Copper


Issue 80

Issue 80Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper #80, our Third Anniversary issue! Some investigations require more effort than others. We know that, say, the 25th anniversary is silver, but Googling, "what is the 3rd anniversary?", we find that...

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Who Are the Real Cynics?

Issue 80THE AUDIO CYNIC

In the three years I’ve written this column, there have been several occasions when it’s occurred to me that it may be misnamed. Truth be told, I’m more of a...

John Prine

Issue 80MUSIC TO MY EARS

If you google The Voice of Our Generation what pops to the top is Lena Dunham. Not only does it bug me that google has become a verb but I...

The Cult of Bruce (and Why I'm Not a Member)

Issue 80TWISTED SYSTEMS

Certain bands maintain a following that is so rabid that, when trying to discuss any criticism, they have the need to bulldoze over anything other then total devotion. Loving the...

Mark Hollis

Issue 80HAND PICKED

On February 25th of this year, the music world lost one of its most influential, mercurial, obstinate, and singular voices. Mark Hollis, of the band Talk Talk, has made some of the...

Copper at 3: the Writers Speak!

Issue 80FEATURED

In the beginning, the idea that Copper would survive three issues seemed far-fetched. But three years? Inconceivable! The biggest joy of the whole process has been working with a remarkable group of writers, many of whom...

Vintage, Vintage Whine

Issue 80VINTAGE WHINE

There was a time in my life, not so long ago, when I spoke to longtime writers and editors who described the experience of cranking out an article in a...

How I Became an Audiophile

Issue 80TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

My earliest memories of listening to recorded music go back to when I was a child living in what seemed like an enormous house on an even more enormous farm...

June Millington, Part 2

Issue 80THE COPPER INTERVIEW

J.S.: This is for June Millington, the record producer. When making Fanny Hill, did you or Jean have any ideas that you weren’t able to try due to budget or time...

The Mikado

Issue 80QUIBBLES AND BITS

Our great Mikado, virtuous man,when he to rule our land beganresolved to try a planwhereby young men might best be steadied.So he decreed in words succinctthat all who flirted, leered,...

Johann Adolf Hasse

Issue 80SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

When your wife is a famous soprano and your best friend is Europe’s most sought-after librettist, you’re likely to have one heck of an opera-writing career. That certainly held true...

Reaching Inside

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 80MUSIC

Bear with me; I’m going to talk about myself — again. I’ve been somewhat ill lately and in between bouts of sleep, left with a bit of time to think...

...And Now We Are Three

Issue 80FEATURED

Back in my younger days—say, the fall of 2015—Paul McGowan came to me and spoke six fateful words: “I want to do a magazine.” I don’t recall my exact response, but...

Jackson Browne

Issue 80OFF THE CHARTS

From mourning dying love affairs to raging against the political machine, Jackson Browne has found countless ways to express his discontent in song. Given his huge popularity in the ʼ70s...