A bit of a throwback to antiquity, this.
This is the perfect opportunity to do one of those compilation type posts where I list a bunch of interesting things that have come to my awareness. Mark Kelso Recently I watched Adam Hay’s interview of a drummer named Mark…
I just came across this YouTube video advertising a Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for a documentary about the amazing Oded Kafri. Oded is a solo drum kit musician who mostly performs as a busker on the streets of cities…
I just spotted this on Youtube. I can’t wait to see this movie. From the website, levonhelmfilm.com: Director Jacob Hatley’s intimate documentary finds Mr. Helm at home in Woodstock, NY, in the midst of creating his first studio album in…
This interview with Ginge is brilliant, he’s got no time for a bunch of silly questions from a music journalist. Quoth Frank Zappa, “Most rock journalism is people who can’t write, interviewing people who can’t talk, for people who can’t…
I am going to see Jo Bosco perform in London in July. I’m hoping that the brilliant Brazilian Drummer Kiko Freitas will be there making it all groove. Here’s a recent clip from the vicinity of Kiko’s right elbow backing…
I saw Ralph Salmins at a clinic put on by my old teacher, Phil Solomon, in Brighton a few years back. Ralph’s playing and approach were presented in a fun and informative way and his professionalism and practical attitude towards…