interview Archive
21 Jan 2011
Richie Havens: On a Quest to Meet Everyone in the World
Today is Richie Havens’ 70th birthday. In his honor I present my December 2008 interview with the man who may quite possibly be the nicest interview subject I’ve ever encountered. […]
07 Jan 2011
The Legend That is Paul Revere
At age 73, Paul Revere is still at it. In early 2010 I was doing research and conducting interviews for a feature on Paul Revere and the Raiders for British […]
05 Jan 2011
A Conversation with Mariusz Duda, Part two
continued from part one… Bill Kopp: There’s obviously a lighter texture to the Lunatic Soul music than is generally found on Riverside’s albums. It seems to come from a different […]
04 Jan 2011
A Conversation with Mariusz Duda, Part one
The Polish post-progressive quartet Riverside has established a loyal following in their native country and across Europe. They’ve made critical and commercial inroad in the USA as well. The group […]
24 Dec 2010
Musoscribe’s Best of 2010: Interviews
In 2010 I conducted a long list of interviews, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed every single one of them. Some were in-person; some were phoners, and couple […]
22 Dec 2010
The City Champs – Representing Their Hometown (part 2)
Continued from Part One… BK: The last time I saw you, you were up the street at the Orange Peel, opening for the North Mississippi All-stars. While I’d imagine that […]
21 Dec 2010
The City Champs – Representing Their Hometown
In January 2010 I reviewed The Safecracker, the debut album from Memphis soul/jazz instrumental trio The City Champs. A month later I saw them onstage for a great show at […]
17 Nov 2010
Feature/Interview: Black Mountain
“It’s always been in our nature to be somewhat contrary,” chuckles Joshua Wells, drummer for Vancouver-based Black Mountain. The band has always had an interest in “taking things in a […]
10 Nov 2010
Mayer Hawthorne: A Strangely Familiar Arrangement
I get a lot of invitations to live shows. It’s a perquisite of the job. For many of them I pass, sticking to the ones that pique my interest in […]
05 Nov 2010
Day of the Remains, Part Five
conclusion, continued from part four… The film America’s Lost Band was produced by Fred Cantor, a lifelong Remains fan. But the project started out as something else. Several years ago, […]