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Michael Shrieve – Meet Your Heroes & Move On

Posted on November 7, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Michael Shrieve was easy to interview. A very likable human being. However, the Modern Drummer feature interview we were creating was not easy to finish. Before the internet, the lag time between when MD interviews happened and when … Continue reading →

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Smoky Dacus – Drum Pioneer

Posted on November 5, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In 1982, working on a five-part feature series for “Modern Drummer” magazine called “The History of Rock Drumming,” I spoke with Smokey Dacus, drummer with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, about that band’s western swing influence on … Continue reading →

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Freddie Gruber–Putting Quality American DW Drums on the Map

Posted on October 31, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This interview clip is respected drum teacher, Freddie Gruber, telling me how he and Don Lombardi co-founded DW Drums. In preparing remarks to go along with this excerpt I am disappointed to find Gruber’s name missing from the … Continue reading →

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Les DeMerle – Drum Tuning for All Occasions

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Les DeMerle‘s feature interview appeared in the October 1984 “Modern Drummer.” DeMerle was, and still is, an interesting musician maintaining a unique balance between the business and artistic sides of drumming. Digital media has no doubt changed the … Continue reading →

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Dave Weckl—Hand Technique (1983)

Posted on October 18, 2026 by Scott K Fish

SKFNOTE – August 5, 1983 I interviewed 23-year old Dave Weckl in his Bridgeport, CT apartment. In 1983, no one else at Modern Drummer thought Weckl warranted a feature interview. The feature interview I argued for became a much shorter … Continue reading →

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