Category Archives: Audio

Matt Frenette’s 1984 Loverboy Drumset

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE:This is interview excerpt is drummer Matt Frenette, at the height of ‘Loverboy’s’ hit song, “Working for the Weekend,” describing his mutt drumset. He starts out saying of his kit, “I’ve got so many different things.” Frenette’s was the … Continue reading →

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Newly Released Coltrane-Dolphy at Village Gate 1961

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: What a great way to end a day. Reading just before bed I came across this news report of a soon to be released, for the first time, a John Coltrane/Eric Dolphy live date at the Village Gate. … Continue reading →

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Tom Staley – NRBQ’s Original Drummer

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: On October 11, 2021 I bought the digital format of NRBQ’s first album. I owned a vinyl copy of the album when it was first released in 1969. For the last 52 years, in life moments when I’d … Continue reading →

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RIP Gordon Lightfoot; RIP Lightfoot Band

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The passing on May 1 of Gordon Lightfoot is the passing of one of the world’s greatest singer songwriters. Lightfoot’s passing also ends one of the world’s greatest singer songwriter bands. I was going to say I doubt … Continue reading →

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Remembering Killer Ray Appleton

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In my last post I wrote about “new to me” drummers and their influence on other drummers. Certainly they have influenced and continue to influence me. Earlier last week I realized I don’t often write about “new to … Continue reading →

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