Category Archives: SKF Blog

Fascinating Art Blakey Documentary

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Fascinating snippet of Art Blakey interacting with his Jazz Messengers. Would like very much to see this whole documentary.

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Jason Bonham: The Making of Jimmy Page’s ‘Outrider’ Album (1988)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Jason Bonham was kind enough to say yes to an interview back in 1988, published in Drums & Drumming magazine. Much of our interview was never published because of the magazine’s space constraints. But I think Jason’s recollections … Continue reading →

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Ed Soph: Playing Drums is No Different Than Opening a Door (1985)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Here’s the back story on this Ed Soph interview circa 1985. And here, for the historical record, is Mr. Soph describing his drum clinics in the mid-1980s. Readers should remember this exchange took place more than 30-years ago. … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart: I Take Enormous Care on Every Word (1984)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In our 1984 phone interview, Neil Peart spoke, in part, about how Rush writes songs. This exchange is from my full transcript of that interview, much of which was never published because there wasn’t room for it. Scott … Continue reading →

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Monk’s Cure for Drummers Who Won’t Keep Good Time

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: One of my most memorable drummer interview stories: Thelonious Monk’s cure for drummer’s who can’t keep time. This is from Paul Motian‘s 1980 interview. If I can locate Paul’s telling of this story on tape I will digitize … Continue reading →

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