Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Levon Helm: The Possibilities of the Blues (1977)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This morning I noticed in Down Beat (March 23, 1978), Mikal Gilmore’s record review of Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars – Levon’s first solo album. I loved everything about this album when it was released in 1977. … Continue reading →

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Mixing John Denver Applause on Lou Reed’s ‘Rock n Roll Animal’ Album

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This story had me smiling. THE BLOG Musician Steve Katz Revisits A Career Of Blood, Sweat, Blues And Rock 05/30/2015 08:22 am ET | Updated May 30, 2016 The Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and he … Continue reading →

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Universal Music Truth and Punk Rock Drummers: What Are The Lyrics?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Three Punk rock drummers agree with me on the importance of knowing song lyrics. That view, which is shared by all kinds of great instrumentalists, going back to at least the 1930s, must be a universal music truth. … Continue reading →

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WVXU Podcast: A Celebration of John Von Ohlen

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Scott K Fish

A Celebration of John Von Ohlen By LEE HAY • JUN 30, 2014 https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wvxu/audio/2017/01/JVO_Special.mp3 Full Story

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Roy Haynes: Think Dynamics All The Time

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Among my boxes of drumming memorabilia are a couple of legal size folders from Charlie Perry full of written material. Charlie was a noted drum teacher and author. His best known method book, perhaps, is The Art of Modern … Continue reading →

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