Two Years of Musoscribe: The Beatles
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. Like many people of my generation, The Beatles are my favorite group. Here’s a collection of Beatles-related writing I’ve done over the last couple of years.
- The book The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones revives that age-old rivalry with wit and style.
- John Borack’s wonderful book Life is What Happens looks at John Lennon from the points of view of music and memorabilia.
- I saw Paul McCartney in concert in 2010. Here’s a concert review.
- The box set Collaborations compiled the work that George Harrison and Ravi Shankar did together.
- After George passed away, his friends put together the amazing, moving, entertaining Concert for George.
- John Lennon Rare and Unseen is a cut above most DVD projects of its ilk.
- I worked with Ken Brown on an unpublished manuscript covering his time with proto-Beatles group The Quarrymen. Here’s the lowdown on that unreleased project.
- Modern instro-soul/funk group Soulive released their take on the Beatles on an album called Rubber Soulive.
- But Booker T & the MGs did it first (and best) on McLemore Avenue.
- Lots more Beatles-related stuff. Here’s nine more.
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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 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.