interview Archive
23 Apr 2015
Sometimes People Remember: A Conversation with Translator’s Steve Barton (Part 1)
Though they’re perhaps best known for their 1982 single “Everywhere That I’m Not” – a quirky yet extremely catchy rock tune that subsequently found its way onto more than a […]
22 Apr 2015
The Broadcast Will Continue Touring After This Important Local Message
“We can jam, but we are definitely not a jam band,” says Caitlin Krisko, vocalist and songwriter of The Broadcast. Her band’s albums feature shorter songs because “we write songs; […]
21 Apr 2015
Lloyd Cole: Standards and Practices, Part 2
Continued from Part One… I laughed and expressed my surprise that the sometimes singer/songwriterly Lloyd Cole is a fan of 1970s krautrock. “I’m going to be in Berlin in September, […]
20 Apr 2015
Lloyd Cole: Standards and Practices, Part 1
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions debuted onto the music scene in the 1980s, a period that dovetailed nicely with my college years. Their debut Rattlesnakes came out in 1984, and […]
01 Apr 2015
Back to School with Les McCann (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… I make the (not at all original) observation that many American musical forms seem to get more respect in Europe than at home. “That’s all right,” […]
31 Mar 2015
Back to School with Les McCann (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Among the most celebrated releases in Les McCann‘s extensive catalog, Swiss Movement is his 1969 live collaboration with saxophonist Eddie Harris. The album was controversial on […]
30 Mar 2015
Back to School with Les McCann (Part 1)
Invitation to Openness is not only the title of one of jazz great Les McCann‘s most celebrated albums (newly reissued; more on that later); it’s also the title of his […]
27 Mar 2015
On the Fringe of Consonance: Double Naught Spy Car + Stew (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: So the actual sessions for Panorama City took place ten years ago? Paul Lacques: Actually thirteen; we did these sessions in 2002. Y’know, we […]
26 Mar 2015
On the Fringe of Consonance: Double Naught Spy Car + Stew (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: The press release that accompanies my copy of Panorama City also uses the phrase “group ESP” when describing the interaction among you and your […]
25 Mar 2015
On the Fringe of Consonance: Double Naught Spy Car + Stew (Part 1)
The members of Double Naught Spy Car don’t seem put off by the genre labels that (cough, cough) certain rock writers tend to apply to musical artists. In fact they’ve […]