interview Archive
31 Oct 2013
It’s a Mondo Zombie Boogaloo!
It’s one thing to make good music. A challenging thing, not to be taken for granted, but as far as live performance goes, ultimately it’s only one part of the […]
17 Oct 2013
Cody ChesnuTT: Everybody’s Brother
by Special Guest Blogger Annelise Kopp Though hailed in some quarters, Cody ChestnuTT‘s debut album, Headphone Masterpiece, received mixed reviews, some unforgiving. While critics seemed to agree that the R&B/neo-soul […]
10 Oct 2013
Feature Preview: Cody ChesnuTT
Last week I enjoyed the rare pleasure of seeing Cody ChesnuTT in concert, at Asheville’s Grey Eagle. A few weeks ago, when the opportunity to interview him in advance of […]
04 Oct 2013
X Marks the Spot: The 2013 Richard X Heyman Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One Bill Kopp: You’ve long been one of those artists who can handle everything in the studio; other than Nancy engineering, most of your albums have featured […]
03 Oct 2013
X Marks the Spot: The 2013 Richard X Heyman Interview, Part One
Richard X Heyman is nominally a powerpop artist, but ever since his first solo album in 1988, there has been a lot more going on in his music than a […]
25 Sep 2013
Directed Energy: The Joe Satriani Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: You’ve used keyboards before, of course, but the new album (and the last couple) features Mike Keneally, as opposed to on some of the […]
24 Sep 2013
Directed Energy: The Joe Satriani Interview, Part One
Joe Satriani is that unique guitarist who is both revered by the crowd that digs technically amazing musicians, yet possesses a great deal of mainstream appeal. That success is a […]
19 Sep 2013
Cupid’s Arrow Hits its Mark: The Van Duren and Vicki Loveland Interview, Part One
Mention the name Van Duren to a powerpop fanatic and you’ll likely get a reply that’s equal parts gushing enthusiasm and reverent tones. While he’s not well-known among the pop […]
11 Sep 2013
Hopscotch Festival Part 2: Rose Windows
Maybe it’s something to do with the soggy Pacific Northwest climate, but there have been a number of bands coming out of the region who play a sort of tribal-psych […]
05 Sep 2013
Fuzzy Memories: A Conversation with The Fuzztones’ Rudi Protrudi, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Rudi Protrudi: We did a single in 1972 and our singer was very into Jethro Tull , and we did “Locomotive Breath” along with a lot […]