Tag Archives: Ivan Koop Kuper

IVAN KOOP KUPER | NOSTALGIA | The Summer of ’72: A look back after more than 50 years.

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Thorne Dreyer

Coming of age in Houston, Texas, with The Rolling Stones Photo by John M. Lomax (John Lomax III), first published in underground newspaper Space City!, June 29, 1972, and later in the book Exploring Space City! published by the New Journalism … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
LITERATURE | Larry McMurtry: The Houston years and beyond

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

‘I had two novel manuscripts in my drawer, which meant that I had options my fellow graduate students just didn’t have.’ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | April 1, 2021 HOUSTON — Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Academy … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
MUSIC | Lightnin’ Hopkins: Texas blues man

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

His appearance on Austin City Limits was a highlight of Lightnin’s career. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | November 11, 2020 HOUSTON — Texas blues legend Samuel “Lightnin’” Hopkins was 66 years of age in 1978, when … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
A candid portrait of Daniel DeWitt
Thomas, Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

The making of the 13th Floor Elevators’ album, ‘Bull of the Woods.’ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | August 21, 2019 HOUSTON — A third studio album followed the 13th Floor Elevators’ groundbreaking psych classic, Easter Everywhere. … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
A candid portrait of Daniel DeWitt
Thomas, Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

The making of the 13th Floor Elevators’ album, ‘Easter Everywhere.’ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | July 24, 2019 HOUSTON — Danny Thomas, a former drummer-turned-author and a native son of North Carolina, celebrated his 71st birthday … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
Bidding a fond farewell to Bayou City troubadour Don Sanders

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Thorne Dreyer

Influential singer-songwriter was also the ‘Mayor of Montrose.‘ By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | August 15, 2018 HOUSTON — On the wall of the back room of Sand Mountain Coffee House, Houston’s one-time folk mecca located on … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
METRO | Filmmaker Eagle Pennell’s downward spiral in Houston

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Thorne Dreyer

Texan Pennell, a ‘patron saint of  American independent film,’ became his own worst enemy. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | May 25, 2017 HOUSTON — Independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell had become somewhat of a permanent fixture in … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
METRO | Saying goodbye to Mike Condray and remembering Liberty Hall

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

Thanks to Condray and crew, Houstonians were treated to many an unforgettable evening of history-making performances. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | March 30, 2016 HOUSTON — On Bruce Springsteen’s 1998 multi-album box set of miscellaneous recordings, … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper :
METRO | Operation Texas: LBJ’s secret rescue mission on the eve of the Holocaust

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

One Texas scholar insisted that Johnson’s strong spiritual conviction and moral obligation fueled this alleged clandestine undertaking. By Ivan Koop Kuper | The Rag Blog | February 24, 2016 HOUSTON — On the evening of December 30, 1963, a little … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Ivan Koop Kuper : Vicki Ayo’s ‘Boys From Houston’ Documents a Thriving ’60s Music Scene

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Vicki Welch Ayo’s ‘Boys From Houston‘ describes a thriving ’60s music scene The book is a real eye-opener for those who would have never believed that the city once known as ‘Baghdad on the Bayou,’ referring to its oppressive climate … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper : The Maharishi’s Bad Houston Karma

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi: The late Houston real estate mogul.The Heaven on Earth Inn:Bad Karma in Houston The Guru’s utopian vision somehow took a turn in the wrong direction. By Ivan Koop Kuper / The Rag Blog / May … Continue reading →

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Ivan Koop Kuper : Huey P. Meaux Was the Crazy Cajun

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Huey P. Meaux was the Crazy Cajun By Ivan Koop Kuper / The Rag Blog / September 22, 2011 One Friday evening in 1973, a burly looking biker entered the control room of community radio station KPFT FM, the Pacifica … Continue reading →

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