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Weinberg Salutes Blaine

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: As drummer Max Weinberg points out in this April 1981 note, Hal Blaine’s Modern Drummer interview and columns really hit home with MD readers. Drummers, young and old, would write to Blaine through the magazine. MD editors would … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Running my YTD blog stats this morning, visitors and views were up from 2022. Fourteen percent increase in visitors with a 22 percent hike in blog post views. That is, on average, every 2023 visitor looked at two … Continue reading →

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Many Sides of Neil Peart

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is one of my favorite letters from Neil Peart. Written in October 1986 on his two-week old Macintosh computer, it captures many sides of Neil: the writer side, the techno side, the drumming side, the reader side, … Continue reading →

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A Fred Below Memento

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Drummer Fred Below agreed to a Modern Drummer, in part, if the magazine would publish a booking advertisement for Below’s band. That idea was mine. When I first asked Below if he was interested in being the subject … Continue reading →

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Lightfoot Band Keeps Gord’s Music Alive

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: That this classic, musical band is carrying on Gordon Lightfoot’s music in his absence is a musical gift to listeners, and the ultimate tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. ===== We should continue on’: Lightfoot Band returns with first tribute … Continue reading →

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