Ranked #1
075: Edwin Bonilla (Gloria Estefan, Cachao, Celia Cruz, Arturo Sandoval)
075: Edwin Bonilla (Gloria Estefan, Cachao, Celia Cruz, Arturo Sandoval)
Edwin Bonilla started his musical journey playing rock and R&B on drum kit, but as a teenager he transitioned to tim... Read more
15 Jun 2016
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29mins
Ranked #2
221:Danny Carey (Tool, Green Jello, Carole King, Zaum, etc.)
221:Danny Carey (Tool, Green Jello, Carole King, Zaum, etc.)
Danny Carey is the rare artist with a wildly ambitious imagination, coupled with the virtuosic ability to manifest his s... Read more
21 Aug 2019
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1hr 11mins
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Ranked #3
230: Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, Elliott Smith, etc.)
230: Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag, Elliott Smith, etc.)
Janet Fucking Weiss! 2019 has been an eventful year for Janet Weiss. She left Sleater-Kinney after a twenty-four year ru... Read more
20 Nov 2019
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1hr 34mins
Ranked #4
270: Duncan Trussell (The Midnight Gospel, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour)
270: Duncan Trussell (The Midnight Gospel, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour)
Today's guest is Duncan Trussell--comic, host of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, and co-creator of the stunning new Net... Read more
20 Apr 2020
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1hr 53mins
Ranked #5
095: Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Wellwater Conspiracy)
095: Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Wellwater Conspiracy)
Matt Cameron burst onto the Seattle rock scene in the early 80s. His singular style combines brute force, exceptional fi... Read more
2 Nov 2016
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48mins
Ranked #6
113: Damon Che (Don Caballero)
113: Damon Che (Don Caballero)
As drummer for the highly influential band Don Caballero, Damon Che established himself as one of the most unique and be... Read more
8 Mar 2017
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59mins
Ranked #7
045: Matt Chamberlain (Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Soundgarden, Critters Buggin, etc.)
045: Matt Chamberlain (Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Soundgarden, Critters Buggin, etc.)
One of the most compelling and versatile drummers working today, Matt Chamberlain has collaborated with everyone from Da... Read more
25 Nov 2015
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33mins
Ranked #8
114: Butch Vig (Garbage, Fire Town, Spooner)
114: Butch Vig (Garbage, Fire Town, Spooner)
Butch Vig began his career drumming with various polka outfits and rock bands like Spooner and Fire Town. Also a prolifi... Read more
15 Mar 2017
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54mins
Ranked #9
014: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantomas, Philm)
014: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantomas, Philm)
Joe talks to Dave Lombardo about co-founding the groundbreaking metal band Slayer, his experience as the son of a Cuban ... Read more
29 Apr 2015
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32mins
Ranked #10
041: John Stanier (Battles, Helmet, Tomahawk)
041: John Stanier (Battles, Helmet, Tomahawk)
John Stanier first burst onto the rock scene in the late 80s, as founding drummer of Helmet. He charts the course of tha... Read more
28 Oct 2015
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33mins
Ranked #11
032: Fred Armisen (8G Band, Trenchmouth, SNL, Portlandia)
032: Fred Armisen (8G Band, Trenchmouth, SNL, Portlandia)
You know Fred Armisen from his work on Portlandia and SNL, but before he was a comedy star, Fred was a working drummer. ... Read more
26 Aug 2015
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33mins
Ranked #12
141: Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot, Bombastic Meatbats)
141: Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot, Bombastic Meatbats)
Chad Smith's unabashed hard rock style could have easily clashed with the funk-punk roots of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, ... Read more
27 Sep 2017
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53mins
Ranked #13
244: Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, De Facto, etc.)
244: Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, De Facto, etc.)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala is best known as the explosive vocalist for bands like The Mars Volta and At The Drive-In, but he i... Read more
22 Mar 2020
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #14
134: Roland & Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac)
134: Roland & Steve Albini (Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac)
Roland, Steve Albini, and Joe discuss: Big Black, Shellac, the "Uberization" of the workforce, the Jungle of Life, and t... Read more
9 Aug 2017
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49mins
Ranked #15
010: Dale Crover (Melvins, Altamont, Nirvana)
010: Dale Crover (Melvins, Altamont, Nirvana)
Joe talks to Dale Crover about innate confidence when approaching the drums, his three decade--and counting--run as drum... Read more
1 Apr 2015
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30mins
Ranked #16
187: Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, UK, Genesis, Bruford)
187: Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Earthworks, UK, Genesis, Bruford)
Bill Bruford’s instantly identifiable sound and brilliant sense of composition made him the defining drummer of the prog... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #17
083: Mac McNeilly (The Jesus Lizard)
083: Mac McNeilly (The Jesus Lizard)
With a massive sound and a pummeling groove, Mac McNeilly served as the anchor for the compellingly bizarre, highly infl... Read more
10 Aug 2016
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35mins
Ranked #18
169: Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage)
169: Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage)
Rage Against the Machine is an exceptionally rare band that managed to combine a radical, populist message with massive ... Read more
30 May 2018
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #19
159: Joey Castillo (Wasted Youth, Sugartooth, QotSA, Eagles of Death Metal, Zakk Sabbath)
159: Joey Castillo (Wasted Youth, Sugartooth, QotSA, Eagles of Death Metal, Zakk Sabbath)
Joey Castillo grew up in Gardena, CA, and he found an early musical home in the vital Southern California punk scene of ... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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50mins
Ranked #20
040: Reggie Watts (Late Late Show, Maktub, Solo Artist)
040: Reggie Watts (Late Late Show, Maktub, Solo Artist)
Reggie Watts talks to Joe about growing up in Montana, psychedelic drugs, the spirit of jazz, leading the Late Late Show... Read more
21 Oct 2015
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49mins