brotherhood Archive
23 Jan 2021
Album Review: Phil “Fang” Volk — Rocker
Phil “Fang” Volk is best known as bassist for Paul Revere and the Raiders during their most high-profile era, roughly 1965-67. That’s him – the long-running group’s fourth in succession […]
31 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Compilations and Reissues
So here we are. It’s the last day of 2014. And it’s also the final day of posts looking back at my personal Best of 2014 lists. Today I’ll run […]
04 Feb 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Seven
Continued from Part Six… Bill Kopp: For me, from a musical standpoint, there’s a paradox where the two Brotherhood albums are concerned. Of course it goes without saying that I […]
03 Feb 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Six
Continued from Part Five… Bill Kopp: We’ve spoken in the past about Brotherhood recordings that might still be “in the can.” I know that no finished cuts – that is, […]
31 Jan 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Five
Continued from Part Four… Bill Kopp: I understand you remained close to Drake Levin in the post-Brotherhood years. I believe you mentioned that the two of you even played music […]
30 Jan 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Four
Continued from Part Three… Bill Kopp: We’ve talked in the past about the relatively few live dates that Brotherhood did. On those dates, which songs from the pair of albums […]
29 Jan 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Three
Continued from Part Two… Bill Kopp: Any other stories from that time period you’d like to share? Perhaps the one about Jimi Hendrix showing up at RCA while you were […]
28 Jan 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: When you and I had our conversations that formed the basis of my Brotherhood history (and the revised/updated liner notes for Brotherhood: The Complete […]
27 Jan 2014
The Brotherhood / Phil Volk Interview, Part One
I’m a big fan of the music and story of Paul Revere and the Raiders. The group was one of the most prominent in 60s pop culture, but they’re somehow […]
20 Dec 2013
News on a Long Awaited Reissue
Readers who check out my writing more than occasionally will know of my keen interest in the music and the history of Paul Revere and the Raiders. One of my […]