Busy Doin’ Nothing
Well, not really. Not at all. I’m busy with a bunch of interviews, and with giving critical listens/watches to a stack of cool stuff. Each will be detailed and recommended in its turn, and soon. Here’s some of what’s coming in the next few days:
- Beyond Reality, the latest album (out now) from Dutch progressive group Mangrove. In their music I hear hints of just-post-Gabriel-era Genesis (in other words, before Genesis got way-lame) and, um, echoes (ha!) of pre-Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd. Tuneful, interesting stuff.
- The Complete Columbia Singles (out this week) is a long-overdue 3cd set from Paul Revere and the Raiders. I’ll have a lot to say about this, having in recent days interviewed Mark Lindsay, Phil “Fang” Volk and manager Roger Hart.
- Jason and the Scorchers‘ latest, Halcyon Days, also out this week. All of the fire of the great stuff we remember Jason for, and he’s still at it with this consistently entertaining new album.
- The Apples in Stereo – Travellers in Space and Time (out April 20) is sixteen tracks of vocoder-y, keyboardly goodness, and crammed full of winning, hooky, ear-candy melodies.
- New Morning: The Tokyo Concert is a live DVD from Mick Taylor. Featuring Max Middleton on keys, it’s an excellent live document of this still-impressive axeman.
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Bill Kopp
With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for Trouser Press. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and every single day since 2018). The 4000-plus interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl. Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance (including monthly events Music to Your Ears and Music Movie Mondays), and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. In Spring 2023 he is co-teaching a history of Rock 'n' Roll at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- more than 30 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's final album. His first book, Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, was published in 2021 by HoZac Books. His third book, What's the Big Idea: 40 Great Concept Albums will be published in 2024. Read even more about him here.