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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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Joe Henderson: A Song Intro that Tricks Your Ears

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF: Joe Henderson’s A Shade of Jade is a track to add to the growing list of songs that trick the ears. DrumForum.org has popular, periodic threads on songs from many styles of music that trick our ears. The Doobie … Continue reading →

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Music Interviews and the ‘Me Too’ Syndrome

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: These last few weeks I’ve started digitizing my drummer interview audiocassettes. That is, I’m recording copies of the interviews to my MacBook from a cassette deck. As I do so, I’m discovering, or reminding myself, of interview “do’s” … 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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Newly Released Photo: Jaimoe & Butch 1982

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Allman Brothers drummers Jaimoe and Butch Trucks said yes to being part of my idea to tweak Modern Drummer magazine’s Who Reads Modern Drummer? in-house ads. Noted drummers were asked to provide MD a photo and their statement … Continue reading →

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