Drumming News : In this article we will be posting a number of short bits that former Modern Drummer Managing Editor Scott K Fish has posted through the years on his personal blog about Tommy […]
Drumming News When each of us discovered Modern Drummer, it felt like stepping into a vibrant world we never knew existed. The impact that Modern Drummer has had in elevating the visibility of drummers is […]
Drumming News This week Scott looks back on a an interview he had with Jim Keltner for the November 1981 Modern Drummer Issue that brought some personal insight to Buddy Rich. Scott writes: Re-reading drummer […]
Drumming News This week Scott writes: North Texas State University offers this one-hour Elvin Jones jazz lecture online. I started watching from the beginning and couldn’t stop until I had watched the entire 60-minute video. […]
Drumming News This week Scott writes: The story is titled “Richie Hayward’s Interview Lesson”. There is a link below to this story and Scott’s website. About Richie Hayward: Richie Hayward (2/6/1946-8/12/2010), a drummer born in […]
Latest Drumming News This week Scott writes: This strikes me (no pun intended) as a strange Zildjian cymbal ad. Instead of the more typical ads showing pristine, shimmering cymbals, here we see a black-and-white pair […]
Latest Drumming news This week Scott writes: Since I am no longer employed at the Maine State House (1989 – 2012), I haven’t tried this experiment. But every now and then, while at the State […]
Latest Drumming News Scott writes: Music photographer Charles “Chuck” Stewart shot a series of full-page black-and-white Gretsch drums magazine ads featuring some of the legendary jazz drummers of the 1950s-1960s. These Gretsch ads remain favorites […]
Latest Drumming News My friend Jason Carey, owner of JJC Photographic and and excellent musician, asked if I was interested in talking on camera about my interview with Neil Peart for Modern Drummer’s 1984 cover […]
Latest Drumming News This week’s posts Scott interviews NRBQ’s Original Drummer Tom Staley. This was originally posted May 27th, 2023. SKF NOTE: On October 11, 2021 I bought the digital format of NRBQ’s first album. […]
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