Drum and Drummer

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: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

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: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

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 most like to do. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/ollie_thackerFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

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 with the GRuss Boys and popping into hospital for an MRI scan. Enjoy!Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

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 of ego and imposter syndrome and his band Cry Sometimes. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/caleb.tamplinhttps://www.instagram.com/crycrysometimes/Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comwww.benwhyntie.comwww.oldblacksmiths.com

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 drummer and how even playing the main stage at Glastonbury could be boring. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comwww.benwhyntie.comwww.oldblacksmiths.com

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 filled us in on how things are going there plus we chat about the recent news of Josh Freese’s departure from the Foo Fighters and why pigeons have such bad feet. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/groovegardenstudioss/https://www.instagram.com/tommyearllFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comwww.benwhyntie.comwww.oldblacksmiths.com

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: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comwww.benwhyntie.comwww.oldblacksmiths.com

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: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comwww.benwhyntie.comwww.oldblacksmiths.com