interview Archive
10 Nov 2023
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on Aging, Sound and Continuity (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… The new album’s deluxe version also includes Bruce Soord’s 5.1 mix. In the ‘70s when quadraphonic sound – the historical antecedent of 5.1 Surround – came […]
09 Nov 2023
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on Aging, Sound and Continuity (Part 1 of 2)
Flautist, guitarist, songwriter and singer Ian Anderson formed Jethro Tull in 1967. With its signature mix of hard and progressive rock, folk and other styles, the band has enjoyed sustained […]
08 Nov 2023
Grand Funk Railroad: Still On Track, 50-plus Years On (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Your working relationship with Todd was very successful. After a few albums with producer Jimmy Ienner, you made a rather unusual choice, working with Frank Zappa […]
07 Nov 2023
Grand Funk Railroad: Still On Track, 50-plus Years On (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… The band had one of its first big breaks at the Atlanta Pop Festival in July 1969, a full month before Woodstock. What do you think […]
06 Nov 2023
Grand Funk Railroad: Still On Track, 50-plus Years On (Part 1 of 3)
Note: This is a substantially longer (as in, more than twice as long) version of a feature that first appeared in Rock On Magazine. – bk Grand Funk Railroad is […]
22 Oct 2023
Video: My Conversation with David Menconi
On Friday evening, I had the pleasure of engaging David Menconi in conversation, for a livestream event in connection with his latest book, Oh, Didn’t they Ramble. The one-hour stream […]
30 Sep 2023
More on Stax from William Bell (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Songwriting And with music, but I found out early on, when you write honestly and you write about life itself, the generations change and the times […]
29 Sep 2023
More on Stax from William Bell (Part 1 of 2)
My feature on Written in Their Soul also drew from a conversation with William Bell. But because of space considerations, precious little of our chart found its way into the […]
28 Sep 2023
More on Stax Records from Deanie Parker (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Isaac Hayes: I remember when he first came to Stax. I remember when he had hair. I remember when he didn’t have but two shirts. He […]
27 Sep 2023
More on Stax Records from Deanie Parker (Part 1 of 2)
Deanie Parker has an insider’s perspective on legendary Stax Records. As a staffer, recording artist and songwriter, she experienced the label to a degree that few others could even conceive. […]