Category Archives: Drum/Music News

News items of note, present and past, about drummers and other musicians.

If You Want to Have the Drums Sound Like John Bonham

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The full story includes an interesting account of how Kiss and recording engineers, using, in part, an elevator shaft, produced Eric Carr‘s “massive drum sound” on Kiss’s [1982] Creatures of the Night album. I almost included the essence … Continue reading →

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‘A Love Supreme’ Test Pressing for $20,000?

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: It will be interesting to see if this test pressing is worth $20,0000 to someone. No mention in the report if anyone has played this test pressing to see if it is, in fact, the John Coltrane Quartet’s … Continue reading →

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Kasiva Mutua – A Human Being Doing an Amazing Job

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I’ve had a soft spot since the early 1980s for what might seem to be unlikely musical collaborations. Bruce, an airline steward I met through Modern Drummer magazine, told me stories of how his job enabled him to … Continue reading →

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Cleo Laine Remembers Kenny Clare

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Singer Cleo Laine remembers her friend and fellow band member, drummer Kenny Clare. “This was not the last image of Kenny Clare I have; many more ridiculous moments occurred to keep that hard-drinking, chain-smoking, Humphrey-Bogart lookalike drummer alive … Continue reading →

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Jack Sperling ‘Leedy’ Drum Ad 1958

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A 1958 Leedy drum ad of one of Dave Weckl’s early drum influences, Jack Sperling.  

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