DRUMS?

Jordan's last episode! We tell a couple of gross stories, Nate is in Chicago playing a show, getting too high, Nate watched Civil War, we listen to a couple of voicemails, a day off at Chili’s, Sleep Token, bands with masks, the best Christmas movies, and we sing you a carol.

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The four of us chat about fruit, they spray the tomatoes with Dr. Pepper, how much does drum hardware cost, in defense of flat-base stands, Jordan and Nate make a deal, the Spotify Wrapped, we get sort of philosophical about how music is genre-less, Moana 2, Wicked, Timmy Chal*met and Anne Hath*way ruin everything, bass players we've played with, Reed has never believed in Santy Clause, chicken legs, and the 13 year old Nate voice is back.

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Long time coming! We chat with Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World about Ska bars, how they've stayed together for so long, getting dropped from Capitol, making Bleed American, learning to play with a click, working with Gil Norton, the song he wishes they'd put on a record, being a band for 30 years, his love for Bill Berry of REM, they've had some cool people help along the way, David Bazan, teching his own drums in the studio, and his current setup. 
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Shorty this week. I would apologize, but Nate said to never say we were sorry. We listen to some voicemails and talk about drum sizes, muffling, and seeing good shows.
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We're back! We do literally 20 minutes on the history of the pricing for the Big Mac, Nate is a 4 item guy, Crunchwrap reins supreme, nutrition facts, the best and worst backline kits, David Letterman, playing late night, acrylic drums, remember Peavey drums and First Act guitars?, we have a couple of voicemails, boys speak in rhythm, more Jimmy Eat World talk, Ben is Emo royalty, we make fun of Coldplay for a while, and Jordan is leaving the pod soon.
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Recorded on the spookiest day of the year. We talk about we all wear a mask, Reed hurt his eye, it's giving double click, full stop, we must end the use of the penny, we listen to a few voicemails, uh oh the hard drive, Gene Simmons, give me the money Lebowski, Stephen King, drummers that are dead, and we do 20 minutes on Tom Hanks and stick bags.
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We talk to Ben Barter from his new home studio in LA about how he’s from New Zealand, building his space, learning to record, playing a lot of electronic triggers with Lorde, his preference is neither, it would be sick to not even have a crash, bleeding from his head during a show, how he got the Lorde gig, Espresso Jazz, Mr. Bean, buying vintage gear, we deep on nostalgia and how it relates to house music, and we do some monitor mix talk.
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Our luckiest episode! We talk about all drum parts are the same, Nate has technical difficulties, we go deep on the kick pattern, wood snares are stupid, touring with a sewing machine, we answer some questions, and it gets a little chippy when we talk about the best records from a few bands, and what bands are underrated. 
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We talk to Josh Eppard from Coheed and Cambria about how they got signed, the only thing that matters is the perfect demo, Woodstock ‘94, being the odd man out in their scene, me and the guys over here at the office, hearing Thursday for the first time, his journey to get sober and re-join the band, he’s one Oreo Pie away from saying “f*ck it,” playing open-handed and tilting his cymbals.
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We do a half hour on The Killers, we listen to some voicemails, we talk about throne position and the snare throw-off, the companies would prefer you do that actually, Ben must be denied access to the sound effects, they played Degausser twice, cymbal shields, and the four of us have never hung out. 
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We talk to James from his home studio in Los Angeles about making a cameo in Twisters, the biggest camera he’s ever seen, the country shuffle played fast but quiet, taking a call on his Razor flip phone, being from Oklahoma, recording at home, Kaboom (oops!), he defends Bob Dylan, Jim Keltner, and James is a blues dad. 
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We respond to your Instagram questions and listen to a couple your voicemail messages. It's feeling more like a radio morning show around here every day.
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We chat with Chris about is the new Alien good, he just played a one-off show, playing with Matt Rubano, they had sparklers in their dessert, we talk more about When We Were Young, how he joined Bayside, Villapiano's, giving up tattooing, how his love for cycling effects his playing, and we go deep on the the musicality of drumming.
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We go deep on a few different aspects of drumming and being in a band. The four of us chat about listening back in the booth, we get the to the bottom of when and when not to use a producer, Jordan finally understands that the internet is bad, never respond to the idiots in the comments!, we each discuss the songs that turned us into drummers, Jimmy Eat World, and Nate sings us a cute little song.
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We chat about does a young gymnast get sponsors, Nate is the mayor of When We Were Young, being in a band is like dating, out of the kindness of his heart, Ben dropped a stick in Nashville, Reed had a stalker, summoned by Travis Barker, playing for the song, Manchester’s writing process, and butt kickers.
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Here’s one for you! We chat about Ben's nice coil, meeting music celebs, "why wouldn't you," Nate panics in Australia, meeting Owen Wilson, old man Chapin, remixes and covers are rarely better, Nine Inch Nails, Bob Dylan sucks, old man Burnett, hawk tuah!, tour pranks, band names, and we have a phone number!
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We chat with Emily Retsas from Phoebe Bridgers’ band about getting gigs via text message, no refined sugar in this house, the bassist and drummer connection, playing for Kim Gordon, bread on the pedal board, crushes in the audience, she's forklift certified, and Australia.
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Just the four of us chat about Emo night, Nate is sort of on tour, House of Blues, the times have changed, Pogs, the first show we ever saw, meeting Dan Aykroyd and a moon man, stinky wine is good, and Reed can't find anywhere to potty.
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We chat with Riley Breckenridge from Thrice about playing barefoot, the click is 120db, using Asana to write songs, "chuggy thump x8," a butt on top of your butt, teching for Weezer & Jimmy Eat World, and we do a little gear talk. 
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Episode one! We talk about why we started this podcast, Ska without horns, gYmBoi100, hitting hard as a confidence replacement, how we started playing drums, our first drum kits, full kit please, and Reed says ”drums” like The Tool Man.
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