Jim Sharp – Straighten It Out
I get all kinds of submissions here at FMF, and as I go through about a week’s worth of emails, Straighten It Out by Jim Sharp is blasting through my […]
Category Archives: Drums
The Brothership: Led Zep Meets the Boom Bap
We all know there is good sampling and bad sampling. Sometimes there is a gross misuse of said sample, and well, let’s face it: it doesn’t work brother. However, this […]
Ralph MacDONALD – Jam On The Groove
R.I.P. Ralph MacDonald 1944-2011 This weekend, we lost another great musician, Ralph MacDONALD. Ralph was a great drummer and percussionist, and I have to admit, every time I see a […]
Big Ups with Tall Black Guy
The D’s Tall Black Guy talks Red Bull Big Tune, Hot Tamales, J Rocc, and more Continue Reading
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: Latin Set
Image Courtesy of Faroh Sosa In the third and final chapter of the BMR mix series, we get serious folks (as if the two previous mixes weren’t serious enough). The […]
Big Ups with Jim Thompson of Electric Cowbell
Electric Cowbell boss Jim Thompson talks early Sub Pop, digging in the South, drumming and more Continue Reading
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: Mini Break Set
As part of their promotion for their upcoming release Cypress Junkies, percussionist Eric Bobo and DJ Rhettmatic have released the second of three mixes before the November 3rd release. Last […]
Bobo Meets Rhettmatic: Funk Set
When percussionist/ musician Eric Bobo (Cypress Hill) and World Famous Beat Junkies DJ Rhettmatic came together on Bobo’s 2009 solo release Meeting Of The Minds, the idea for the DJ/percussion […]
Guess Who’s Back?
I’ve always been a fan of Nas. Whenever I played out, I’d say he is the most requested Hip Hop artist I have been asked to play (if I’m taking […]
Scott Hobbs & Soulmind – Joint Breaks Vol.1: My Brain Weighs A Ton
These last two weeks, by chance, have been the two weeks of instrumental Hip Hop. From the unearthed gem of The Midnight Eez to the next big Hip Hop producer […]
Flea Market Funk 