best of 2016

30 Dec 2016

Best of 2016: Interviews

best-of list, blues, comedy, funk, glam, interview, jazz, rawk, soul

In 2016 alone, I’ve interviewed more than 140 artists; that’s nearly half the number I interviewed in the decade prior to this year. I hope 2017 will be at least as busy; I find my conversations with creatives extremely rewarding. I’ve learned a few things along the way, and one of the most important realizations

Best Music of 2016: New Releases

By Bill Kopp

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I’ve said it before, and in 2016 it’s true as ever: those people who complain that there’s no good music any more simply aren’t looking hard enough, or in the right places. I had no trouble coming up with a Top Ten Eleven list of new albums for 2016. I easily could have added many

Best Music of 2016: Reissue/archival Releases

By Bill Kopp

avant-garde, best-of list, blues, jazz, new wave, pop, psych, rawk, reissue, review, vinyl

I love new music, but I’m also attuned to keeping up with the latest in reissues and archival releases. Sometimes those feature some of my favorite artists; other times they turn me on to music of the past that I’ve never even heard. In 2016 I’ve been able to select my Top Ten reissue and/or

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