interview Archive
23 Apr 2012
Jump Out the Window: The Brotherhood Story (part 1)
A Serialized Feature in Ten Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 This is the first part […]
16 Apr 2012
Happily Lost in Translation: A Talk with Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe
In the 1970s, when direct-dialing for international telephone calls became widespread, the practice was largely cost-prohibitive. Even though in those days music journalists sometimes actually got paid(!) for writing stories, […]
03 Apr 2012
Treasures From the Vaults: The Jazzhaus Series, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Jazzhaus project curator Ulli Pfau has discovered – to his delight – that the SWR tape archive has been remarkably well preserved and cared for. However, […]
02 Apr 2012
Treasures From the Vaults: The Jazzhaus Series, Part One
Very recently, I spoke with Ulli Pfau, curator of a new series of archival jazz recordings on the German SWR Music label. These releases – under the Jazzhaus imprint – […]
22 Feb 2012
From the Beginning to Now: The Greg Lake Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: To me, one of the most appealing things about Emerson, Lake & Palmer was that each of you brought your own dimension, your own […]
21 Feb 2012
From the Beginning to Now: The Greg Lake Interview, Part One
For a band that – for all intents and purposes – ceased operation in 1979, progressive rock giants Emerson, Lake & Palmer still get their share of attention. Save for […]
17 Feb 2012
The Explorers Club: A Five-Star Hotel (part two)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: I was blown away by The Explorers Club‘s precision onstage in Asheville recently. What made it more amazing was when I learned that the […]
16 Feb 2012
The Explorers Club: A Five-Star Hotel (part one)
Beach Boys fans the world over – or at least the ones lucky enough to know about it – hailed Freedom Wind, the 2008 debut release from Charleston SC sextet […]
07 Feb 2012
Mitch Ryder: Detroit Built, Detroit Proud
To American music fans, the name Mitch Ryder evokes a particular set of thoughts. Most of these center around his string of hit singles, most of which appear on the […]
02 Feb 2012
Akron/Family: Getting to Know the Unknowable, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Other than the departure of one your members awhile back, what do you think is the main qualitative difference between your sound and approach […]