real gone music Archive
30 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Five
Bill Kopp: How did you come to have Elliot Mazer co-produce? Did you pick him or did Capitol say, “Here’s the guy.” And how do you think his presence affected […]
29 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Four
Bill Kopp: There was no Dūrocs II. Was your deal with Capitol a one-off or were you dropped? Ron Nagle: I don’t even remember how we were informed. I think […]
28 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Three
Bill Kopp: So you guys were originally signed by A&M, but – as I understand it – that was around the time that A&M figured out it didn’t know what […]
27 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part Two
Scott Mathews: [The music on Dūrocs] does run the gamut. You’ve got songs like “No Fool No Fun,” and other songs we wrote from the deepest of our hearts, in […]
26 Nov 2012
Interview: Dūrocs’ Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle, Part One
File Dūrocs under Records You Probably Never Heard. Released in 1979 to critical plaudits but commercial indifference, the sole album from the “group” of the same name quickly went the […]
06 Nov 2012
Album Review: Clover — Clover and Fourty Niner
Clover doesn’t rank in the top tiers of musical acts in terms of notoriety. Mention their name to most music fans and you’ll earn a blank stare. If they’re known […]
26 Oct 2012
Album Review: Shoes – 35 Years: The Definitive Shoes Collection 1977-2012
As Shoes bassist John Murphy told me in our wide-ranging four-part interview, the new 21-cut compilation on Real Gone Music, 35 Years: The Definitive Shoes Collection 1977-2012 is “is a […]
25 Oct 2012
A Really Big Shoes Interview, Part 4
Continued from Part Three… Bill Kopp: So Ignition is the first new Shoes album in 17 years. It’s an obvious question, but why so long? John Murphy (bass/vocals): It sounds […]
24 Oct 2012
A Really Big Shoes Interview, Part 3
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: I think Shoes fans – especially ones outside the Midwest – think of you more as a studio band. Why don’t you play out […]
23 Oct 2012
A Really Big Shoes Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I bought the Present Tense LP when it came out; I was 13 (fifteen; Math is hard! — bk). Gary Klebe‘s “I Don’t Miss […]