June 2010 – Page 2

Music Monday – Right Drummer, Wrong Gig

June 7, 2010

Playing ZZ Top tunes in a cover band once might be fun. Playing ZZ Top tunes in a cover band 200 times a year would be excruciating. Especially if you’re the drummer. Unless… Unless you cast aside the conventions of what a drummer should look like and adopt your own unique style. Steve Moore, from … More Music Monday – Right Drummer, Wrong Gig

The Artist in Society

June 2, 2010

I recently read a letter from one of the country’s leading artists in which he outlined his views on the role of the artist in society. It’s a fascinating list of 22 points from someone who has obviously given this a great deal of thought. Some I found inspirational (#18), some I questioned (#6), and … More The Artist in Society