# The Drum Panel: Fifty shades of grey to leave your lover Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/drummers-on-drumming-743881/the-drum-panel-fifty-shades-of-grey-to-leave-your-lover Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/drummers-on-drumming-743881/the-drum-panel-fifty-shades-of-grey-to-leave-your-lover.md Podcast: [Drummers on Drumming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/drummers-on-drumming-743881) Published: 2026-08-05T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BFSD9186422344.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BFSD9186422344.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/drummers-on-drumming-743881/episodes/the-drum-panel-fifty-shades-of-grey-to-leave-your-lover Duration seconds: 2416 ## Resource This week on Drummers on Drumming, we’re back with another installment of The Drum Panel. I’m joined by Brendan Buckley, drummer and producer for artists like Shakira and Tegan and Sara; Zack Albetta, Broadway drummer and co-host of the Working Drummer podcast; and Eric Urrea, an independent drummer from Chicago who plays with Marina City and La Armada. This is part one of our two-part conversation. In this episode: Why changing your mind can be a good thing Getting through creative slumps How making drums your job changes your relationship with playing Vulnerability in music and performance Backing tracks and modern live shows When polish starts removing the human element Strong opinions, disagreements, and plenty of gray area If you enjoy the show, please rate and review it wherever you listen. --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today 🎯 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to order now!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Drummers on Drumming (the book) takes you inside the stories, records, and moments that shaped some of the world’s greatest drummers. Built on the Big Fat Five format of digging into top influences, it’s packed with candid interviews and personal insights. Whether you’re just starting out or have been playing for years, this book is here to inspire you to sharpen your skills and find your own voice behind the kit. For more information on Big Fat Snare Drum, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.bigfatsnaredrum.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/drummers-on-drumming-743881/episodes/the-drum-panel-fifty-shades-of-grey-to-leave-your-lover/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/drummers-on-drumming-743881/the-drum-panel-fifty-shades-of-grey-to-leave-your-lover.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.