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STUDENT FOOTAGE AT THOMAS LANG’S BIG DRUM BONANZA: DEVADIP CHUNGA

Devadip was declared the grand prize winner of the Thomas Lang’s 2013 Big Drum Bonanza competition prior to making his way out from Peru for the 5 day event. Here’s his winning performance:Over the course of the 5 days, I obtained a lot of footage of Devadip in Camarillo and Oxnard. From his practicing, getting all kinds of instruction, jamming on a V-Drum kit with Chris Coleman on the bass in the classroom to his performance at the Drum Channel studios in Oxnard and collecting his prizes that were presented to him, Devadip made it very apparent how committed to drumming he is and that drumming is his life. With his unique drumming style, great personality, and unmistakable hair, he was clearly a stand out at the event. Here’s Devadip warming up and then jamming a bit with Chris Coleman.

Part of Devadip’s photo shoot as the BDB…

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WARRANT THE CANYON CLUB 10/5/2013

I saw Warrant quite a few times in the late 80s when they opened for bands like Racer X and Hurricane at the fabled Country Club in Reseda. There were many upcoming bands that played back then and Warrant were the ones that got snatched up by a major label and made it big.

Back in the day, they were a little too “soft rock” for me, but their tunes were always catchy and the girls went wild for them. One of my favorite parts of watching their shows back then was seeing all the girls trying to get their attention while they played. I think that’s why seeing Steel Panther brings back such great memories…

It was fun to see them play some of the old tunes last night. Robert Mason did a good job on the vocals and the band sounded good. Some of the songs towards the end of the set really rocked. Their performance clocked in at 72 minutes total.

This is what they closed out with:

Approximate set list (order and actual songs are NOT accurate- this was grabbed from an earlier show, but it seems close): Down Boys The Last Straw D.R.F.S.R. Sometimes She Cries Sure Feels Good to Me Sex Ain’t Love I Saw Red Machine Gun Heaven Uncle Tom’s Cabin Home Cherry Pie

Tommy Thayer, Ricky and Mark after the show: