Yep Roc 15 Preview
The big Yep Roc 15 three-night musical gala kicks off later this week. As I prepare to travel to Carrboro/Chapel Hill NC, meaning that be out of the office for a couple days, I’d like to take this opportunity to direct your attention to a couple of brief pieces I wrote back in the pre-blog days. Both are acts who’ll be among the YR15 headliners.
- This review covers the 30th anniversary of Nick Lowe‘s Jesus of Cool. The expanded release on Yep Roc takes a wonderful album and makes it even better.
- Robyn Hitchcock has seen his catalog repackaged, expanded and reissued a number of times. But Yep Roc’s 2007 package I Wanna Go Backwards is one of the best, collecting three great albums and two discs worth of previously-unheard goodies. Here’s a review.
A whole bunch of other relevant links can be found in a blog post I published recently. That’s right here.
If you’re reading this and you plan to be at Yep Roc 15, let me know. I’m always happy to meet fellow music fans, especially ones who read my stuff on occasion.
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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.