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Episode #39 . Our guest is drummer for the south Floridian band, the VTF Project, Tommy McNamara. We talk about drumming and his power trio band.  The opening track is "Slender Man" from VTF Project's latest  2nd EP release, "The Civil Disobedience Luncheon Club"

Also Alex from the Rum Barrel is back with a review of Real McCoy's Limited Edition Madeira Cask 

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How he grew up listening to drummers in bands like Rush, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to jazz and progressive drummers.
• We learn about  the VTF PROJECT. 
  • How and when they formed
  • Their style of music and  writing process
  • Being featured on Studio Road TV performing on the Lake Worth Pier
• Tommy winning an award at the 2020 OSKI awards
• Some of the challenges during the band faced during the pandemic
• We get a run down of his kit and some of the advantages of having it rack mounted
• Find out if Tommy beats the high score on BOPIT?
• In four beats or less
  • Favorite place to play in south Florida?
  • Which power trio… Rush or King Crimson?
  •  Are you carrying a drum key with you?

Show support and visit VTF Project's links:

• Website : https://vtfproject.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwBUsdKvUC4YobUl0N_qVQ/videos
• Where you can stream their music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-civil-disobedience-luncheon-club-ep/1553669315

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Episode #38 . Our guest is a fellow south Floridian and rum enthusiast. If you are a listener of the podcast, you’ll know him as he’s one our rum reviewers. We’re also sampling products from Celebration Distillation. Hopefully you had a chance  to catch our podcast with Katie Darling, CEO of Celebration Distillation episode #36.

 Also on the mid show rum review, Jame' from Ready Set Rum , reviews the Ron Colon Salvadoreño rum 

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How Jame' got into reviewing rum
• How he developed the tasting for reviewing rum
• His YouTube channel - Ready Set Rum
•  Soca and dancehall music
• Jame' and I sample the Old New Orleans rums that he reviewed last week
• In four sips or less
  • Neat or on an ice ball?
  • What’s your favorite rum?
  • How do you buy your rum online or in person
    
    

Show support and visit their links:

• https://www.instagram.com/readysetrum/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/jwill045

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Episode #37 . Our fourth and final podcast for the celebration of Women's History Month is with Katie Darling, CEO of Celebration Distillation.

Our guest is the CEO of Celebration Distillation, the country’s oldest continually operated rum distillery located in New Orleans. She’s also the president of the Louisiana Distiller’s Guild. We are going to talk about her journey of working in craft cocktail bars to becoming the CEO. The products at Celebration Distillation and ALSO we’re going to find out what GINGERO is

 Also on the mid show rum review, Jame' from Ready Set Rum , reviews the Old New Orleans rums, the Crystal, Amber and the Cajun Spiced. 

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• Katie tell us the  importance of craft cocktails as it relates to making spirits or more importantly rum
• We get a description of  the distillery and what all happens on a typical day
• What kind of challenges they have faced during the pandemic or what did you have to do differently
• How to get the shuttle to pick me up if I was staying in New Orleans
• What sets Old New Orleans apart
• What is GINGEROO
• Where they source their sugar cane
• Where can we find your products
• Katie introduces me to some of the music she listens into 
• In four sips or less
  • What’s something people don’t know about New Orleans?
  • Is Drew Bree’s going to retire or give it another year?
  • Which music festival? VOODOO MUSIC EXPERIENCE or JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
  • When family/friends are in town… where do you recommend a place to go to dinner?

Show support and visit their links:

• www.celebrationcelebration.com
• www.oldneworleansrum.com

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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out their YouTube channel  Ready Set Rum   for more reviews

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Our third podcast for the celebration of Women's History Month is with 15 year old south Florida and YouTube drummer  Angelina Bukata, aka Angel started drumming at an early age and was introduced to metal after seeing Iron Maiden. 
Also on the mid show rum review, Jame from Ready Set Rum , reviews Bacardi's 10 year age rum, the Gran Reserva Diez

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How old she was when you first played live?
• How and why Nicko McBrain is one of  her drum influences and female drummer that also influences and inspires her
• What her practice regimen is
• The first song she learned to play on the drums
• We talk about the process for recording your drum covers
• Some of the challenges that female drummers experience and breaking through some of the stereotypes
• Growing her social media channels through drum covers and live performances
• Possible collaboration with Harley and other female musicians in the area
• Her endorsements and one she just got recently
• A round of the handheld game of Bop It. It's like the modern day version of Simon Says
• In four beats or less
  • Avenged Sevenfold or Iron Maiden
  • What’s your favorite local band?
  • Favorite part of the kit to use?
  • What’s your current wish for a piece of drum gear?

Show support and visit Angel's links:

• YouTube
• Instagram

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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out their YouTube channel  Ready Set Rum   for more reviews

Don't forget to check out our site and links

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Episode #35 . Our second podcast for the celebration of Women's History Month is  Karen Hoskin, CEO and founder of Montanya Distillers.

Since 2008, Montanya Rums have earned 24 gold, silver and double-gold medals, including “Best Rum in the World” at the World Rum Awards and “USA Rum of the Year” at the Berlin International Spirits Competition.

It was a pleasure chatting with Karen on International Women's Day about her journey into making mountain rum, music and about a force for good. She talks the talk and walks the walk.  Also she is passionate about the environment and about reducing single-use trash from disposable products. 

Karen not only makes rum, but also makes music. She has been a musician for most of her life. and will be heading into the studio next month to record 8 songs. Can't wait to hear the full LP. 
Also on the mid show rum review, Jame from Ready Set Rum , reviews the Appleton Estate Reserve Rum

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How Karen became a distiller
• What "mountain rum" is
• Their products:  the Platino, Oro, Exclusiva and Valentia
• How she's involved in music as a musician and showcasing original music acts at the Montanya tasting room
• A sneak peak of a demo cut, titled  "Broken Coastline" from the upcoming LP
• Her entrepreneurship and her vision that she has for her company
• What the Women’s Distillery Guild is
• We learn about the reducing of single use trash through Zoetica
• In four sips or less
  • What’s the best concert she's attended?
  • The beach or the mountains?
  • If you could start all over again, what would you do differently?
  • As the conductor, managing the day to day operations and making rum, if you could only do one or the other, which would it be?

Show support and visit their links:

• Montanya Distillers website
• Free download of The Little Book of Cocktails
• Zoetica - Kits for Your Waste Free Life

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Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast
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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out their YouTube channel  Ready Set Rum   for more reviews

Don't forget to check out our site and links

Drums and Rums website
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Episode #34.  It's March and it's Women's History Month and our guests will be women who are in the rum industry or those who are drummers. 

So let's kick this celebration of Women's History Month with our first guest who's a drummer and also a multi instrumentalist, Shanance Gransam. She fell in love for the drums in middle school and never looked back. We talk about her drumming for international musician Jas Josland, the ukulele duo the Little Things, the time she almost kind of met the Foo Fighters and we sample some El Dorado 12 yr rum that Jame from Ready Set Rum reviewed for us in episode 33.
 
Also on the mid show rum review Alex from the Rum Barrel gives us a review of Montanya Exclusiva rum. and coming Monday, March 8th at 3:pm EST , make sure you check out our live podcast with owner and MONTANYA DISTILLERS CEO Karen Hosking. Go to our FaceBook page to click going to the event.

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• We open the podcast with two tracks. THe first one is a track of Shanece drumming for the Jas Josland band titled "Money" and it's followed by the track that Shanece and Katy of the Little Things dropped on Valentine's Day titled
  "Someone Else"  Available on all of the major streaming sites...Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora,  etc
• What kind of music she  grow up listening to?
• Her international travels as a musician
• Playing the Fringe Festival in Scotland
• Connecting with Jas Josland
• Her bands / projects she's involved with 
• What are some of the challenges a female drummer/musicians you’ve experienced and how’d you overcome them?
• In four beats or less
  • Most memorable location/festival you performed at?
  • Ukulele or drums?
  • What is something most people don’t know about you?
  • If Sweetwater gave you a shopping spree, what do you buy?
    
    

Show support and visit their links:

• Shanece's IG
• Jas Josland website
• The Little Things website

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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out  The Rum Barrel for more reviews

Don't forget to check out our site and links

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Episode #33. Socially distanced and masked, my guests are Justin Hucker, owner of Live Music Community (LMC), Hector Diaz bassist for the Americana /Celtic band Kill Billies and his son Gavin LMC student and drummer for the bands GUTS and Unemployed Youth.

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• The opening track will be the debut of the Kill Billies first music video for their song "Promised Dreams". Available on all of the major streaming sites...Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora,  etc
• How Justin got into teaching music
• Justin describes what it was like achieving his vision of owning a music school / livestream venue / recording studio
• Also the challenges of opening up at the new location in the middle of a pandemic
• The debate of livestreaming vs performing live
• In our mid show rum review, Jamé Wills from Ready Set Rum! reviews El Dorado 12 yr
• We learn how everyone met
• Everyone talks a little bit about their bands past and present:
  • Justin and Hector's Nirvana tribute band, Smells Like Grunge
  • Euphobia - Justin and Hector's current original band
  • The Kill Billies - a  folk/celtic band that Hector plays upright bass
  • GUTS and Unemployed Youth - LMC student bands that Gavin drums in
• Hector talks about watching his son's style and skills grow
• The guys tell us about a spinal tap moment
• In four beats or less
  • Justin - Behind the scenes or out front performing?
  • Gavin - If you could meet any other drummer, besides me, who would it be?
  • Hector - if you could only do one creative outlet, which would it be music or art?
• The upcoming livestream at LMC for Gavin's band Unemployed Youth (2/28/21)

Show support and visit their links:

• Live Music Community website
• Gavin's band - GUTS -  YouTube and Instagram
• Hector's band - Kill Billies
• Justin and Hector's Nirvana tribute band - Smells Like Grunge 

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Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast
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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out Ready Set Rum for more reviews

Don't forget to check out our site and links

Drums and Rums website
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Episode #32. My guest is south Florida drummer, Erik Flinck from the band Martin County Electric. We kick off the show with a track of Erik performing  recorded live at the famous Square Grouper.

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• We kick it off by shooting the s#$t of drummer stories
• How he got you into music at an early age and throughout high school
• His favorite drummer and those who influence him
• He talks about his current project/band
• We discuss the debate of covering a song, exactly like the original or making it your own
• He gives a tour of his kit
• In our mid show rum review, Alex from the Rum Barrel reviews Sunset Really Strong Rum
• Since Erik's an IPA guy, we talk about a few local craft breweries
• When not drumming, Erik is a graphics designer
• To Freebird or not
• Us old guys talk about our Tik Tok presence 
• Find out what Erik's answers are to "In Four Beats or Less"
  • Phish or Grateful Dead?
  • Busted head or busted pedal?
  • Favorite Minnesota NorthStar player, Mike Modano Or Dino Ciccarelli?   

Show support and visit some of Erik's links:

• http://www.youtube.com/erikflinck
• http://www.facebook.com/martincountyelectric
• https://open.spotify.com/album/1S6Irwi1RPj1Vh27Dkg9ZA?si=yozOggQXRS-Eg5ehghOpgg
• https://www.facebook.com/erikflinckdesigns

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Want to learn more about the rum review, check out The Rum Barrel.

Don't forget to check out our site and links

Drums and Rums website
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Episode #31.  My guest is rum enthusiast and UK based blogger, Alex of the The Rum Barrel.
 
Here's the things we discuss in this podcast:

• Introduction of  Alex and his website "The Rum Barrel"
• How Alex got into rum and encouraged by people in the industry to start blogging 
• How he developed nose/taste to describe rums
• His diverse range of music, mainly not just old-school hip-hop, but Romanian hip-hop
• Our mid podcast rum feature Alex reviews 
• In Four Sips or Less
  • Beastie Boys or Run DMC?
  • Neat or on a ice ball?
  • Which rum origin does he you fancy, Guyana, Barbados or UK?
  • Football or Futbol aka (Football or Soccer) ?
• Lots of great rum information on his website, including:
  • His scoring system for rum reviews
  • Articles he's written such “The Benevolence Of The Rum World" and  “Is Your Favourite Rum A Rum?”
  • History on how Pusser’s Rum got its name

Show support and visit these links:
https://therumbarrel.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/therumbarrel

Want to learn more about the rum review, check out The Rum Barrel.
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Episode #30.  My guest is North Jersey area Music Educator and Percussionist, Chris Bouvier.
 
Here's the things we discuss in this podcast:

• Drummers/musicians who have influenced him
• Growing up in a music house
• Performing at the Super Bowl
• Pursuing a degree in music at the University of Delaware
• We answer questions from the live podcast chat
• Traveling internationally with U of Delaware ensemble
• What's it like being in his mid 20’s as an instructor ?
• Our mid podcast rum feature of "That Boutique-y Rum Company's" Signature Blend #1. Reviewed by upcoming guest,  UK rum blogger Alex from the Rum Barrel.
• Doing a Christmas song collaboration
• Some recent accomplishments :
  • Creating his website
  • Arranging music
  • Teaching virtually.
• Having the most perfect mojito while making a stop on road trip
• In Four Beats or Less
  • Favorite percussion instrument that’s not “drums/drum set”?
  • New York Giants or Jersey Giants?
  • Toms stand mounted or bass drum mounted?
  • What time signature do you hate having play?
    
    

Show support and visit these links:
https://www.chrisbouviermusic.com/performances
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6v6oK-4PS_mjskLYyBihjQ,
https://www.instagram.com/chris_bouvier_music/?hl=en

Want to learn more about the rum review, check out The Rum Barrel. 

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