Two Years of Musoscribe: Steven Wilson
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of this blog, I’m taking the opportunity to look back over some of the more than five hundred blog entries I’ve posted. I’ve conducted interviews, written essays and reviewed new albums, reissues and DVDs. I’ve written a great deal about Steven Wilson and his myriad projects, and I’ve been fortunate enough to interview him multiple times.
- Here’s a review of the DVD Insurgentes, a sort of career-spanning video essay/meditation from Wilson.
- One of Wilson’s longest-running projects is no-man; here’s a review of their Mixtaped DVD.
- Another important SW project is Blackfield. The duo – fronted by Wilson and Israeli pop star Aviv Geffen released Live in NYC on DVD and CD.
- In 2011 Blackfield released their third (and best) studio album Welcome to My DNA.
- Wilson has been working on some fascinating remix/reissues of the King Crimson catalog; I discussed that with him in this interview.
- Porcupine Tree does not allow audience recordings of their concerts. I asked Wilson to explain why, and his reply was interesting.
- Porcupine Tree’s second official concert DVD Anesthetize documents their Fear of a Blank Planet tour.
- Other Porcupine Tree material remains out of print; I discussed that topic with Wilson in this 2010 interview.
- My first conversation (in-person!) with Wilson was during the PT Fear of a Blank Planet tour. Here’s that story.
- I spoke with Wilson most recently during the tour to promote Porcupine Tree’s The Incident. Here’s that feature.
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About the Author
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 4500-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 taught 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: Great Concept Albums will be published in 2024. Read even more about him here.