interview Archive
12 Feb 2018
Don Bryant: This is All I Know (Part One)
Don Bryant started releasing soul 45s under his own name in 1965. But it wasn’t until nearly four years later that he’d finally record and release an album. A collection […]
09 Feb 2018
Thank You, Man: Asheville’s Crop of Tribute Bands (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Peak Hour Though the group had had hits before – most notably the 1964 single “Go Now” – the Moody Blues’ most enduring material is found […]
08 Feb 2018
Thank You, Man: Asheville’s Crop of Tribute Bands (Part One)
Amid its vibrant musical communities centered around artists creating original music in Americana, rock, blues, jazz and other genres, the Asheville music scene has kept a special place in its […]
07 Feb 2018
Like, Fun: They Might Be Giants
Note: an edited version of this feature ran in Brooklyn Paper; the story was written to preview January shows in the NYC borough. Released on January 19, I Like Fun […]
06 Feb 2018
The Wombats Make Lemonade Out of Lemons
Since releasing 2007’s A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, rock trio the Wombats have been building a dedicated following. The Liverpool, England group scored in the U.K. and Europe […]
01 Feb 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… [Numan continues his his response to Bill Kopp’s question about soundtrack projects] What I’m trying to do as I get older is to try to make […]
31 Jan 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Are you ultimately optimistic or pessimistic about humanity’s future? I’m optimistic, actually. Again, to go back to the Paris Accords, I think that is a remarkable […]
30 Jan 2018
Gary Numan: Adventures in Dystopia, Part One
When Gary Numan worked his way into the collective public consciousness in 1979 with his worldwide smash single “Cars,” he presented an icy, detached, robotic and ever dour persona. The […]
26 Jan 2018
Miles Davis’ Electric Jazz Fusion Legacy Lives On
Trumpeter and band leader Miles Davis was one of the most important and innovative musical figures of the last hundred years. He tirelessly explored a wide variety of musical dimensions, […]
25 Jan 2018
The Blasters: Still Making American Music
At a time when rock music was taking a turn away from bloated arena rock toward stripped-down punk (and its commercial successor, new wave), the Blasters came onto the national […]