Tag Archives: Music

Neil Peart’s Advice to Anika Niiles?

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: A happy breakthrough. That’s how this video of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson announcing a new Rush tour strikes me. Good for them. Certainly Neil Peart is smiling at the tour announcement. I can’t imagine Neil would react … Continue reading →

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Added Percussion

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Friday morning my car was alive with sounds of music. Listening in my VW Golf Sportwagen, enroute to pick up my grandson, and listening to guitarist Kenny Burrell’s “God Bless the Child” album on the CTI label. This … Continue reading →

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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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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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