Coming Attractions: September 2014
Happy Labor Day to my readers in the USA; happy September to them and everyone else. This month is going to be an especially event-filled one for me: near the end of September, I will be getting married to my sweetheart. The plan is for my normal posting schedule to continue, with some minor modifications.
This week is an unofficial “vinyl week,” duration which I’ll take a look at four 2014 vinyl releases. Some are reissues; some feature new music.
As the month unfolds, I’ll also feature post-festival coverage of last weekend’s wonderful Transfigurations II Festival, and a show review of tomorrow night’s Asheville sets from Man…Or Astro-Man? and opener Wray.
Also on tap: interviews with two classic pop songwriting duos: Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of The Posies; and Paul Myers and John Moremen aka The Paul & John. A feature I’ve written on Mardi Gras Indian funk collective 101 Runners will be published in next week’s print edition of Mountain Xpress; it will appear on the blog two weeks thereafter. Next week a reissue of Rick Wakeman‘s Criminal Record will be out on Real Gone Music label; I wrote the liner notes. This month’s Stomp and Stammer (print edition) features my interview with rockin’ Jason D. Williams.
My backlog of albums for review is as large as ever: upcoming reviews will include new music in several genres: loads of timeless pop (Gramercy Arms, The Brittanicas, The Legal Matters, Sloan, Nina Persson, Three Minute Tease, The Psycho Sisters, Martin Newell, The Penguin Party and more), rock and prog (Keith Emerson and Greg Lake, Brian Jonestown Massacre), jazz, blues and soul (Thom Douvan, Mark “Muleman” Massey) and much more. Reissues and/or rarities from X, Sun Ra, Big Star, Jethro Tull, Dream Academy and Cass Elliot are just some of what are in the queue for review.
And a pile of DVDs including a ’74 Queen concert, a recent Ian Anderson show, and a documentary on the life of BB King are all set for coverage.
Around the time of my wedding, I’ll feature a few retrospective posts that will point the way toward some of my older pieces that you might have missed, drawing from my more than 1300 pieces published here on the Musoscribe blogzine.
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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.