Drummers on Drumming

By Ben Hilzinger

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A podcast for drummers who think too much. Ben Hilzinger talks to the greats about creativity, identity, staying sane, and finding purpose behind the kit. Powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. For more inforamtion, check out www.bigfatsnaredrum.com and follow us on Instagram.

Episode Date
The Drum Panel: E-MAN is not a collector ok
May 13, 2026
The Drum Panel: His mouth time can finally relax on a bullet train to Iowa
May 06, 2026
The Drum Panel: Jessica screams at Ben to shut up.
Apr 29, 2026
The Drum Panel: The corkboard at Piggly Wiggly
Apr 22, 2026
The Drum Panel: We’re just junkies
Apr 15, 2026
James Gadson: The Groove Behind "Use Me," "Kissing My Love," "Dancing Machine," and More
Apr 08, 2026
The Drum Panel: Preptides. Prepto-Bismol and how to maintain that prep in your step
Apr 01, 2026
John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, Tomahawk) shares the records that shaped his playing
Mar 25, 2026
Drummers On Food On Tour On Drumming (Lactaid is sick)
Mar 18, 2026
The Drum Panel: What is a blue groove?
Mar 11, 2026
The Drum Panel: Is the sound in the room with us right now?
Mar 04, 2026
The Drum Panel: Does "good" technique HAVE to feel good?
Feb 25, 2026
Tim Very (Manchester Orchestra) shares the five records that shaped his playing [Revisited]
Feb 18, 2026
The Drum Panel: Chick Corea's cheap but good advice for playing music in a group PART ONE
Feb 11, 2026
Patch Mahoney (Hilary Duff, Bebe Rexha) shares the records that shaped his playing.
Feb 04, 2026
The Drum Panel: Gunnar would request a bald cap first
Jan 28, 2026
The Drum Panel: The Bubble Solution
Jan 21, 2026
The Drum Panel: A narcissist and a self-deprecator walked into a bar [gig]...
Jan 14, 2026
The Drum Panel: We all chose Grandma as our least favorite
Jan 07, 2026
My favorite moments from 2025 - Part Two
Dec 17, 2025
My favorite moments from 2025 - Part One
Dec 10, 2025
The Drum Panel: 15 sec > 15 min
Dec 10, 2025
The Drum Panel: Choose your hard, but don't get bajiggity
Nov 26, 2025
Madden Klass (Chappell Roan, Boygenius) shares the records that shaped her playing
Nov 19, 2025
The Drum Panel: The Freddy Krueger Method
Nov 12, 2025
The Drum Panel: The most musical thing you can do isn’t musical
Nov 05, 2025
The 2nd mouse started asking questions...
Oct 29, 2025
I interview the guy I replaced...
Oct 22, 2025
Anika Nilles (Rush) shares the records that shaped her playing
Oct 15, 2025
The Drum Panel: Infiltrating hardcore with collared shirts
Oct 08, 2025
Terry Silverlight breaks down the music that shaped him
Oct 01, 2025
Calvin Rodgers breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Sep 24, 2025
Zach Danziger breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Sep 17, 2025
The Drum Panel: Your Mind's Ear
Sep 10, 2025
Xavier Ware (Bilmuri) breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Sep 03, 2025
Steve Goold (Drummer / Educator) breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Aug 27, 2025
The Drum Panel: Every one of my friend's drum sets sounds better than mine.
Aug 20, 2025
The Drum Panel: Your electrician is my favorite drummer
Aug 13, 2025
The Drum Panel: What do you mean you like what I do?
Aug 06, 2025
Cain Daniel (Jesus Molina) breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Jul 30, 2025
The Drum Panel: You’re totally not a mound of dirt
Jul 23, 2025
Big Fat Five: Marcus Finnie (Drummer/Composer/Educator) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 16, 2025
The Drum Panel: Gunnar Sounds Great!
Jul 09, 2025
The Drum Panel: Debby Boone Pat Pat
Jul 02, 2025
The Drum Panel: The Schelp is Real...I'm Happy?
Jun 25, 2025
The Drum Panel: Taste Is Fake, but My Feelings Are Real
Jun 18, 2025
Big Fat Five: Ari Hoenig (Drummer / Educator) Shares His Most Influential Records
Jun 11, 2025
Big Fat Five: Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin & Wood) Shares His Most Influential Records
Jun 04, 2025
The Drum Panel: Pocket, Pep Talks & Paris Regrets
May 28, 2025
The Drum Panel: Master Rights, Mid-Gig Panic, and the Myth of “Making It”
May 21, 2025
The Drum Panel: Trash Can Lids, Technique Traps, and Amateur Traits
May 14, 2025
Big Fat Five: David Garibaldi (Tower of Power) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
May 07, 2025
Big Fat Five: Jacopo Volpe (Post Malone, Salmo, Damiano David) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 30, 2025
The Drum Panel: From Garibaldi to Game Show
Apr 23, 2025
Big Fat Five: Sam Cohen (Glitter Party) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 16, 2025
The 5 Pillars of Drumming
Apr 09, 2025
The Drum Panel: What IS Rock?, Social Anxiety & "Networking" as a Drummer
Apr 02, 2025
Big Fat Five: Marco Kleebauer (Drummer/Producer) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 26, 2025
Big Fat Five: Dee Simone (Doechii, Alison Wonderland, Madame Gandhi) Shares Her top 5 Influential Records
Mar 19, 2025
The Drum Panel: Self-Promotion, Authenticity in Pop Gigs, and the Double Pedal Dilemma
Mar 13, 2025
Big Fat Five: Fred Eltringham (Sheryl Crow) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 05, 2025
Records That Define the 70's Drum Sound
Feb 26, 2025
Big Fat Five: Chris "Woody" Wood (Bastille) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 19, 2025
The Drum Panel: Mental Health > Paradiddles, Signature Sticks and Dream Lessons
Feb 12, 2025
Big Fat Five: Ian Matthews (Kasabian) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 05, 2025
Big Fat Five: Jason Gerken (Shiner, Hum, Molly McGuire) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 29, 2025
The Drum Panel: Defining Success, Underrated Drummers, and the Gear We Love (That’s Not a Drum)
Jan 22, 2025
Big Fat Five: Jared Shavelson (Joyce Manor, Seal, Mariachi el Bronx, Ways Away, The Hope Conspiracy, Boysetsfire, Paint It Black, Chuck Ragan)
Jan 15, 2025
The Drum Panel: 2024's Biggest Wins, Unexpected Lessons, and the Stack Debate
Jan 08, 2025
Excerpts from My Book: Drummers on Drumming, Part 1
Dec 25, 2024
The Drum Panel: Our Guilty Pleasures, Drum Trolls, and the IG Cheating Debate
Dec 18, 2024
The Drum Panel: Audition Advice, Anecdotes, and Staying Hired—Thriving in the Touring Industry with Elias Mallin & Stacy Jones
Dec 11, 2024
Big Fat Five: Sterling Laws (NIKI, Natasha Bedingfield, Matt Berninger) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 04, 2024
Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails, Danny Elfman, Angels & Airwaves): Start Somewhere To Go Somewhere
Nov 27, 2024
The Drum Panel: The Ultimate Compliment, Jazz Study—Essential or Overrated?, and Is the Band Drummer Era Over?
Nov 20, 2024
Big Fat Five: Lucy Ritter (Chappell Roan) Share Her Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 13, 2024
The Drum Panel: Timeless Drum Tones, AI’s Impact, Advice We’d Give Our Younger Selves, and More...
Nov 06, 2024
Big Fat Five: Jesse Boyle (Chase Atlantic) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records...
Oct 30, 2024
'Big Fat Five' Is Becoming 'Drummers on Drumming' + A Book Announcement
Oct 23, 2024
The Drum Panel: Stealing Feel, Perfect Drum Takes, and Defining Pocket
Oct 16, 2024
Big Fat Five: Julian Wieder (Independent) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 08, 2024
Big Fat Five: Gabe Smith (Gracie Abrams) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 02, 2024
The Drum Panel: The Worth of Gear: Are Drum Heroes Still Relevant?...and yes, we talk about Oasis
Sep 25, 2024
Big Fat Five: Daniel Glass (Royal Crown Revue, Author/Historian) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 18, 2024
The Drum Panel: Gear Criticism, Flat Toms, and Endorsement Realities: Can You Play Without Knowing the Vocals?
Sep 11, 2024
Big Fat Five: Taye Dever Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 04, 2024
The Drum Panel: Click Tracks, Minimal Setups, and the Truth About Bass Drums
Aug 28, 2024
Big Fat Five: Philo Tsoungui's (The Mars Volta) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 21, 2024
The Drum Panel: Rudiments, Triggers, and the Lars/Ringo Debate: What Really Matters in Modern Drumming?
Aug 14, 2024
Big Fat Five: Adolfo Torres (M.I.J.O.) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 31, 2024
Big Fat Five: Jost Nickel (Jan Delay & Disko No. 1) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 24, 2024
Big Fat Five: Nick Wilkerson (formerly of White Reaper) Shares His Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 17, 2024
Big Fat Five: Isaiah Weatherspoon's Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 10, 2024
Big Fat Five: Eric Somers-Urrea's Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 03, 2024
Big Fat Five: Megan Spencer's Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 26, 2024
Big Fat Five: Chris Fryar's (Zac Brown Band) Top 5 Influences
Jun 19, 2024
Big Fat Five: Mark Guiliana's Biggest Influences
Jun 12, 2024
Big Fat Five: Porter Bliquez' (@415porter) Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 05, 2024
Big Fat Five: Wiktoria Bialic's (@wiktoria_drums / Allison Russell / Ralph Kaminski) Top 5 Influential Records
May 29, 2024
Big Fat Five: Brandon Combs' (Leon Bridges / Joy Oladakun / John Legend) Top 5-ish Influential Records
May 22, 2024
Big Fat Five: Myles Sargent's (The Japanese House) Top 5 Influential Records
May 15, 2024
Big Fat Five: Steve Durham's (Louis Tomlinson / Drummer / Musical Director) Top 5 Influential Records
May 08, 2024
Big Fat Five: Gunnar Olsen's (Puscifer / Bruce Springsteen / Mother Feather) Top 5 Influential Records
May 01, 2024
Big Fat Five: Earl Talbot's (Drummer, Composer, Producer, and Educator) Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 24, 2024
Big Fat Five: Maxwell Flanders' (Lukas Nelson / Luke Hemmings / Lizzy McAlpine) Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 17, 2024
Big Fat Five: Steve Jocz's (Sum 41, The Vandals) Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 10, 2024
Big Fat Five: JohnnyBgood's Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 02, 2024
Big Fat Five: Nick Adams' (Aly & Aj / Take That) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 27, 2024
Dissecting the Drumming of Phil Selway (Radiohead)
Mar 21, 2024
Big Fat Five: Russell Holzman's (Caroline Polachek, @starpowerdrummer) Top 5 Influential Recordings
Mar 13, 2024
Where's The Beat?! (can you find the ONE in these 10 songs?)
Mar 06, 2024
Dave Elitch - Top 5 Things You're NOT Doing That Are Hurting You & Your Drumming
Feb 29, 2024
Big Fat Five: Allison Miller's (Drummer / Composer / Teacher) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 20, 2024
Big Fat Five: Bill Bruford's (Yes / King Crimson / Earthworks / Genesis) 5 Influential Records
Feb 14, 2024
Big Fat Five: Brian Dunne's (Hall & Oates / Live at Daryl's House) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 07, 2024
Big Fat Five: Sarah Jones' (Harry Styles / New Young Pony Club / Hot Chip) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 31, 2024
Big Fat Five: Arbak Dal's (T Cymbals / Independent) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 24, 2024
Big Fat Five: JP Bouvet's (Childish Japes / Educator) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 17, 2024
Big Fat Five: Ray Brown's (Snail Mail) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 10, 2024
Big Fat Five: Rhys Hastings' (Yves Tumor / Educator) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 03, 2024
My End of Year REQUEST!!!!
Dec 27, 2023
Big Fat Five: Zach Jones' (Sting) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 20, 2023
Big Fat Five: Griffin Goldsmith's (Dawes) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 13, 2023
Big Fat Five: Evan Woodle's (Heatwarmer, Karl Blau, Racer Sessions) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 06, 2023
Big Fat Five: Yoni Madar's (Independent / Multi-Instrumentalist) Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 29, 2023
Big Fat Five: Branden Steineckert's (Rancid, The Used) Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 22, 2023
Big Fat Five: Travis Orbin's (Darkest Hour, Independent) Top 5 influential Records
Nov 15, 2023
Big Fat Five: Chris Icasiano's (Fleet Foxes, Bad Luck, Pure Bathing Culture) Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 08, 2023
Big Fat Five: Brody Simpson's Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 18, 2023
Big Fat Five: Rob Humphreys (Kacey Musgraves, Nikki Costa) Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 11, 2023
Rest in Peace Dom Famularo
Oct 04, 2023
Big Fat Five: Jimmy Chamberlin's (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 27, 2023
Big Fat Five: Tommy Igoe's Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 20, 2023
Big Fat Five: Brandon Scott's Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 13, 2023
Big Fat Five: Joe Lana Jr's (The Cowboy Drummer, Dropout Kings) Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 06, 2023
Big Fat Five: Elias Mallin's (Filter, Kesha, Noah Cyrus) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 30, 2023
Big Fat Five: Tim Carman's (GA-20) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 23, 2023
Big Fat Five: Johnny Kelly's (Type O Negative, Quiet Riot, Danzig) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 16, 2023
Big Fat Five: Tina Raymond's (Drummer, Composer, Educator) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 09, 2023
Big Fat Five: Bosh Rothman's (Kills Birds, Living Things, Blondshell) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 02, 2023
Big Fat Five: Stanton Moore's (Galactic, Corrosion of Conformity, Krasno / Moore Project) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 26, 2023
Big Fat Five: Rich Redmond's (Jason Aldean) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 19, 2023
Big Fat Five: Curt Bisquera AKA Kirkee B's (Mick Jagger, Johnny Cash, Elton John, Seal) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 12, 2023
Big Fat Five: Noah Hecht's (Cassandra Jenkins, Purr, Dan English) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 05, 2023
Big Fat Five: Chris Dadge's (Chad VanGaalen, Alvvays, Samantha Savage Smith) Top 5 Influences
Jun 28, 2023
Big Fat Five: Jojo Mayer: Clarity > Perfection
Jun 21, 2023
Big Fat Five: Kris Myers' (Umphrey's McGee) Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 14, 2023
Big Fat Five: Ian Froman's Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 07, 2023
Big Fat Five: Neal Daniels' (LP, Liz Phair, Matt Nathanson) Top 5 Influential Records
May 31, 2023
Big Fat Five: Kellii Scott's (Failure) Top 5 Influential Records
May 24, 2023
Big Fat Five: Noa Kahn's Top 5 Influential Records
May 17, 2023
Big Fat Five: Andrew Marshall's (Billie Eilish, FINNEAS) Top 5 Influential Records
May 10, 2023
Big Fat Five: Jordan Rose' (Theo Katzman, Cory Wong, Caleb Hawley) Top 5 Influential Records
May 03, 2023
Big Fat Five: Jonathan Pinson's (Boom Clap, Mark Turner, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock) Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 26, 2023
Our Top 5 Movies About Music (w/ Mike Schulte)
Apr 19, 2023
Big Fat Five: Butch Vig's Top 5 Influential Records (that shaped him into the producer/engineer/songwriter/drummer he is today)
Apr 05, 2023
Big Fat Five: Nate Wood's (fOUR, Kneebody, Wayne Krantz) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 29, 2023
Big Fat Five: Chris Marshak's (Steve Winwood, Amy Helm, Ben Wisch, Sessions) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 22, 2023
Big Fat Five: Forrest Rice's (WØLFY) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 15, 2023
I get interviewed...
Feb 28, 2023
Big Fat Five: E-MAN's (Andy Grammer) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 22, 2023
Big Fat Five: Brendan Buckley (Morrissey, Shakira, Perry Farrell): 5 Records That Inspired Him Growing Up
Feb 15, 2023
Big Fat Five: Josh Grigsby's (Houston Calls, Mae, Just Surrender) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 08, 2023
Big Fat Five: Sheridan Riley's (Alvvays, Peg) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 01, 2023
Big Fat Five: Jeremy Taggart's (ex-Our Lady Peace, Taggart & Torrens) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 25, 2023
Big Fat Five: Dave Scalia's (Elle King) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 18, 2023
Big Fat Five: Adam Christgau's (Tegan and Sara, Troye Sivan, Miley Cyrus, movies like Pixar’s Luca and HBO’s Station 11) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 11, 2023
Big Fat Five: Stacy Jones' (Miley Cyrus, American Hi-Fi, Matchbox Twenty) Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 04, 2023
Big Fat Five: Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World) Tells The Stories Behind His Favorite Jimmy Eat World Recordings
Dec 28, 2022
Big Fat Five: Daniel Fang's (Turnstile, Angel Dust) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 21, 2022
Big Fat Five: Nick Ruffini's (Drummer's Resource Podcast) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 14, 2022
Big Fat Five: Sarab Singh's (MUNA, Joji, KLVR GRL) Top 5 Influential Records
Dec 07, 2022
THE James Gadson Breaks Down the Songs That Define His Recording Career
Nov 23, 2022
Big Fat Five: Sam Merrick's (Broadway's '& Juliet') Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 16, 2022
Big Fat Five: Willy Rodriguez' (The Mars Volta, Mon Laferte) Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 09, 2022
Big Fat Five: Rod Elkins' (Tyler Childers) Top 5 Influential Records
Nov 02, 2022
Big Fat Five: Greg Hersey's Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 26, 2022
Big Fat Five: Dimitri Fantini's Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 19, 2022
Big Fat Five: Ryan Seaman's (Mercy Music) Top 5 Influential Records
Oct 12, 2022
Big Fat Five: Q. Robinson (Broadway's 'Hamilton', 'Ain't Too Proud')
Oct 05, 2022
Big Fat Five: Ralph Alexander's (Poppy, CRX) Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 29, 2022
Big Fat Five: Mike Robinson's (k.flay, Oliver Tree, Blame My Youth) Top 5 Influential Records
Sep 21, 2022
Can You Guess the Drum Machine?!
Sep 14, 2022
5 Things To Avoid When You’re Engineering Drums
Sep 07, 2022
5 Things to Avoid on a Session When You're Playing Drums For an Artist
Aug 31, 2022
Big Fat Five: Ilan Rubin's (Nine Inch Nails, Angels and Airwaves) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 24, 2022
Big Fat Five: Rob "Beatdown" Brown's Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 17, 2022
Big Fat Five: Eddie Burns' (Clairo) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 10, 2022
Big Fat Five: Thom Sonny Green's (alt-J) Top 5 Influential Records
Aug 03, 2022
Big Fat Five: J-rod Sullivan's Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 27, 2022
Big Fat Five: Rajeev Maddela's (Currency Audio) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 20, 2022
Big Fat Five: Jessica Burdeaux's (@jburdsbeats) Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 13, 2022
Big Fat Five: Logan Baudean's Top 5 Influential Records
Jul 06, 2022
Big Fat Five: Petar Janjic's (Cory Wong) Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 29, 2022
Big Fat Five: Matthew Pretty's (@thebucketboy) Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 22, 2022
Big Fat Five: Eric Somers-Urrea's Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 15, 2022
Big Fat Five: Aaron Haggerty's (Willow, Al McKay, Kool & The Gang) Top Influential Records
Jun 08, 2022
Big Fat Five: Nick Baglio's (aka @nickybagzz) Top 5 Influential Records
Jun 01, 2022
Big Fat Five: Big Fat Five: Rory O'Connor's (Tycho, Nitemoves) Top 5 Influential Records
May 25, 2022
50 Simple Yet Effective Drum Grooves (you voted!)
May 18, 2022
Big Fat Five: Greyson Nekrutman's Top 5 Influential Records
May 11, 2022
Big Fat Five: Kyle Crane's (Daniel Lanois, Neko Case, Maddison Cunningham) Top 5 Influential Records
May 04, 2022
Big Fat Five: Josh Dion's (Paris Monster, John Scofield) Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 27, 2022
Big Fat Five: Aksel Coe's Top 5 Influential Records
Apr 20, 2022
5 Records That Will FINALLY Get You Into Jazz
Apr 13, 2022
Records That Define the 70's Drum Sound
Apr 06, 2022
Big Fat Five: Blair Sinta's (Alanis Morrisette, Chris Cornell, Annie Lennox) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 30, 2022
Big Fat Five: Donnie Marple's (Guitar Center Drum-Off Champion, Lee Brice) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 23, 2022
Big Fat Five: David Raouf's (aka rdavidr) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 16, 2022
Big Fat Five: William Goldsmith (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters, Assertion) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 09, 2022
Big Fat Five: Stella Mozgawa's (Warpaint, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett) Top 5 Influential Records
Mar 02, 2022
Big Fat Five: Martina Barakoska's Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 16, 2022
Big Fat Five: Erin Tate's (Minus The Bear, Kill Sadie) Top 5 Influential Records
Feb 02, 2022
Big Fat Five: Joe Bagale AKA Otis McDonald's Top 5 Influential Records
Jan 26, 2022
Big Fat Five: Connor Denis' (Beartooth) Top 5 Influences
Jan 19, 2022
Big Fat Five: Dave Elitch's Top 5 Influences
Jan 12, 2022
Big Fat Five: Matt Johnson's (Jeff Buckley's album 'Grace', St. Vincent) Top 5 Influences
Jan 05, 2022
What Made Bonham...Bonham?!
Dec 29, 2021
Big Fat Five: Joe Plummer's (Cold War Kids, Modest Mouse, The Shins) Top Influences
Dec 22, 2021
How Riz Ahmed Learned To Play Drums For 'Sound of Metal'
Dec 15, 2021
Big Fat Five: Guy Licata's (Museum of Love, Reflexx Practice Pads) Top 5 Influences
Dec 08, 2021
Big Fat Five: Jason McGerr's (Death Cab For Cutie) Top 5 Influences and much, much more...
Dec 01, 2021
Big Fat Five: Darshan Doshi's Top 5 Influences
Nov 24, 2021
Big Fat Five: Jonny Scott's (CHVRCHES, The Kills) Top 5 Influences
Nov 17, 2021
Big Fat Five: Michael Benjamin Lerner (Telekinesis): His Top Influences, The State of the Music Industry, and How To Be A Successful Band Member
Nov 10, 2021
Big Fat Five: Ira Elliot (Nada Surf): Top 5 Influences
Nov 03, 2021
Big Fat Five: Patrick Hallahan's (My Morning Jacket) Top 5 Influences
Oct 27, 2021
Big Fat Five: Adam Deitch's (Lettuce, Break Science, John Scofield) Top 5 Influences
Oct 20, 2021
Big Fat Five: Dom Famularo's Top 5 Influences
Oct 13, 2021
The 5 Essential Charlie Watts Recordings
Oct 06, 2021
Big Fat Five: Carson Gant's (@oneupdrumvids) Top 5 Influences
Sep 22, 2021
Big Fat Five: Jake Reed's Top 5 Influences
Sep 15, 2021
Big Fat Five: Justin Scott's (@jscottdrummer) Top 5 Influences
Aug 25, 2021
Big Fat Five: Bart van der Zee's (Drum History Podcast) Top 5 Influences
Aug 18, 2021
Big Fat Five: Philo Tsoungui's Top 5 Influences
Aug 11, 2021
Big Fat Five: Lina Anderberg's Top 5 Influences
Aug 04, 2021
Big Fat Five: Scott Mcpherson's (Sense Field, Elliot Smith, M. Ward) Top 5(+) Influences
Jul 28, 2021
Jojo Mayer: Clarity > Perfection
Jul 21, 2021
Big Fat Five: Dan Bailey's (Father John Misty) Top 5 Influences
Jul 14, 2021
Big Fat Five: Tosh Peterson's (@tosh_thedrummer) Top 5 Influences
Jul 07, 2021
What Makes Ringo...Ringo?
Jun 30, 2021
Big Fat Five: Ian Chang's (Son Lux, Landlady, Solo) Top 5 Influences
Jun 23, 2021
Big Fat Five: Mark Stepro's (The Wallflowers, Butch Walker) Top 5 Influences
Jun 16, 2021
Big Fat Five: Richard Spaven's Top 5 Influences
Jun 09, 2021
Big Fat Five: Adam Betts' (Colossal Squid, Squarepusher, TTT, MYD, Jarvis Cocker, Squarepusher) Top 5 Influences
Jun 02, 2021
Big Fat Five: Griffin Goldsmith's (Dawes) Top 5 Influences
May 26, 2021
Big Fat Five: Mark Guiliana's Top 5 Influences
May 19, 2021
Big Fat Five: Jesse Kongos' (KONGOS) Top 5 Influences
May 12, 2021
Big Fat Five: Ian Maciak’s (@ianhitsdrums) Top 5 Influences
May 05, 2021
*BONUS* Aaron Steele Breaks Down A Few Tracks From His Career
Apr 29, 2021
Big Fat Five: Aaron Steele's Top 5 Influences
Apr 28, 2021
*BONUS* Dan Mayo's Top 5 Influences: Part 2
Apr 22, 2021
Big Fat Five: Dan Mayo's Top 5 Influences: Part 1
Apr 21, 2021
Big Fat Five: Matt & Zack from Working Drummer Podcast's Top 5 Drumming Influences
Apr 14, 2021
Big Fat Five: Ash Soan's Top 5 Influences
Apr 07, 2021
**Takeover Episode** Premiere of Sarah Hagan Backstage w/ Gavin Harrison
Mar 31, 2021
Big Fat Five: Atom Willard's (Against Me!, Angels and Airwaves, Rocket From The Crypt) Top 5 Influences
Mar 24, 2021
Big Fat Five: Nate Morton (NBC's The Voice): Top 5 Influences
Mar 10, 2021
Big Fat Five: Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel): Top 5 Influences
Feb 24, 2021
Big Fat Five: Curt Bisquera—The 5 Career-Defining Moments
Feb 17, 2021
The 5 Essential Levon Helm Recordings
Feb 10, 2021
Big Fat Five: Tim Baltes' Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Playing Style
Feb 03, 2021
Myths Our Drum Teachers Told Us w/ Dimitri Fantini
Jan 27, 2021
'Save it for the Pod!" Ep. 3 - Where's The Beat?!
Jan 13, 2021
Big Fat Progress
Jan 06, 2021
Best of 2020: Part 2
Dec 30, 2020
Best of 2020: Part 1
Dec 23, 2020
'Save it for the Pod!' Ep. 2 - Ben and Gunnar’s Top 5 Dance Drummers
Dec 16, 2020
Big Fat Five: Tucker Rule (Thursday): Top 5 Influences
Dec 09, 2020
Big Fat Five: Yuri Ruley's (MxPx): Top 5 Influences
Dec 02, 2020
"Save it for the Pod!" Ep. 1 - Dissecting the Playing of Phil Selway (Radiohead)
Nov 25, 2020
Big Fat Five: Sarah Thawer's Top 5 Influences
Nov 11, 2020
Big Fat Five: Eric Slick (Dr. Dog): 5 Songs That Shaped His Playing Style
Nov 04, 2020
Big Fat Five: Daru Jones' 5 Songs That Shaped His Playing Style
Oct 28, 2020
Big Fat Five: Steve Goold's (Matt Kearney, Ben Rector, Sara Bareilles) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Playing Style
Oct 21, 2020
Big Fat Five: Raghav Mehrotra's (Broadway's School of Rock) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Playing Style
Oct 14, 2020
Big Fat Five: Randy Cooke's (Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Alanis Morissette, Dave Stewart, Kelly Clarkson) 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Sep 23, 2020
Big Fat Five: Mike Dawson's Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Sep 16, 2020
Big Fat Five: Ben Barter's (Lorde) Top Drumming Moments That Formed His Drumming Style
Sep 09, 2020
Big Fat Five: Bryan De Leon's (Albert Hammond Jr, The Drums, The Shaking Hands) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Aug 26, 2020
Big Fat Five: Brody Simpson's Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Aug 19, 2020
Kris Mazzarisi and Ben Hilzinger (me!) Share The Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped Our Style
Aug 05, 2020