Author Archive
02 Sep 2010
Interview: Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree – Do What You Love and the Fans Will Follow
“What I do barely feels like work to me,” says Steven Wilson. “People ask me, ‘Are you a workaholic?’ I respond that to be a workaholic, you’ve got to feel […]
01 Sep 2010
Album Review: Poobah – Let Me In
Most critics simply despised Black Sabbath when they came on the scene. And they continued to hate them for many years afterward. My well-worn 1979 copy of the Rolling Stone […]
31 Aug 2010
DVD Review: John Lennon Rare and Unseen
The Rare and Unseen series from Formative Productions is a mixed bag. The Beatles edition has some interesting material but feels fleshed-out. The Rolling Stones volume is pretty good but […]
30 Aug 2010
Album Review: Strange Games & Funky Things, Volume 5
Sometimes it’s a bit of an adventure to wander into a compilation disc without having a clear idea of its thematic angle. I was familiar with earlier comps on the […]
27 Aug 2010
On Newsstands: “Day of the Remains”
The September-October issue of London-based Shindig! Magazine is (theoretically) on newsstands now. In addition to worthy stories by other writers, the issue prominently features my story of the Remains. Based […]
27 Aug 2010
Interview: The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Kim Wilson (part two)
Continued from Part One, of course… Bill Kopp: How would you describe — what is it that you deliver with the Fabulous Thunderbirds that’s different than what you do with […]
26 Aug 2010
Interview: The Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Kim Wilson (part one)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are nominally a blues band, but in the thirty-plus years since their founding by Kim Wilson and Jimmie Vaughan (the latter left for a solo career in […]
25 Aug 2010
Big Announcement!
I am pleased to announce that I am writing a definitive history of Brotherhood, the band founded by ex-Paul Revere & the Raiders members Phil “Fang” Volk, Drake Levin and […]
25 Aug 2010
Album Review(s) – Concord’s “Definitive” Jazz Collections
I’ll be the first to admit that I know little about modern jazz. I’m no expert on its history, I can’t readily name well-known instrumental classics simply by hearing them, […]
24 Aug 2010
Album Review: Posies – Blood/Candy
Perhaps it’s unfair to expect (or even demand) a known musical quantity from an artist, time and time again. You loved the first album, so understandably you may well want […]