Books

The Ox: The Authorized Biography of The Who’s John Entwistle by Paul Rees (Hachette, $38)

“Entwistle’s contemporary and fellow bassist, the former Rolling Stone, Bill Wyman, once dubbed him ‘the Jimi Hendrix of the bass guitar’. This was meant as the highest compliment but, with it, Wyman also inadvertently conjured the very demon that would haunt Entwistle throughout his professional life. Indisputably, he was a virtuoso musician, easily the most […]

Books

Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart (ECW Press, $22.95)

“Parking my motorcycle in front of a motel at the end of a long day on the road could certainly be sweet, like finally exhaling after holding my breath all day, but best of all was setting out in the morning. Whatever torments the night had brought; whatever weather the new day threw at me, […]

Music

What do drummers do?

Mitchell Field for Curtains Up Picture a set of drums in your minds eye. Imagine yourself sitting behind it. Focus on the drum sticks in your hands. What is the first thing you would do? Let me guess. You would beat those poor drums like a used rental car.  Its only natural…rhythm is part of […]