interview Archive
14 Apr 2014
Zombies Among Us: A Conversation with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… “I can’t tell you why [Odessey and Oracle] wasn’t successful when it first came out,” offers Rod Argent, “unless it was the fact that everything was […]
11 Apr 2014
Zombies Among Us: A Conversation with Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (Part One)
The Zombies are among the fondly-remembered cast of characters from the British Invasion (or, as they somewhat more succinctly call it in the UK, the Beat Era). While they certainly […]
10 Apr 2014
Preview: The Graham Parker Interview
I first discovered the music of Graham Parker in the early-early 80s, in the finale year of my high school career. This was before MTV; if I recall correctly – […]
19 Mar 2014
Coming Attractions: Stay Tuned
Both in the professional and personal sides of my life, there’s a lot going on at the moment. It’s all good, but it does put some serious constraints upon my […]
11 Mar 2014
The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder: Promise Renewed (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… BK: Eighteen years passed between release of The Promise and Among the Stars. Certainly you were busy with other things in the intervening years, but why […]
10 Mar 2014
The Moody Blues’ Mike Pinder: Promise Renewed (Part One)
Keyboardist Mike Pinder was a founding member of the Moody Blues. He was with them back in the really early days, when their lead singer was Denny Laine (later of […]
01 Mar 2014
Bonus Weekend Feature: The Black Angels’ Alex Maas Talks About Roky Erickson
Austin-based band Black Angels have a finely tuned sense of history. While their music – often described by the band members themselves as “tribal psychedelic” – doesn’t aim to slavishly […]
28 Feb 2014
A Conversation with The Tubes’ Founder Bill Spooner, Part Five
Continued from Part Four… “We’re waiting for an investor. Maybe it’s you.” Bill Kopp: I remember something from a little later in The Tubes’ career, from The Completion Backwards Principle […]
27 Feb 2014
A Conversation with The Tubes’ Founder Bill Spooner, Part Four
Continued from Part Three… “No one would get my wheelchair.” Bill Kopp: We’re talking about the songs on The Tubes‘ 1977 album Now, and whatever comes to your mind about […]
26 Feb 2014
A Conversation with The Tubes’ Founder Bill Spooner, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… “If I get you guitar lessons, will you stop playing that?” Bill Kopp: Let’s talk about the Now album from 1977. Bill Spooner: What do you […]