The Drum Thing

Rezensionen / Stimmen

"In Deirdre O'Callaghan's book The Drum Thing, drummers are front and center. Featuring portraits of and interviews with nearly 100 percussionists working across the musical spectrum, from rock to jazz to hip-hop, the book is a who's who of the men and women who keep the beat."
-The New York Times

"Each image in The Drum Thing is unique. Whether it's Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl or Clem Burke tearing away with their sticks, Travis Barker looking warily into the camera, a smartened-up Larry Mullen Jr., a focused Stewart Copeland, the iconic profile of Questlove, or Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace deep in concentration on his kit outdoors, each subject occupies his or her own space in The Drum Thing thanks to O'Callaghan's distinct aesthetic, a contrasting combination of raw and crisp that captures the essence of each one."
-LA Weekly

"The beat goes on in writer-photographer Deirdre O'Callaghan's ultra-cool The Drum Thing by, which salutes a pantheon of professional percussionists."
-Parade

"[I]t's a beautiful and honorable thing that O'Callaghan does with The Drum Thing, shining a light on the faces that deserve to be known and seen. And the stories they share are mindboggling...With every page, O'Callaghan surprises us with the unexpected stories of the men and women behind the music."
-Crave

"Drummers are notoriously the most overlooked members of the band. Musicians know, however, that drumming is the essential backbone of great music. That is why Irish photographer Deirdre O Callaghan chose drummers as the subject of her latest book, The Drum Thing... [Dedication and physicality] are on full display in the muscular images, most of which were taken in private homes or studios. That provides viewers with a rare look at both personal style and the rhythm of daily life." -Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

"Featuring an extremely hip selection of players covering several generations and multiple genres, The Drum Thing, published by Prestel, is the most sophisticated book of its kind, perfectly balancing our primary concerns of geeking out on wonderful gear, learning more about our craft, and being inspired by drummers' stories."
-Modern Drummer

"Deirdre O'Callaghan's new photobook The Drum Thing compiles selected interviews with - and dazzling images of - some of the world's greatest drummers, filled to the brim with everything you could possibly want, up to and including touching, funny anecdotes from the Clash's Topper Heddon to shots of the tom-tom-thumping Janet Weiss of riot-grrrl heroines Sleater-Kinney. It's a generous offering - 256 glorious pages with all-colour photos - and comes loaded with quotes."
-Dazed