Author Archive
08 Mar 2011
A Conversation with Project/Object, Part 1
Composer/bandleader Frank Zappa died in 1993, but fortunately many musicians remain committed to keeping his music alive. Shortly before his death, Zappa instructed his friend and bandmate Ike Willis to […]
07 Mar 2011
Album Review: Frank Zappa’s Classical Selection
Frank Zappa was never shy about admitting his musical influences. On the contrary: he enthusiastically pointed them out, in hopes that people who appreciated what his music was about would […]
04 Mar 2011
Album Review: Dennis Coffey – Dennis Coffey
Rock lead guitar chops. Tight, economical, in-your-face arranging skills. Funk sensibility. And licks that the top hip-hop artists turn to again and again. What’s that? Dennis Coffey. In the early […]
03 Mar 2011
Book Review: Richie Unterberger – Won’t Get Fooled Again
More than a hundred years ago Prussian statesman Otto Von Bismarck said “Laws are like sausages: it is better not to see them being made.” In a general sense this […]
02 Mar 2011
Album Review: Keiko Matsui – The Road…
Normally I keep a safe sonic distance from anything that might be described as a jazz/new age hybrid. I generally like a bit of oomph in my music. But a […]
01 Mar 2011
Album Review: Bo Diddley’s Beach Party
In 2011 it takes some doing to imagine a concert such as this. Here’s the scene: July 1963, Myrtle Beach South Carolina. The state known then for segregation, secession and […]
28 Feb 2011
Album Review: Blackmore’s Night – Autumn Sky
It may come as a great shock to discover that Ritchie Blackmore — the man responsible for one of rock’s most immortal and primordial riffs (the centerpiece of Deep Purple’s […]
25 Feb 2011
Ken Brown: “Some Other Guy” is Gone
I just learned that Ken Brown died last June. Ken was briefly a member of the Quarrymen with George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Ken and I corresponded a […]
24 Feb 2011
A Conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey (part two)
Continued from the previous post, here’s part two of my conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey. All photos © Bill Kopp. — bk Bill Kopp: Your band The Church has […]
23 Feb 2011
A Conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey (part one)
Australian foursome The Church are something of an institution in their native country, and throughout their thirty-plus years together they have enjoyed worldwide success as well. Their commercial apex was […]