Tag Archives: 1983

Job Description-Modern Drummer Managing Editor (1983)

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: The four pages below describe my duties as Modern Drummer‘s Managing Editor. My dim recollection is that I wrote this circa 1983. Had I written this job description in 1980, when I was first hired as MD Managing … Continue reading →

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Michael Shrieve Pt 1 of 2

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This interview starts with Michael Shrieve’s quick “no” response to my question, “Do you ever think about playing drums (or drum solos) with the fluidity of a saxophone player?” But then Shrieve tells us how he does approach … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Webb Interview Pt 2 of 4

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Pt 2 segment of Jimmy Webb’s Feb. 28, 1983 interview picks up where Pt 1 left off. I just flipped the audio cassette and began taping again. Here Jimmy Webb talks more about his songwriting; about how … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Webb Interview Pt 1 of 4 (1983)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This Feb. 28, 1983 interview with Jimmy Webb was for a short piece in Mix magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine editors, in my opinion, rewrote and botched the manuscript I sent them. Although I’ve posted on my blog a … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl Newly Released Interview 1983 Pt. 2

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This is the second installment of the complete transcript of my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer. MD published a much shorter version of this interview in April 1984 as an Up and Coming profile of Dave Weckl, which still holds up well. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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