Category Archives: SKF Blog

Dave Tough Drumming Advice

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: My friend and former Modern Drummer Features Editor, Rick Mattingly, long ago mailed me these photocopies of drummer Dave Tough advice columns. Tough briefly wrote columns for Metronome magazine. Tough’s columns are fun and instructive reading. Here’s my … Continue reading →

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Peart Letter to SKF – Music, Writing, Books, Travel

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A few days ago I posted my letter in reply to Neil Peart’s March 31, 1987 letter to me. This post is Neil’s March 31, 1987 letter. It is one of my favorites from Neil. Mostly, I think, … Continue reading →

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SKF Letter to Neil on Buddy, Drummers, Books

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This three-page letter to Neil Peart from me was written when I was married and living in Oxford, MD on the Del-Mar-Va peninsula. I was working as Area Director for the MA based non-profit Stop Smoking Clinics, four … Continue reading →

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Michael Shrieve Part 2 of 2

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: At the time of this interview, Michael Shrieve was on a mission to make music that was both true to himself and appealing to the masses. Could a hit pop record do that? Shrieve believed the answer was … Continue reading →

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Guitarists’, Drummers’ Morning Ritual in Jason’s Dog Room

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Jason Carey, my friend, is an excellent guitarist. Recently Jason started a one-hour YouTube “Morning Ritual for Guitar Growth;” a wake-up session for guitarists. Broadcasting from his Maine farm house “dog room,” Jason and viewers from around the … Continue reading →

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