Two Years of Musoscribe: Essays
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. Every now and then I take a break from interviews and reviews, instead penning various-degrees-of-idiosyncratic little essays. Here are some of my favorites.
- One That Should’ve Got Away, a thinly-veiled account of one of my band breakups
- What I’m Listening To, And Why, in which I reveal my patented review method. Well, not really.
- The Top Five Things I Learned at Margaritaville is a wry look back to the mid 1980s.
- “Don’t Fret,” or, “I Write the Songs” Garage Style recounts one of the more humorous episodes from my deservedly-humble musical past.
- A Look Back at “Psychedelic Siren” gives some attention to this punk-rock obscurity.
- The Buzztones’ Show of Excellence recalls a particularly memorable gig.
- Crate-digging at the Dog Groomers serves up another 1980s slice of life.
- Travel Diary: Branson MO takes an ever-so-slightly mocking yet affectionate close-up look at this, um, unique town.
- And in my Mayer Hawthorne Concert Review I pull back the curtain on corporate tie-in marketing. Surprise: it’s not always a bad thing.
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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.