interview Archive
06 May 2011
Ivan Julian Makes Some Noise, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Ivan Julian muses, “When a lot of guitarists from bands finally make their solo album, there’s not a lot of guitar on the record! They’re trying […]
05 May 2011
Ivan Julian Makes Some Noise, Part One
When people think of the leading lights of the New York punk/new wave scene of the 70s, Richard Hell and the Voidoids surely come to mind. And deservedly so: their […]
29 Apr 2011
To the Lifeboats with Thomas Dolby, Part Two
Continued from Part One… The economics of touring the USA are – as for any musician based in the UK — daunting for Dolby. “I would love to tour in […]
28 Apr 2011
To the Lifeboats with Thomas Dolby, Part One
To many music fans, Thomas Dolby is best known as the guy with the popular early-80s MTV hit “She Blinded Me With Science.” But Dolby’s career has taken many other […]
20 Apr 2011
Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker Bring Classic Albums to “Santa Cruz with Banjos”
Celebrated yet decidedly underground, Camper Van Beethoven released five albums in the latter half of the 1980s. Quite unlike the prevailing styles of that era, Camper developed a wry, intelligent […]
13 Apr 2011
The Black Angels – A Big Scoop of Psychedelic Ice Cream
The label “psychedelic rock” is often applied to the Black Angels, and the group doesn’t shy away from the tag. But the Black Angels view the genre more as a […]
31 Mar 2011
Broadway the Hard Way: A Conversation with Richard X Heyman (part two)
continued from part one… Bill Kopp: There seems to be less reliance on samples and keyboard-sourcing of sounds on the new music; you’re employing real players for the cello, violin, […]
30 Mar 2011
Broadway the Hard Way: A Conversation with Richard X Heyman (part one)
Whether he likes it or not — and as you’ll read in a moment, he tends not to – Richard X Heyman is known as a powerpop artist. His string […]
18 Mar 2011
The Fleshtones: America’s Garage Band
Self-proclaimed living legends, Brooklyn’s Fleshtones are also affectionately known as America’s Garage Band. Their updated take on r&b and garage styles of rock’s greatest era has won them a cult […]
09 Mar 2011
A Conversation with Project/Object, Part 2
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Ike, do you get any grief from… Ike Willis: [anticipatory laughter] BK: …from the Zappa estate for playing with André and the other groups? […]