Tag Archives: Modern Drummer

What Makes a Music Journalist Good?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Getting to know, to work with, great freelance writers and photographers was a favorite part of my work at Modern Drummer. As Managing Editor I was MD‘s chief liaison for work assignments with freelance writers and photographers. Last … Continue reading →

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Earl Palmer: I Wasn’t Quite Sure What I Wanted to Do with My Life

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I had this phone conversation with Earl Palmer on February 28, 1981. This is another of my Modern Drummer History of Rock Drumming five-part series backgrounder interviews. I am so grateful to be posting these interviews for the … Continue reading →

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Hal Blaine: You Gotta Watch, Learn, Listen

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Hal Blaine was a great friend to Modern Drummer magazine while I was on staff. It would not surprise me to know Hal is still a great friend to MD. In the early 1980’s, when I was writing The History … Continue reading →

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Michael Carvin: Motown is the Bebop of Rock

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I hate sounding like a broken record (no pun intended), but for the sake of readers visiting Life Beyond the Cymbals for the first time: I conducted a series of backgrounder interviews in the early 1980s for a … Continue reading →

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Al Duncan: Big Ears and a Good Memory

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This backgrounder phone interview with drummer Al Duncan is among several I did for a multi-part Modern Drummer feature series, The History of Rock Drumming. The entire interview is published here for the first time. And you can … Continue reading →

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