new release Archive
16 Aug 2016
Derek Trucks: No Ceiling in Sight (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: Your name routinely shows up on “best guitarists” lists. Do you get any satisfaction from that, or is it wholly irrelevant to what you […]
15 Aug 2016
Derek Trucks: No Ceiling in Sight (Part 1)
The nephew of Allman Brothers Band drummer and founding member Butch Trucks, guitarist Derek Trucks was a musical prodigy. He started playing gigs before he reached his teens; by 13 […]
12 Aug 2016
Reviews: Five Limited-edition Vinyl Releases
Some recent vinyl releases are more than noteworthy. Herewith are looks at five of ’em. I’m pretty certain all are limited-edition pressings, so get them while they’re hot. Kenny Clarke […]
11 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 4 (conclusion)
Continued from Part Three … Bill Kopp: You mentioned about overdubbing and multi tracking. If I recall, in the late ’60s and early ’70s Miles Davis and his producer Teo […]
10 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 3
Continued from Part Two … Bill Kopp: Like much of your work, Holding the Stage features your original compositions along with readings of standards. When you’re composing music, do you […]
09 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 2
Continued from Part One … Bill Kopp: To your knowledge, have pieces from your back catalog been sampled by hip hop artists? Do you get compensated for that? Sonny Rollins: […]
08 Aug 2016
A Conversation with Sonny Rollins, Part 1
Among jazz fans, Sonny Rollins needs no introduction. For everyone else, here’s a quick thumbnail bio. Born in New York City in 1930, Rollins began his career as a tenor […]
05 Aug 2016
The Mystery Lights: Straight Outta the Garage
While some of the harder, more jagged sub-styles of 1960s rock are now justly celebrated, back in the day many of those groups languished in obscurity; the popularity of Nuggets […]
04 Aug 2016
Quilt: A Collective of Individuals
Though the group has released three albums since 2011, Quilt has been together since late 2008. Formed in Boston by Shane Butler and Anna Fox Rochinski – then students at […]
03 Aug 2016
James McMurtry: Put Good Lines in the Verses
“The room is the instrument,” says Austin singer-songwriter James McMurtry. Considering that he began playing his original songs live onstage more than 30 years ago, he should know. The son […]