Musoscribe’s 2012 Preview
Lots of interesting material going into 2012. Here’s a quick preview of just some of what’s on deck for coverage in the Musoscribe blog in early 2012:
Album Reviews
- Jethro Tull‘s Aqualung 2cd 40th Anniversary Edition
- Morgan Agren/Henry Kaiser/Trey Gunn – Invisible Rays
- The Boddie Recording Group box set form the Numero Group label
- Cave‘s Neverendless
- Making It by Stew and the Negro Problem
- An expanded reissuue of Gentle Giant‘s Octopus
- Fantastic Voyage comps from Roy Brown and Wynonie Harris
- Allen Clapp & His Orchestra‘s Mixed Greens
- Michael Mazzarella‘s 5cd Songwriter set
- Super Happy Fun Times Friends from Regurgitator
- Fred Wesley & the JBs – Watermelon Man
- The first two ? And the Mysterians LPs finally reissued…on vinyl!
Interviews
- Ozric Tentacles
- Akron/Family
- Gordon Anderson of Real Gone Music
- Famed recording engineer Eirik Wangberg
…and so much more. 2012’s gonna be a great year for music; I can already tell.
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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.