Turn Me On, Dead Man.
In honor of 09.09.09, the unofficial reboot of The Greatest Band The World Has Ever Known, here are NINE (of course) links to some Beatles-related features on this blog and its sister site www.musoscribe.com.
- A 2007 interview with Marshall Crenshaw in which MC reminisces about his days as a cast member of the Beatlemania show.
- A 2006 interview with Sean Lennon (John and Yoko‘s son, currently touring as part of Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band) on the release of his solo album Friendly Fire.
- A 2007 interview with Yoko Ono discussuing her I’m Not a Witch album.
- A 2009 interview with Howard Kaylan (The Turtles, Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa’s Mothers) discussing his film My Dinner With Jimi. A central scene in this humorous-yet-true-story movie centers on John Lennon.
- One from my “Bootleg Bin” column in which the unofficial John Lennon CD Free As a Bird: The Dakota Beatle Demos is reviewed.
- A review of the latest odds-and-sods DVD of Beatles ephemera, Rare and Unseen.
- A review of the sorta-new DVD John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band – Live in Toronto ’69.
- A review of a 2008 Stax Records compilation titled Stax Does the Beatles.
- A review of the new album You Are Here, by George Harrison‘s son Dhani and Oli Hecks, calling themselves thenewno2.
- BONUS! Well, no…that one’s not ready quite yet. It’s my interview with Barry Tashian, leader of The Remains, the group that toured with The Beatles in 1966.
Happy 09.09.09!
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.