interview Archive
21 Sep 2017
Yes’ Geoff Downes: We’re Still Here
Note: this interview with Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes took places just before the group’s summer 2017 run of dates; the tour was canceled in September after the tragic death of […]
20 Sep 2017
Stone Foxes’ Blues Once Removed
The music of San Francisco-based rockers the Stone Foxes has one foot in classic blues, and the other in a modern, individual sound. The band has refined its approach across […]
19 Sep 2017
Steve Katz and His Rock ‘n’ Roll Stories
If one wished to chart a path through the folk, rock and pop landscape of the mid 1960s onward, one could do worse than to use the career of Steve […]
18 Sep 2017
Paula Boggs: Soulgrass with a Message
Paula Boggs has one of the more unusual biographies in music. Before devoting herself full time to performing and making albums, Boggs was an Army paratrooper, a U.S. Attorney, general […]
14 Sep 2017
King Crimson: Iconoclastic Innovators
Note: This feature is based on an interview with King Crimson guitarist/vocalist Jakko Jakszyk. Stay tuned for another Crim feature — coming soon — based on interviews with Tony Levin […]
11 Sep 2017
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Down to Earth Astrophysicist — STORY MOVED
This story has been MOVED to billkopp.com.
08 Sep 2017
Jimmy Webb: A Consummate Tale-spinner (Part 4 / Conclusion)
Continued from Part Three… Over the years, several recording artists have chosen to record entire albums of nothing but Jimmy Webb songs. Johnny Rivers was the first to do so, […]
07 Sep 2017
Jimmy Webb: A Consummate Tale-Spinner (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Webb thinks he knows why the songs-and-stories format works well for artists who have been around awhile. “It becomes easier with age,” he says. “I remember […]
06 Sep 2017
Jimmy Webb: A Consummate Tale-spinner (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… “It’s an enviable position to be in,” Webb says, “when you have an artist coming to you – like Mr. [Frank] Sinatra – saying, ‘I need […]
05 Sep 2017
Jimmy Webb: A Consummate Tale-spinner (Part One)
Jimmy Webb is a pop music treasure. Viewed in terms of numbers and statistics, he’s among the most successful songwriters of all time. His songs have been recorded by more […]