If you love punk drumming then you’ve probably come across Kye Smith’s videos on YouTube. Over the last decade he’s done drum cover videos of various lengths for Green Day, Blink-182, Lagwagon, The Vandals, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, Propagandhi and NOFX, among many others. He started playing drums at 12 and was heavily influenced by many of the ‘90s punk bands he grew up listening to in Australia. Kye is also a session drummer, and has toured with Frenzal Rhomb, Local Resident Failure, The Porkers, WAAX and Hack The Mainframe. His YouTube success has allowed him to play with some of his musical heroes and perform everywhere from Madison Square Garden in New York to the rooftop of the Capitol Records building in Hollywood. Kye’s essay, My Self-Education in Punk Drumming, is featured in...
