interview Archive
06 Jan 2014
Concert Preview: Welcome (Back) to The Machine
New York-based Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine have long made Asheville NC’s Orange Peel the first or an early stop on their annual winter tour itinerary. The group routinely […]
03 Jan 2014
Re-Revisiting Creedence, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: With Creedence Clearwater Revisited, you and Stu Cook and the guys pretty much run through all of the hits. You’ve been playing those songs […]
02 Jan 2014
Re-Revisiting Creedence, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Continuing on that point, if I may. As much as I like the Golliwogs and Blue Velvets material, musically it – especially the earliest […]
01 Jan 2014
Re-Revisiting Creedence, Part One
The catalog of Creedence Clearwater Revival has been issued, reissued, repackaged, re-re-packaged, and re-re-issued more times than I can count. Just a few years ago – 2008 – all of […]
25 Dec 2013
Those We Lost in 2013
Every year, we lose treasured members of music’s history. This year, three of those who passed away were important figures I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing. Click on […]
04 Dec 2013
Funny You Should Mention It: Howard Kaylan’s Shell Shocked (Part Three)
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: One area you didn’t spend a lot of time on was the studio sessions. You didn’t avoid them, for sure, but neither did you […]
03 Dec 2013
Funny You Should Mention It: Howard Kaylan’s Shell Shocked (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I’ve read a lot of Jeff Tamarkin‘s work, and I’ve had a long conversation with you. So one of the things that impressed me […]
02 Dec 2013
Funny You Should Mention It: Howard Kaylan’s Shell Shocked (Part One)
Autobiography or no, Howard Kaylan is an engaging, colorful character. His life story is full of highs and lows, but his highs and lows were set against the backdrop of […]
19 Nov 2013
Roger Hart: Monkees to His Madness (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Roger Hart – manager of Paul Revere and the Raiders during the 1960s – picks up his story about developing the treatment Madness, an idea that […]
18 Nov 2013
Roger Hart: Monkees to His Madness (Part One)
Fans of 1960s pop are – to varying degrees – familiar with Paul Revere and the Raiders; the band enjoyed a long string of hit albums and singles that stretched […]