSC's first tour in Japan, the dangers vs artistic rewards with living in a dangerous area, the instrumentation for his solo record & more!https://humanimpact.bandcamp.com/philpuleo.bandcamp.com/philpuleo.com