Bill Kopp
Music Journalist at Freelance
Music journo, author, historian and speaker w/no use at all for Musk or T***p, so I left X. See ya on FB, Bluesky etc.
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1 week ago |
mountainx.com | Bill Kopp
One of the most creative and prolific artists in today’s music scene, composer-musician-arranger Adrian Younge recently completed and released Something About April III. The concluding entry in a trilogy of soundtrack albums for movies that don’t exist, the record — which he created mostly on his own — seamlessly combines hip-hop textures, psychedelic soul and jazz instrumentation, all with a Brazilian feel. Younge brings these to The Grey Eagle on Monday, June 23.
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1 week ago |
goodtimes.sc | Bill Kopp
Though named after the King of the Cowboys, guitarist Roy Rogers isn’t a country and western yodeler. The Bay Area resident and Redding native is an acclaimed Delta blues musician and producer. His extensive credits include work with a diverse array of celebrated figures including John Lee Hooker, Norton Buffalo, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Ray Manzarek. But Rogers’ body of work under his own name—showcased on dozens of albums—has earned him fame in and beyond the world of blues.
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2 weeks ago |
mountainx.com | Bill Kopp
Picture this: You order a cocktail, and when it arrives, the alluring elixir of fruit juices, syrups and several alcoholic beverages is served in a fancy glass festooned with decorative trimmings. You hear music featuring marimbas and bird calls. The space is done up in vivid ornamentation, evoking the feel of what one imagines the South Pacific might be like. You’ve found yourself in a tiki bar.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Bill Kopp
5 must-hear tracks featuring Michael Steele originally appeared on Goldmine. Michael Steele is best known as bassist with The Bangles during the group’s hit-making era. Born Susan Thomas, Steele joined the group in 1983, replacing founding member Annette Zilinskas, who had played on the group’s 1982 indie-label debut EP. Steele was with The Bangles until the group went inactive in 1989, and she returned when the band got back together in 1998, remaining on board through 2005.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Bill Kopp
An acclaimed singer, songwriter and pianist, Regina Spektor got her start in New York City's indie scene as part of the East Village's so-called "anti-folk" movement. Spektor self-released her debut album, 2001’s 11:11, and its followup, 2002’s Songs. On the strength of her work and growing following, she signed to Sire Records in 2004, going on to release six studio albums of new material (2022’s Home, Before and After is her most recent), four EPs and two live albums.
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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this important release, here's a look back at "Nuggets," a conversation with its creator, Lenny Kaye. https://t.co/SOLelDCNKT https://t.co/QrAeZVyg4f
So...an American Band (Donovan's Brain) has made a krautrock-styled soundtrack for a Vietnamese film. Got that? Here's my review of "Chiêm Bao Thấy Bậu" https://t.co/OmqmLddH0a https://t.co/ejA69GRhgL