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« on: April 10, 2008, 05:20 AM » |
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Has anyone come across this outfit? - obviously affiliated to the people who bring you the drink.  Anyway, a couple of people I know have been involved with 'the academy' and I just happened to check the website while searching for something and discovered this enormous resource. They have tons of their own interviews and radio shows archived: http://rbmaradio.com/ARCHIVE.153.0.phpIf you click on 'artists' you can select any show they've been involved in. For instance, there's quite a whacky Bernard Purdie interview. He talks about his life, drumming and influences. In the background they are playing some great Purdie tracks! Another show has been put together by ?uestlove. He plays all the original records he can find that have been sampled for hip/hop. So, you hear some really great drumming, some great drum sounds and get to try and remember which bit was sampled. I have barely scratched the surface so far. There are hundreds of shows to choose from.  |
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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2008, 02:52 PM » |
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Chris, you continue to be my favorite Finder Of Fine Things relating to drums on the interwebs... Another stellar catch. Cheers!  |
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2008, 09:03 PM » |
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Something to keep you occupied on the cold, dark nights.  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2008, 12:22 AM » |
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Has anyone come across this outfit? Not with the Academy but I did fly their helicopter several times. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2008, 05:42 AM » |
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Something to keep you occupied on the cold, dark nights. And those are legion in these parts, as you know. |
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2008, 08:04 PM » |
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Never ending (snow in April!!!).
Have you listened to the Purdie show yet?
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2008, 04:45 AM » |
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Funny coincidence, I just started it a minute ago. I had some initial trouble getting the feeds working. It seems their streaming is friendly with Safari, but not so much with Firefox.
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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2008, 05:07 AM » |
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Great interview so far. He hits on so many important things: the importance of listening, the central role of the drummer in the band, learning to be a pro in spite of your ego, working in the studio, learning to play ballads (I.e. behind a singer) etc. And all with that unique Bernard Purdie delivery... I really liked what he said about listening: We don't do anything by ourselves, it all comes from somewhere. Then talking about how they developed songs from Aretha's keyboard parts and singing. Some really great stuff. I think in this day and age of young players learning largely in isolation down in the basement, headphones on, click track/metronome banging away, focussing on technique, speed, patterns, etc. that message can't be emphasised enough. Your double-bass chops aren't the gig, they're just the preparation for the gig. Favorite line: "Yeah, I started on my momma's pots and pans. And I was reaaaalllly good, too..." Unfortunately, I also just discovered that if you stop the broadcast mid-stream, you have to return to the beginning. Oooops... I have some things I need to get to this morning, I'll have to listen to it again later. One other trouble: I kept getting distracted by the music in the background... |
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« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2008, 07:59 AM » |
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Wow, it's lonely in here, just me and you. By the way, the audio loads ahead of the listening speed, so if your internet is fast enough you can click ahead and fast forward through the bits you've already listened to. Anyway, the interview gets a bit wacky towards the end. he admits to 'stretching the truth', but not to lying. My favourite bit was after being introduced as a drummer, he corrected the interviewer by saying he was a musician. Loved the Aretha track, which I'd never heard before. |
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2008, 01:51 AM » |
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Hey Chris,
I went to site and coudn't find any links to Bernard Purdie's piece. Do you have a link?
There's some very cool shite on there, that's for sure. Thanks for the heads-up!
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« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2008, 03:00 AM » |
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It's one of those sites where after you've clicked on the first link (above), the following windows open inside, so there's never a new address to paste here.
Sorry for that babble, I'm not technical about the internet.
Anyway.... they have Purdie listed under B, not P.
Click on the link above, then click on 'Artists' and scroll through the B's.
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« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2008, 06:25 AM » |
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The Search function provided on the site works, as well.
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2008, 02:48 PM » |
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it's the obvious things that escape me, sometimes...  thanks guys! |
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2008, 08:18 PM » |
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A friend of mine, Kirk DeGiorgio, has done a series for RBMARadio called 'Sound Obsession'.
They are two hours long and trace the sound and development of various artists. There isn't much chat, but an awful lot of interesting music, some quite obscure.
Among other artists he's covered Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell.
Yesterday I listened to Joni Mitchell and another about the CTI label (an early incarnation of smooth jazz, but some great players - Harvey Mason, Bob James, Freddie Hubbard).
Search 'Artists' under K.
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2008, 12:11 AM » |
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redbull is great! they do quite a lot of interviews with producers and DJ's as well. tons and tons of great info there, and so many of the interviews touch on things larger than the task-at-hand. great resource for anyone making modern music.
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