Beating the Drummer Stereotype

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Led Zeppelin's late drummer John Bonham was notorious for his booze intake and fist fights. The Who's Keith Moon once drove a Rolls Royce into a swimming pool. But drummers can also be the steady foundation of any band. Today, a debate on whether drummers deserve all that bashing. Also: the incredible story of Priscilla, a talented 9 year-old rapper, as told in the new documentary P-Star Rising.

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