Category Archives: SKF Blog

Mel Lewis’s Sage Health Advice

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Putting on a happy face on Day It-Seems-Like-Forever with (bronchitis)? Coughing until my middle-back hurts. Then coughing until my lower back hurts. Whatever this is, it’s getting better. These last two days I slept through the night. Mucinex … Continue reading →

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Journey Through Sound with Charli Persip

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is post #2 of my life’s drumming milestones; revisiting drummers/recordings having a major impact on how I gauge drums, drummers, and drumming. Hearing these milestones appreciably broadened my drumming perspective. Drummer Charli Persip, in the early 1980s, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Drumming Milestones: A Journey Through Sound

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I think a lot about drummers and drumming. Often when driving, but most any time I’m in my own head: grocery shopping, savoring the day’s first cup of hot black coffee, gathering pinecones and sticks from the lawn, … Continue reading →

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New Sid Catlett with Louis 1948

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Now and then someone uncovers music gold: Reels of tapes containing magical music no one knew existed. Or if someone did know, they’ve either died or forgotten the music. Recent examples, The John Coltrane Quartet’s “Both Directions at … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart’s Advice to Anika Niiles?

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A happy breakthrough. That’s how this video of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announcing a new Rush tour strikes me. Good for them. Certainly Neil Peart is smiling at the tour announcement. I can’t imagine Neil would react … Continue reading →

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