interview Archive
08 Mar 2011
A Conversation with Project/Object, Part 1
Composer/bandleader Frank Zappa died in 1993, but fortunately many musicians remain committed to keeping his music alive. Shortly before his death, Zappa instructed his friend and bandmate Ike Willis to […]
25 Feb 2011
Ken Brown: “Some Other Guy” is Gone
I just learned that Ken Brown died last June. Ken was briefly a member of the Quarrymen with George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Ken and I corresponded a […]
24 Feb 2011
A Conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey (part two)
Continued from the previous post, here’s part two of my conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey. All photos © Bill Kopp. — bk Bill Kopp: Your band The Church has […]
23 Feb 2011
A Conversation with The Church’s Steve Kilbey (part one)
Australian foursome The Church are something of an institution in their native country, and throughout their thirty-plus years together they have enjoyed worldwide success as well. Their commercial apex was […]
18 Feb 2011
Yoko Ono is Not a Witch.
Today is Yoko Ono’s 78th birthday. Here’s a feature/interview of mine from four years ago, around the time Yes, I’m a Witch was released.– bk No, she’s not a witch. […]
10 Feb 2011
Trey Gunn: Have Touch Guitar, Will Travel (part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: In my review of Modulator I said, “Gunn’s guitar squawks and screams as if it’s being strangled rather than played.” You subsequently tweeted that […]
09 Feb 2011
Trey Gunn: Have Touch Guitar, Will Travel (part 1)
Trey Gunn is renowned in progressive and avant garde music circles for his technique, expression and boundary-pushing sense of musical adventure. Gunn has worked with (and provided his singular talents […]
27 Jan 2011
Interview: Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree Rarities
Porcupine Tree recently reissued the rare outtakes disc Recordings. I spoke with group leader Steven Wilson about that album and other currently-unavailable material from the band. We also discussed his […]
25 Jan 2011
Interview: Steven Wilson on Audience Taping
Not that this writer would ever admit to being a collector of unreleased live and studio recordings – perish that thought – the ethics and controversy surrounding the practice of […]
24 Jan 2011
Interview: Steven Wilson on the King Crimson 40th Anniversary Reissue Project
Steven Wilson – leader of Porcupine Tree – was chosen by King Crimson mainstay Robert Fripp to handle the work of remixing and remastering the King Crimson catalog in connection […]