Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

The Drum Thing: Photojournalist Portrays Drummers as Human Beings

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: So far, so good. That’s my first impression of Deirdre O’Callaghan’s newly published book of her photos and “personal conversations” with 100 drummers, The Drum Thing. In my February 2016 Life Beyond the Cymbals post, What Makes a … Continue reading →

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Levon’s Drums: Sliding to a Different Tonality

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Robbie Robertson: I wrote The Weight in late 1967 in a house I was renting in Woodstock, N.Y. The Band…had already written enough songs for Music From Big Pink. But I wanted one more as a fallback, just in case. Our … Continue reading →

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Tony Williams Blue Note Reissues Fill in My Library Gaps

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Every so often I look online to see if I can remove any albums on my When-Are-They-Going-To-Release-This-On-MP3? list. This week, I am happy to report I removed two Tony Williams Blue Note albums: Tokyo Live, and The Story of Neptune. … Continue reading →

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Mickey Hart Reissuing ‘Planet Drum’

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart to Reissue 1991 World Music Classic Planet Drum Speaking about Planet Drum, Hart said, “This experience was about people wanting to come together – folks weren’t culturally bound by their rhythms; they were in the … Continue reading →

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Tony Williams 1987 Clinic Videos

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Excellent series of 1987 Tony Williams drum clinic video/audio clips over at drummer Jon McCaslin’s blog: Four On The Floor. Thank you, Jon. — end —

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