interview Archive
08 Jan 2015
“Go Now” and Then: The Ray Thomas Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Back in 1965, the original lineup of The Moody Blues did seem poised for bigger things: that year they played the prestigious and televised NME Poll […]
07 Jan 2015
“Go Now” and Then: The Ray Thomas Interview, Part 1
The Moody Blues made their most indelible mark on pop music with the landmark LP Days of Future Passed. That concept album was one of the earliest successful combinations of […]
02 Jan 2015
Those We Lost in 2014
The older we baby boomers get, the more that our pop culture heroes pass away before us. As my good friend (and highly regarded behind-the-scenes music biz guy) Cary Baker […]
26 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Interviews
As much as I enjoy discovering new music – both live and on physical recorded media – my favorite part of this Musoscribe gig is engaging interviews. I’ve been at […]
23 Dec 2014
Interview: Aaron “Woody” Wood
Though it’s in many ways an informal affair, Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam has been growing in a deliberate fashion. Thanks both to concertgoer demand and the long line of […]
12 Dec 2014
Psychedelic Resurrection: The Blues Magoos Interview, Part 2
Continued from Part One… From a commercial standpoint, The Blues Magoos were largely over after the lackluster chart performance of their third LP. “After Basic Blues Magoos, we broke up, […]
11 Dec 2014
Psychedelic Resurrection: The Blues Magoos Interview, Part 1
Forty-six years after the release of their last psychedelic-flavored release, New York City-based rockers The Blues Magoos have returned with a new album, Psychedelic Resurrection. From its multicolored fractal cover […]
10 Dec 2014
A Career in FLUX: The Adrian Belew Interview
The music of electric guitarist Adrian Belew is tough to pin down, and he prefers it that way: “I don’t like to put titles on any of these brands of […]
04 Dec 2014
Swamp Dogg: Never Too Old to Boogie
“Damn! We thought you was dead! We thought you died in…nineteen-whatever!” That’s Swamp Dogg, recounting a common reaction he gets when people meet him in person. He’s very much alive, […]
06 Nov 2014
New Crest on an Old Wave: The Dave Mason Interview (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: This current tour [coming to Asheville’s Orange Peel on Nov. 8] is billed as Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam. From what I’ve read, it seems […]