interview Archive
19 Jun 2017
Russian Circles: Making Music in a Post-rock World
In a valiant attempt to provide helpful points of reference for music listeners, journalists have concocted all manner of genre labels. Some – folk-rock, for example – are useful in […]
15 Jun 2017
Finn Magill: World Music, World Traveler
In his native Swannanoa, N.C., Finn Magill may be thought of as a vastly accomplished musician in the idiom of traditional Irish music. But his interests and musical explorations have […]
13 Jun 2017
Ian Anderson: System Latency and the Opportunities of Multimedia
British Progressive legends Jethro Tull have been around in one form or another for nearly half a century. From 1967 until now, the group’s mainstay has always been Ian Anderson: […]
12 Jun 2017
For Ian Anderson, It’s Not Just Another Day at the Office
Jethro Tull started out as a blues band; the group’s 1968 debut album This Was drew to a large degree upon jazz and blues styles. But under the leadership of […]
08 Jun 2017
He’d Only Just Begun: Paul Williams and The Holy Mackerel (Part 2)
Continued from Part One … From a very early age, Williams had been greatly influenced by the Great American Songbook. He recalls that even as a child in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
07 Jun 2017
He’d Only Just Begun: Paul Williams and The Holy Mackerel (Part 1)
(Note: an edited version of this feature appeared previously in print in Goldmine Magazine.) In 1970, songwriter Paul Williams was catapulted to the top of the pop music world. Two […]
02 Jun 2017
Dengue Fever: Holidays in Cambodia
Music historians often observe that the Beatles-led, so-called British Invasion was an example of British musicians absorbing American influences, and then serving that music back to Americans. In a sense, […]
01 Jun 2017
The Wooks in Their Natural Habitat
Kentucky-based band the Wooks came together in early 2015; the group quickly established its core sound: an acoustic approach that bridges the gap between bluegrass, old-time music and the modern […]
31 May 2017
The River Arkansas: Keeping Current
Pueblo, Colorado singer-songwriter Mike Clark enjoyed a big break when his band Haunted Windchimes scored two appearances – in 2011 and 2012 – on A Prairie Home Companion. And while […]
26 May 2017
The Dave Davies Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: Did you ever feel held back or boxed in by of people’s expectations of “Oh, The Kinks should sound like this” or “they […]