Happy New Year!
Happy New Year. Congratulations on making it to the other side, on surviving what my Dad calls “amateur night.” Like (I hope) most of you, I am taking today off. Relatively speaking, we Americans don’t get much in the way of (paid) vacation days, and those among us who are self-employed (like myself) effectively get none.
These last five and a half years of the Musoscribe blogzine have been a lot of fun; I expect the next five and half (and beyond) to be the same, if not better. I have a lot in store. In the short term, here’s just some of what readers can expect to find here:
Reviews of New Music by…
Sid Griffin, John Wetton with District 97, Victor Krummenacher, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Gong, Lloyd Cole, and many artists whose names you might not recognize.
Reviews of Compilations and Reissues from…
Larry Coryell and Eleventh House, Jethro Tull, Old 97’s, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Miles Davis, Stories, Game Theory, and many more.
Reviews of Books About…
Led Zeppelin, the British Invasion (aka Beat Era), The Clash, much more.
DVDs Featuring…
Genesis, Jack Bruce, Frank Zappa, Yes, Queen, Johnny Thunders, DEVO, and many others.
Interviews With…
Pugwash’s Thomas Walsh, The Moody Blues’ Ray Thomas, Trip Shakespeare, Jamie Hoover, Dwight Twilley, and quite a few others yet to be announced.
As This is Spinal Tap‘s Marty DiBergi might say, “But hey: enough of my yakkin’. Let’s boogie!”
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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.