interview Archive
31 Dec 2021
The PFM Bonus Interview, Part 3 of 3
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: Have you given any thought to, once you play outside of Italy, as you do these songs, whether you’ll sing them in Italian or […]
30 Dec 2021
The PFM Bonus Interview, Part 2 of 3
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Tell me about the album’s instrumental opener, “Worlds Beyond.” Are those all real classical instruments, or are there sampled sounds mixed in with it? […]
29 Dec 2021
The PFM Bonus Interview, Part 1 of 3
Premiata Forneria Marconi (or PFM, which is easier to say and quicker to type) is the premier Italian progressive rock group. PFM was the first prog group from Italy to […]
28 Dec 2021
PFM Cooks Up a Pandemic-era Album
An edited version of this story appeared previously in Prog magazine. One of the most groundbreaking progressive groups of the 1970s, PFM is still making music of superb caliber today. […]
17 Dec 2021
The King’s Daughter: Shirley King (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… Shirley King says that her father made a point of providing opportunities for her to come and see him perform whenever he had a gig close […]
16 Dec 2021
The King’s Daughter: Shirley King (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Her father went on to tell her how he first learned of her participation in The Human Tornado. “His band members were watching it, and he […]
15 Dec 2021
The King’s Daughter: Shirley King (Part 1)
Being the daughter of a music legend brings with it great responsibility, especially if one chooses to follow a similar career path. And though her own journey is distinctly different […]
05 Dec 2021
Q&A: Marc-André Hamelin
Multiple Grammy Award nominee Marc-André Hamelin is renowned for his dazzling technical prowess, his prolific nature – he has released more than 80 albums – and his deep and wide […]
04 Dec 2021
The Barbershop Harmony Tradition Lives on in Western N.C.
Barbershop harmony is a quintessentially American musical form. Though its heyday was nearly a century ago, its popularity endures. Today there are at least 30 quartets in the Carolinas District […]
24 Nov 2021
The Last(?) Rock & Roll Art Show — STORY MOVED
This story has been MOVED to billkopp.com.