December 14 2009
Hy guys, I just want to let you
read this interview that I made with
Carter Beauford
this summer, while the DMB was in Italy to play a gig in
Lucca.The interview has gone around the world now (it had three
languages translation) and had fantastic comments. The staff of
the Dave Matthews Band said that it's one of the best interview
that Carter ever had, and they posted a link on their official
site. The interview appeared as the cover story on the October
2009 issue of Batteria & Percussioni, the biggest Italian
drumming magazine. Check it out right here the way it appears on
a great fan site and let me know:
http://www.dmbrasil.net/carter/carter_eng.asp
Big hugs and Peace
Have a wonderful Xmas
Robertopeland
September 14 2009
According to the new and revamped
Porcupine Tree web site:"In addition to preparing for the
tour Gavin Harrison
has spent most of his summer filming a new drum DVD (nearly
three hours long) which explains and demonstrates the "Rhythmic
Designs" of the two records made with touch guitarist, 05Ric -
Drop and Circles. Gavin says “The DVD is accompanying an amazing
set of transcriptions from Terry Branam who has skillfully and
very accurately transcribed every note of the drum parts across
the 19 songs that cover those two albums. Along with the
up-close demonstrations of the drum parts for all the tunes and
where the inspiration came from for each piece - there's a whole
load of extras and discussions.”
Great Gavin! I just can't wait to
see this one!
August 14 2009
A new version of the
official Dave
Weckl's
web site it's now on-line. The new site has a lot of new
features and, also, you can download the new single Get To It.
Check it out now
right here.
August 11 2009
As you may know, The Incident,
the new double CD by Porcupine Tree, with the great
Gavin
Harrison
on drums, will be out on September 15th. Check out a preview of
a full new song called Time Flies
right here. You can also
get further infos and other samples, including The Incident
Medley,
right here.
August 5 2009
Seventeen years ago now... And I
still can't believe that
Jeff Porcaro passed
away. The best way to remember him is to go right
here and to watch him
playing right
here and
here. I miss you Jeff...
February
21 2009 Our friend
Steven Orkin sent me a link with a great video that sees our
hero Dave Weckl
show us his home studio. The clip is really great and... watch
'till the very end!!!
Click right here
February
16 2009 It seems like
the sad news are too many these days... It's with great regret
that we read about the unexpected passing of the great
Louie Bellson
on Feb 14, 2009 at the age of 84.
Our prayers goes to his family and loved ones.
http://louiebellson.info/news.html
January
21 2009
Surprise... surprise...
New double live CD for the 5 Peace Band with the great
Vinnie Colaiuta on
the drums. The release date is set for February, 4th 2009, but
only in Japan for now. Little short infos
right here. This is going
to be absolutely great.
January 19 2009
Wayne Krantz will return with his
highly respected trio which features
Keith Carlock
on drums and Tim Lefebvre on bass with a new studio CD. The new
album, yet unnamed, will be recorded in March.
December 15 2008
I'm sorry to report this sad, sad
new. Bill Miller (Modern Drummer's editor in chief)
passed away this past December 12, after
a long and noble battle with cancer. Bill was absolutely 1st
class. We will miss you a lot.
Sympathies
go out to his family.
November 21 2008
I still feel the echoes of the
incredible and historical gig I've attended here in Rome, this
past Sunday, November 16th. The 5 Peace Band played here
in Rome and the gig was nothing but unbelievable. The music was
great and Vinnie
Colaiuta's drumming
simply stunning, like I've never seen... Go and check the band's
site, full of photos and news and other stuff,
right here.
November 14 2008
HOT NEWS!!!
Dave Weckl
recently mixed a new DVD live with the
Stern band in Paris last May, to be released sometime in the
next few months! Keep an eye out!
Also...
Click
here
to listen to an interview with Dave, where he talks about the
current Mike Stern tour and the new Yamaha Phoenix drums he's
playing!
And then...
Dave recently completed four Sabian clinic tour
dates. Sabian's Greg Zeller wrote up a terrific story about the clinics and got
some great photos. Click
here
to read Greg's story on the Sabian site...
Thanks a lot to Steve Orkin for this heads up...
Further infos
here
on Dave Weckl's official web site.
October
13 2008 RUSH will be releasing the
Snakes &
Arrows LIVE DVD on November 25th 2008 in both standard DVD format and Blu-ray
disc! The DVD was filmed with 21 High Definition cameras in 16x9 widescreen
format, over two nights in October 2007 at the Netherlands’ Ahoy Rotterdam arena
during the renowned rock trio’s lengthy world tour.
For more details, please
click here.
September 29 2008
The Pat Metheny Group, founded as a
quartet almost 30 years ago, will come together this winter for a series of
special dates in Tokyo and Nagoya. They will play many of the most famous PMG
classics from throughout the group's history. This will be the Group's first
performances in its original four-man configuration in three decades and its
first appearance of any kind since 2005. The band will include Pat on guitar,
Lyle Mays on keyboards, Steve Rodby on bass and
Antonio Sanchez
on drums. Further infos right here
www.patmetheny.com
September 24 2008
The
MD
Festival Weekend 2008 is now over but
the
Hudson Music web site has a special section
full of fantastic videos about the Fest. Go and check it out!
September 19 2008
Just an addition to the news reported here below
about Jeff Beck's new live CD. A live DVD of those same shows will be released
on November 10th by Eagle Vision. Just another chance to see some pro footage of
Vinnie Colaiuta
in action. I just can't wait. Click
here for further infos. Thanks to Steve for
the info.
September 15 2008
JEFF BECK Performing
This Week... Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club is the long title of
the new 16-track Jeff Beck's
CD
with the great
Vinnie Colaiuta
on drums. It will be out on November 10th and you
can get further infos
right here.
September 13 2008
Official announcement for
The Police:
Certifiable.
The new 2 DVD/2 CD set
will be internationally released starting
from November 10th and contains the
full gig that the band played in Buenos
Aires on December 1 & 2, 2007. Click
here for further details.
I just can't wait!!!
August 5 2008
It was 16 years ago...
Jeff Porcaro...
he was (and he still is) one of my idols and one of my favorite drummers of all
time. I was enough lucky and I feel privileged to have seen him playing with
TOTO back in 1987.
Here's my little tribute to remember him...
Forever...
June 25 2008
DAVE CARPENTER R.I.P.
Guys, I just had an email from my friend Doug
Lunn...
He told me that the great bass player Dave Carpenter has just died from an heart
attack...
I'm writing and crying at the same time...
Dave was a friend of mine and he was so sweet and so kind with everyone... ...
He was the sweetest guy I've ever met... We met a lot of times in a lot of great
situations, and I remember each time like yesterday...
I think he was around 48...
I remember one time, years ago, I was going to see Gary Novak here in Rome with
the Joe Locke band and, when I entered into the club I saw Dave's smiling face
that looked at me and said:" Hey BOB, it's so good to see a familiar face like
your..." And then, he gave me a big hug.... Dave was on a last minute subbing
for the regular bass player in that band and we were so happy to meet each other
without planning it...
That day, we had a lot of fun, me, Dave and Gary...
I'm so sad, and, today, my day has totally changed...
I'm in schock...
Ciao Dave...
I will miss you forever...
Love
BOB
June 3 2008
As probably some of you know, Steve Lukather left
the band TOTO and that this will surely means that the band broke up. Too bad,
their last live CD/DVD it's so great and maybe we will not have the chance to
see them again. They were such a great inspiration for many of us. Thanks Randy
for the heads up! If you want to know more:
www.themusiciansvoice.com .
June 2 2008
Finally, I had the new Steve Gadd's DVD from the
Master Series (Hudson Music). The DVD is nothing but fantastic; the
shooting happened during one of his clinics during the Mission From Gadd 2006
and shows Steve playing in an unbelievable way. The Q&A part is so great and
Steve give a lot of insights about many great topics. The audio/video quality is
fantastic. Do yourself a favor, go and buy it. Further infos at
www.hudsonmusic.com
March 24 2008
Snakes And Arrows Live is the title of the
new double live CD from Rush. The CD has been recorded during their 2007 world
tour promoting the Snakes And Arrows CD. The CD feature an impressive
set list that includes 27 songs and obviously feature Neil Peart on drums along
with his mates Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee. For more infos and full set list
click
right here. Release date is set for April
15th.
January 7 2008
Some big news (as always) from Hudson Music with two new DVDs. 1st is the new
Steve Smith's
Standing On The Shoulder's Of Giant's DVD while the 2nd it's the long
awaited first Antonio Sanchez
instructional video included in the Masters Series. For further infos and
some beautiful clip preview go directly at
Hudson Music official web site.
December 24 2007
Hi Guys... Let me wish you an
Happy Christmas,
a great 2008
full of love and all the things you need and a joyful holiday season.
Big hugs to you all!!!
November 5 2007
Mmmmhh... It seems like I'm having a few good
projects in my hands these days... Influences is the title of the new
solo CD by my brother in life and great drummer
Roger "Kemp" Biwandu.
Roger is a wonderful drummer and one of my favorite at this moment and this is
really evident in his new work. His drumming here is simply wonderful and the
music on the whole CD it's so deep and full of taste. It's a real project and so
inspirational. If you want to listen to great music and great drumming you're in
the right place. Go buy the CD and support Roger right here:
www.myspace.com/rogerbiwandu
Well done Roger!
October 24 2007
Another great project that I had in my hands just
a few days ago. I'm talking about Drop, the new CD by
Gavin Harrison
and 05Ric. This CD it's absolutely wonderful and full of great ideas in terms of
musical compositions and playing. Gavin's drumming and sound here it's really
amazing and so inspirational, not to mention the voice and the playing of 05Ric.
Some tunes reminds me to Allan Holdsworth's Metal Fatigue era but I must
say that all is filled with such a strong personality and taste. The music is so
deep and the whole project is one the best I've heard in years. A great CD and a
must to have. Further details right here
http://www.myspace.com/gavinharrison05ric
October 20 2007
Some days ago, my friend and fantastic drummer
Joel Rosenblatt
sent me the new CD of his project named Hemispheres that he shares with
Ric Fierabracci and Phil Turcio. Guys, this CD is so damn good that I just can't
stop to listen to it. The music is really great and Joel's drumming is simply
unbelievable. There are a lot of guests on the CD, including Dave Weckl on one
track, and the whole project is really, really interesting. Do yourself a favor
and check this CD out right there on the band's official myspace page:
www.myspace.com/hemispheresgroup .
Well done Joel, well done guys!
September 11 2007
Another sad, sad news... The great
Joe Zawinul
passed away this morning... Rest in Peace Joe...
August 16 2007
Sad, Sad news...
The great
Max Roach died early today in
Manhattan. His death was announced today by a spokesman for Blue Note records,
no cause was given. Mr. Roach had been known to be ill for several years. Read
the full article
right here.
August 14 2007
Finally... the official announcement! Eddie Van
Halen and David Lee Roth will reunite after 22 years for a U.S. tour starting on
September 27th through December 11th. Obviously,
Alex Van Halen
will be on drums while Wolfgang (Eddie's son) will be on bass.
August 13 2007
My friend and great drummer
Joel
Rosenblatt
will appear with Steps Ahead featuring Anthony Jackson, Mike Mainieri,
Bill Evans and Brian Baker, August 27-30 at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Israel.
Joel is simply one of the greatest drummers I know and I'm really, really happy
for this! Great Joel!
June 24 2007
Hi Guys! Just to tell you that
MYnewSPACE
page is up and running from a couple of days now. You can find some audio
samples of my band, photos and other stuff. You're all invited! Join me at
www.myspace.com/robertopeland See you
there!
June 10 2007
According to the Hudson Music web site the new
JoJo Mayer
DVD Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer will be out on July 2007. JoJo
is a fantastic player and he knows more than others how to use his hands... and
his feets... His technique it's absolutely fantastic and it seems like this
video is the one I've waited for too long... Check out some fantastic clips at
Hudson Music web site. I still remember when JoJo showed me his
first clips on his computer here in Rome in December 2005...
May 11 2007
Hi Guys! Just to tell you that finally the
Dave Weckl
Behind The Kit e-Magazine newsletter is out now, full of great news about
Dave's activities. Check it out
right here. Inside the newsletter you will
find details about this summer Drum Fantasy Camp that will see the
participation of Dave Weckl,
Steve Smith
and Horacio Hernandez
and that will be happening in New Jersey on August 17/21, 2007.
April 11 2007
Here we are...
Sound Factory
is the name of my band and we are close to release our 1st CD titled Dreaming
On which features myself on drums (and much more...) on all of the 13 tracks
and a lot of great musicians (including Mike Stern on 4 tracks). You can check
some audio samples of the rough mixes here on our MySpace page:
www.myspace.com/soundfactorymusic
Check it out and let me know. I hope you like it.
March 26 2007
Ok guys... It's time... Tomorrow I will take the
plane to go at the Musik Messe in Frankfurt.
I really hope all will be
good and to see you there...
You will recognize me very soon... Come on... I'm the coolest
guy around... as usual...
March 19 2007
Legendary band
Steely
Dan released dates for their Heavy Rollers 2007 Tour that
will start on May 5th in Memphis, Tennessee and will include 24 gigs throughout
the US. Also, a European Leg of this tour has been announced with the list of
gigs still not complete. Keith Carlock
will be on the drum chair.
February 14 2007
Finally! On Line now!
http://www.thepolicetour.com
is the
one and only official
The Police
web site with a lot of infos about the boys, videos, photos, news, tour dates
and more! Check it out!
February 10 2007
The news keep coming... Just check out
this site for some great news and official photos about
The Police
reunion. Rehearsal webcast and mp3s will be available soon. Just click right
here:
http://www.thepolicerehearsals.com
February 4 2007
A lot of people may know about the
Police
reunion but now it's time for something really exciting... Just click
right here and take a look at the photo taken by
Stewart Copeland
himself in Vancouver... As soon as I saw it my heart started pumping faster and
faster... This must be heaven...!
January 14 2007
It's with great, great sadness in my heart that I
have to tell you about a great loss... MICHAEL BRECKER
passed away on Saturday, January 13th at the age of 57. HE has been a giant for
the music of our times and I simply don't have the words to describe the impact
and the influence he had on all of us. RIP Michael, you'll be surely missed... a
lot... Read more
right here.
January 11 2007
Finally... After almost 14 years Modern Drummer
decided to dedicate the cover to Vinnie Colaiuta
that will be featured on the cover on the March 2007 issue of the magazine.
Memories goes way back in time at that last interview appeared on the October
1993 issue... Really a lot of time, too much for my taste... Anyway, I just
can't wait to read...
January 01 2007
There's no better way to start this new year...
In fact, 2007 (mid) will see the release (finally!) on DVD of the legendary
Police Around The World
documentary (previously released on VHS) with
some great extras like The Police In The East (slightly different)
and with a lot of moments not included in the original video. This documentary
is nothing less than unbelievable (I have it on VHS...) and shows the band at
its best playing and "hanging" during their historical 1980/1981 World Tour. I'm
so excited and I just can't wait. Everyone of us should have a copy!!! Also Message
In A Box Vol. 2 will be released, this time with everything
(really everything!) ever released by the band.
December 30 2006
Vitalization is the working title for the
new Vital Information CD that the band has just finished to record in LA. The
band obviously sees Steve
Smith
behind drums and guests like Bill Evans and Pete Lockett. You can check out some
audio samples just clicking right here
www.myspace.com/vitalinformation.
December 24 2006
Hi Guys! Just to wish you a
Merry
Christmas
and a happy New Year
to everyone! Have a great holiday season and a healthy 2007 full of all of your
dreams and desires!
:-) Robertopeland
:-)
December 6 2006
Just a few days ago my brother
Tommy Brechtlein
sent me the new Steve Weingart CD named Dark Blue Dream. The CD is
absolutely great and Tommy plays so great throughout all of the tracks; I wrote
a special review and you can find it
right here. Thanks a lot Tommy!
November 6 2006
Super Trio is also the title of a new CD
(Japan only release) that captures the Chick Corea Trio live at the World
Theater in Austin, Texas on April 3, 2005. The great
Steve Gadd
plays drums and Chris McBride is on bass. For further infos and mp3 samples just
click
right here.
November 5 2006
Viva Carlos!/A Supernatural
Marathon
Celebration is the title of a new guitar/tribute CD (out now) honoring
Carlos Santana. The band includes Dave
Weckl
on drums along with Luis Conte on percussion and Abe Laboriel on bass. Further
infos on
Audiophile Imports web site.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF 2006 NEWS (AND THE
ONES REGARDING THE PAST YEARS) IN MY
OLDER NEWS SECTION
RIGHT HERE.
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