Category Archives: Drum/Music News

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

Mark Herndon: Drummer? What Drummer?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Former Alabama drummer Mark Herndon says, “Nobody held a gun at my head…,” but this tale of Herndon’s “non-person” status with the group is troubling. And lead singer Randy Owen’s comments about Herndon to a newspaper reporter make … Continue reading →

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Can a Piece of Music Stop a Bullet?

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I remember him by first name only: Bruce. An airline steward by trade, Bruce was a drummer/percussionist at heart. Somehow Bruce and I connected when I was at Modern Drummer magazine, once in person, and a few times … Continue reading →

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Roach: Our Classrooms Were Speakeasies, Joints, Clubs

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Arts & Entertainment Music Howard Reich A bold concert series digs deeply into Max Roach’s art “You have to remember that our classrooms were the speakeasies and joints and clubs, there was no formal instruction,” he told me in 1991, … Continue reading →

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Robert Plant: Led Zeppelin is Not Heavy Metal

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Well that settles that. J.D. Considine: You’re undoubtedly aware that Led Zeppelin is seen by many as the godparents of heavy metal — do you think that what you do, or did then, could accurately be called “heavy … Continue reading →

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Keith Richards: Charlie Watts Keeps Stones Grounded

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Scott K Fish

Vic Garbarini: [How] does a band like the Stones…keep grounded? Keith Richards: Maybe the answer is in the nature of the band itself.., that each person in the band in some way grounds the others. If there’s anything that’s stopped … Continue reading →

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