{"id":1,"name":"Bill Kopp","url":"","description":"With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for <i>Trouser Press<\/i>. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and <i>every single day<\/i> for several years). The more than 5000 interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl.  Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He regularly hosts lecture\/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance (including monthly events <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/music-to-your-ears\/\">Music to Your Ears<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/music-movie-mondays-at-grail\/\">Music Movie Mondays<\/a>), and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. In Spring 2023 he taught a history of Rock 'n' Roll at UNC Asheville's College for Seniors. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- some 40 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian \"Cannonball\" Adderley's final album. His first book, <a href=\"http:\/\/reinventingpinkfloyd.com\/\"><i>Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon<\/i><\/a> was published by Rowman &amp; Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, <a href=\"http:\/\/415book.com\/\"><i>Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave<\/i><\/a>, was published in 2021 by HoZac Books. His third book, <a href=\"https:\/\/30conceptalbums.com\/\"><i>What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums<\/i><\/a> is <b>available now<\/b>. Read even more about him <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/about\/\">here<\/a>.","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/author\/bill-kopp\/","slug":"bill-kopp","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bill-Kopp-2-edited5x5-SQUARE-150x150.jpg","48":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bill-Kopp-2-edited5x5-SQUARE-150x150.jpg","96":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Bill-Kopp-2-edited5x5-SQUARE-150x150.jpg"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}