Finding Aid for Periscope Records, 1993-2014 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Rory Grennan, Kate Lambaria, Katie Nichols, Somer Pelczar, and Emily Schneider

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Marci Dodds Professional Papers, 1996-2010

Sub-Series 1.1: Interview Subject Files, ca. 1998-2008

Consists of professional notes associated with subject interviews. The corresponding sound recordings for many of the interviews are in Sub-Series 1.2.

Box 1

Folder 1: Almost Famous draft, Oct. 17, 2000

Folder 2: Alvin, Dave, June 10, 20002

Folder 3: Annotated Ticket Story, May 25, 2001

Folder 4: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Jan. 18, 2002

Folder 5: Beck, ca. 1998

Folder 6: Bella Mia Story, undated

Folder 7: Belle and Sebastian, ca. 2006

Folder 8: Black, Frank, ca. 2005

Folder 9: Bloodshot, undated

Folder 10: Buckwheat Zydeco, ca. 2000

Folder 11: Burke, Solomon, ca. 2006

Folder 12: Carll, Hayes, ca. 2008

Folder 13: Candidate Wrap-up, 2000

Folder 14: Coral, The, undated

Folder 15: Cropper, Steve, ca. 2008

Folder 16: Doe, John, June 28, 2002

Folder 17: Doucette, Paul (Matchbox 20), Oct. 6, 2000

Folder 18: Eels Interview, undated

Folder 19: Escavedo, Alejandro, undated

Folder 20: Fein, Adam/Absinthe Blind, undated

Folder 21: Fitness Centers/Gym Story, ca. 2000

Folder 22: Fletcher, Todd, ca. 2000

Folder 23: Frogs, The, March 3, 2001

Folder 24: Fu Manchu, ca. 2000

Folder 25: Isbell Interview, undated

Folder 26: Geist, Bill, undated

Folder 27: Girls in Rock Piece, undated

Folder 28: Gomez, undated

Folder 29: Hoeffleur, John, Nov. 17, 2000

Folder 30: International Pop Overthrow Story, 2002, 2003

Folder 31: Internet and Smaller Labels, undated

Folder 32: Interpol/Carlos, ca. 2005

Folder 33: Jam Bands, ca. 2000

Folder 34: Jet, 2003

Folder 35: Keen, Robert Earl, May 9, 2002

Folder 36: Kid's Music Piece, undated

Folder 37: Kill Hannah, 2003

Folder 38: Lamos, Steve (DMS), Jan. 19, 2001

Folder 39: Live Clubs and Radio, Octopus Story, Aug. 25, 2000

Folder 40: Living Blue, 2005

Folder 41: Low Power Radio Story, Jan 26, 2001

Folder 42: Lunny, Donal, ca. 1998

Folder 43: Lynne, Shelby, undated

Folder 44: Marr, Johnny, ca. 2003

Folder 45: McCoury, Del, undated

Folder 46: McCulloch, Ian, June 5, 2003

Folder 47: Mekons, Nov. 28, 2003

Folder 48: Moby, April 14, 2000

Folder 49: North Mississippi All-Stars, ca. 2002

Folder 50: Octopus related materials, ca. 2000

Folder 51: Parasol Records, undated

Folder 52: Perez, Louie (Los Lobos), undated

Folder 53: Pines, Jonathon (Private Studios), undated

Folder 54: Polyphonic Spree, 2004

Folder 55: Pop, Iggy, undated

Folder 56: Reverend Horton Heat, ca. 2002

Folder 57: Robinson, Smokey, undated

Folder 58: Rock Critics Story, Dec. 1, 2000

Folder 59: Roots Music/Insurgent Country, March 3, 2000

Folder 60: Rundgren, Todd, March 4, 2003

Folder 61: Shaver, Billy Joe, ca. 2007

Folder 62: Shepherd, Kenny Wayne, ca. 2006

Folder 63: Slichter, Jake, April 13, 2001

Folder 64: Soundtrack of Our Lives, undated

Folder 65: Southern Culture on the Skids, Nov. 10, 2000

Folder 66: Summer Camp, June 15, 2001

Folder 67: Talbott, Matt, Nov. 2, 2002

Folder 68: T-Model Ford, undated

Folder 69: Wilder, Webb, Jan. 12, 2001

Folder 70: Wyndorf, Dave (Monster Magnet), ca. 2003

Folder 71: Zappening, Aug. 4, 2000

Box 3

Item 21: Interviews, May 1997-March 1998

L. Allison (May 1997) and Gatemouth Brown (March 1998). 3.5in floppy disk.

Item 22: Interviews, undated

Jon Langford and Sally Timms. 3.5in floppy disk.

Sub-Series 1.2: Interview Sound Recordings, 1996-2008

Consists of sound recordings of interviews. Subject files and professional notes related to the interviews can be found in Sub-Series 1.1 and Sub-Series 1.3.

Box 2

Item 1: Old 97's/Eric Ambel, April 26-29, 1996

Side A: Old 97's-store interview (April 26, 1996); Side B: Eric Ambel phone interview (April 29, 1996). Maxell XLII 100 cassette tape.

Item 2: Eddie Angel phone interview, April 15, 1996

Radio Shack XR90 cassette tape.

Item 3: Ben Harper/Todd Snider, September 18-19, 1996

Side A: Ben Harper interview (September 18, 1996); Side B: Todd Snider (September 19, 1996).  Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 4: Carrie Newcomer interview, October 16, 1996

Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 5: J. Yuenger interview, January 21, 1997

Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 6: Jay Bennett/Henry Rollins, February 1997-March 21, 1997

Side A: Jay Bennett interview (February 1997) at Mabel's, Champaign, IL; Side B: Henry Rollins phone interview (March 21, 1997).  Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 7: Luther Allison, May 7, 1997

Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 8: Michael Penn/Jill Sobule, July 15(?)-24, 1997

Side A: Jill Sobule interview (July 15 (16?), 1997); Side B: Michael Penn interview (July 24, 1997). Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 9: Gatemouth Brown/Donal Lunny, April 8-August 18, 1998

Side A: Gatemouth Brown (April 8, 1998); Side B: Donal Lunny (August 18, 1998).  TDK D90 cassette tape.

Item 10: Donal Lunny continued, August 18, 1998

TDK D90 cassette tape.

Item 11: Beck, undated

Side A: Beck; Side B: End Ryan O'Neal. TDK D90 cassette tape.

Item 12: Insurgent Country interviews, February 29-March 1, 2000

Includes: Dennis Dullea, Ward Gollings, Nan Warshaw, Eric Ambel. TDK D90 cassette tape.

Item 13: Webb Wilder/Steve Lamos (DMS), January 6, 2000

Side A: Steve Lamos (aka DMS); Side B: Webb Wilder

Item 14: Brant Bjork/Moby, March 24, 2000-April 6, 2000

Side A: Brant Bjork of FU Manchu (March 24, 2000); Side B: Moby (April 6, 2000).  TDK D90 cassette tape.

Item 15: Todd Fletcher/T-Model Ford, May 31, 2000-August 28, 2000

Side A: Todd Fletcher (May 31, 2000); Side B: T-Model Ford (August 28, 2000).  Maxxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 16: Buckwheat Zydeco/Ian Goldberg, June 20, 2000-July 16, 2000

Side A: Buckwheat Zydeco (June 20, 2000); Side B: Ian Goldberg on jambands (July 16, 2000). Radio Shack HD90 cassette tape.

Item 17: Zappening Fellow/Dave Wyndorf, undated

Side A: Zappening fellow; Side B: End of Dave Wyndorf interview

Item 18: Paul Doucette - M-20, Downtown Story, undated

Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 19: The Beauty Shop/Rick Miller, October 28, 2000

Side A: The Beauty Shop (October 28, 2000); Side B: Rick Miller of Southern Culture on the Skids

Item 20: Low Power Radio Part 2, IMC guy, undated

Maxell XL II 90 cassette tape.

Item 21: Kate Campbell/Frank Black, March 29, 2001

Side A: Kate Campbell (March 2001); Side B: Frank Black (March 29, 2001). Radio Shack HD90 cassette tape.

Item 22: Jake Slichter/Touch and Go Indie Label, April 4, 2001-March 31, 2003

Side A: Jake Slichter-Semisonic (April 4, 2001); Side B: Touch and Go Indie label article (March 31, 2003). Radio Shack HD90 cassette tape.

Item 23: Alejandro Escovedo/Iggy Pop, June 6-11, 2001

Side A: Alejandro Escovedo (June 6, 2001); Side B: Iggy Pop (June 11, 2001). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 24: Brandon T. Washington/Bastard Songs of Johnny Cash, undated

Side A: Brandon T. Washington/Temple of Low Men; Side B: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash-Mark Stuart. Maxell XL90 cassette tape.

Item 25: Rev. Horton Heat/David Bash and Geoff Merritt, February 8, 2002-April 2002

Side A. Jim Heath, Rev. Horton Heat (February 8, 2002); Side B: David Bash-IPO, Geoff Merritt (April 2002). Sony HF90 cassette tape.

Item 26: Robert Earl Keen/Dave Wyndorf-Monster Magnet, April 25-May 16, 2002

Side A: Robert Earl Keen (April 25, 2002); Side B: Dave Wyndorf-Monster Magnet (May 16, 2002). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 27: Dave Alvin/Adam Fein, June 10, 2002-January 2003

Side A: Dave Alvin (June 10, 2002); Side B: End of Absinthe Blind/Adam Fein (January 2003). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 28: John Doe Interview, June 28, 2002

Sony HF90 cassette tape.

Item 29: Luther Dickinson-North Mississippi Allstars, September 30, 2002

Sony UR90 cassette tape.

Item 30: Nicolle Briscoe/Carmen Davis Kirby, November 2, 2002

Side A: Nicolle Briscoe; Side B: Carmen Davis Kirby. Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 31: Tim Lash/Matt Talbott, November 2-5, 2002

Side A: Tim Lash (November 2, 2002); Side B: Matt Talbot (November 5, 2002). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 32: Johnny Marr, January 28, 2003

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 33: The Frogs/Adam Fein-Absinthe Blind, January 2003

Side A: The Frogs; Side B: Adam Fein/Absinthe Blind (January 2003). Maxell XLII 90 cassette tape.

Item 34: The Coral/Thrill Jockey, Polyvinyl, March 10, 2003

Side A: The Coral (March 10, 2003); Side B: Thrill Jockey, Polyvinyl. Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 35: Frank Black II/Independents Internet, Part 1, March 24-27, 2003

Side A: Frank Black II (March 24, 2003); Side B: Rian Murphy-Drag City/Anthony Musiala-Minty Fresh (March 27, 2003). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 36: Todd Rundgren/Ian McCulloch, April 11-Jun 11, 2003

Side A: Todd Rundgren in person interview (April 11, 2003); Side B: Ian McCulloch phone interview (June 11, 2003). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 37: The Thorns/Jet, July 9, 2003-October 2003

Side A: The Thorns--Droge, Mullins (July 9, 2003); Side B: Christ Lester/Jet (October 2003).  Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 38: Mat Devine of Kill Hannah, September 3, 2003

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 39: V Shape Mind/Sleeping At Last, September 24, 2003-January 5, 2004

Side A: V-Shape Mind-Brad Hursh (September 24, 2003); Side B: Ryan O'Neal-Sleeping At Last (January 5, 2004). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 40: Bloodshot--Nan Warshaw and Robb Miller, March 2004

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Box 3

Item 1: Sparta/Guided By Voices, June 3-10, 2004

Side A: Jim Ward-Sparta (June 3, 2004); Side B: Doug Gillard (June 10, 2004). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 2: Polyphonic Spree, July 21, 2004

Side A: Jennie Kelly-Polyphonic Spree; Side B: Mark Pirro-Polyphonic Spree. Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 3: Charlotte Martin/FAMU Story, August 24-28, 2004

Side A: Charlotte Martin (August 24, 2004); Side B: FAMU story-David Johnson, Julian White, Gary Smith (August 26-28, 2004). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 4: American Minor, September 2004-September 2005

Side A: American Minor (September, 2004); Side B: American Minor (Bruno) (September 2005). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 5: Butch Vig/Garbage, February 2005

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 6: Regina Spektor/EELS/E, January 2005-March 2005

Side A: Regina Spektor (January 2005); Side B: E/Eels (March 2005). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 7: Bill Geist/Davey MacManus-The Crimea, May 2, 2005-May 2005

Side A: Bill Geist (May 2, 2005); Side B: Davey MacManus of The Crimea (May 2005). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 8: Frank Black III, June-July 2005

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 9: Rodney Crowell/Sam Foganino of Interpol, August 3, 2005-August 2005

Side A: Rodney Crowell (August 3, 2005); Side B: Same Foganino of Interpol (August 2005). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 10: The Living Blue, November 19, 2005

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 11: Gomez (Olly Peacock), March 2006

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 12: Smokey Robinson/Los Lobos (Louie Perez), June 9, 2006-June 27, 2006

Side A: Smokey Robinson (June 9, 2006); Side B: Louie Perez of Los Lobos (June 27, 2006). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 13: Los Lobos (Louie Perez) continued, June 2006

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 14: Solomon Burke, August 2006

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 15: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, December 2006

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 16: Bebel Gilberto, April 2007

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 17: Jason Isbell/Billy Joe Shaver, May 24, 2007-August 20, 2007

Side A: Isbell pt. 2 -- Good one (May 24, 2007); Side B: Billy Joe Shaver Interview (August 20, 2007). Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 18: Hayes Carll/Steve Cropper, undated, June 27, 2008

Side A: Hayes Carll (undated); Side B: Steve Cropper (June 27, 2008)

Item 19: Ebbot Lundberg-The Soundtrack of Our Lives, undated

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Item 20: Jon Langford-Mekons/Langford and Sally Timms-Mekons, undated

Maxell UR90 cassette tape.

Sub-Series 1.3: Notes, Correspondence, & Clippings, 2001-2010

Box 1

Folder 72: Interview notebook, ca. 2001

Folder 73: Interview notebook, ca. 2003

Folder 74: Interview notebook, ca. 2008-2010

Folder 75: Interview notebooks, ca. 2008-2010

Folder 76: Interview notebook, undated

Folder 77: Interview notes, loose pages, undated

Folder 78: Marci Dodds correspondence with Chicago Reader, August 2005

Folder 79: Photocopies of Marci Dodds's pieces, ca. 2001-2003

Folder 80: Marci Dodds's resume and writing examples, ca. 2005

Sub-Series 1.4: Octopus and other publications, 1996-2004

Box 4

Folder 1: Octopus, September 6, 1996

Folder 2: Octopus, October 4, 1996

Folder 3: Octopus, November 1, 1996

Folder 4: Octopus, December 6, 1996

Folder 5: Octopus, January 10, 1997

Folder 6: Octopus, March 7, 1997

Folder 7: Octopus, April 4, 1997

Folder 8: Octopus, May 2, 1997

Folder 9: Octopus, June 6, 1997

Folder 10: Octopus, July 4, 1997

Folder 11: Octopus, August 1, 1997

Folder 12: Octopus, September 12, 1997

Folder 13: Octopus, October 3, 1997

Folder 14: Octopus, December 5, 1997

Folder 15: Octopus, January 9, 1998

Folder 16: Octopus, March 6, 1998

Folder 17: Octopus, April 3, 1998

Folder 18: Octopus, April 24, 1998

Folder 19: Octopus, June 5, 1998

Folder 20: Octopus, July 3, 1998

Folder 21: Octopus, July 31, 1998

Box 5

Folder 1: Octopus, September 4, 1998

Folder 2: Octopus, February 11-17, 2000

Folder 3: Octopus, February 18-24, 2000

Folder 4: Octopus, February 25-March 2, 2000

Folder 5: Octopus, April 7-13, 2000

Folder 6: Octopus, April 21-21, 2000

Folder 7: Octopus, April 28-May 4, 2000

Folder 8: Octopus, May 5, 2000

Folder 9: Octopus, May 12-18, 2000

Folder 10: Octopus, May 19-25, 2000

Folder 11: Octopus, May 26-June 1, 2000

Folder 12: Octopus, June 2-8, 2000

Folder 13: Octopus, June 9-15, 2000

Folder 14: Octopus, June 16-22, 2000

Folder 15: Octopus, June 23-29, 2000

Folder 16: Octopus, June 30-July 6, 2000

Folder 17: Octopus, July 7-13, 2000

Folder 18: Octopus, July 14-20, 2000

Folder 19: Octopus, July 21-27, 2000

Folder 20: Octopus, July 28-August 3, 2000

Folder 21: Octopus, August 4-10, 2000

Folder 22: Octopus, August 11-17, 2000

Folder 23: Octopus, August 18-24, 2000

Folder 24: Octopus, August 25-31, 2000

Folder 25: Octopus, September 8-14, 2000

Box 6

Folder 1: Octopus, September 22-28, 2000

Folder 2: Octopus, September 29-October 5, 2000

Folder 3: Octopus, October 6-12, 2000

Folder 4: Octopus, October 13-19, 2000

Folder 5: Octopus, October 20-26, 2000

Folder 6: Octopus, October 27-November 2, 2000

Folder 7: Octopus, November 3-9, 2000

Folder 8: Octopus, November 10-16, 2000

Folder 9: Octopus, November 17-23, 2000

Folder 10: Octopus, November 24-30, 2000

Folder 11: Octopus, December 1-7, 2000

Folder 12: Octopus, December 8-14, 2000

Folder 13: Octopus, December 15-21, 2000

Folder 14: Octopus, December 22-28, 2000

Folder 15: Octopus, December 29, 2000-January 4, 2001

Folder 16: Octopus, January 4-10, 2001

Folder 17: Octopus, January 12-18, 2001

Folder 18: Octopus, January 19-25, 2001

Folder 19: Octopus, January 26-February 1, 2001

Folder 20: Octopus, February 2-8, 2001

Folder 21: Octopus, February 9-15, 2001

Box 7

Folder 1: Octopus, February 16-22, 2001

Folder 2: Octopus, February 23-March 1, 2001

Folder 3: Octopus, March 2-8, 2001

Folder 4: Octopus, March 9-15, 2001

Folder 5: Octopus, March 16-22, 2001

Folder 6: Octopus, March 23-29, 2001

Folder 7: Octopus, March 30-April 5, 2001

Folder 8: Octopus, April 6-12, 2001

Folder 9: Octopus, April 13-19, 2001

Folder 10: Octopus, April 20-26, 2001

Folder 11: Octopus, April 27-May 3, 2001

Folder 12: Octopus, May 4-10, 2001

Folder 13: Octopus, May 11-17, 2001

Folder 14: Octopus, May 18- 24, 2001

Folder 15: Octopus, May 25-31, 2001

Folder 16: Octopus, June 1-7,2001

Folder 17: Octopus, June 8-14, 2001

Folder 18: Octopus, June 15-21, 2001

Folder 19: Octopus, June 22-28, 2001

Folder 20: Octopus, June 29-July 5-2001

Folder 21: Octopus, July 6-12, 2001

Folder 22: Octopus, July 13-19, 2001

Folder 23: Octopus, July 20-26, 2001

Folder 24: Octopus, July 27-August 2, 2001

Folder 25: Octopus, August 3-9, 2001

Folder 26: Octopus, August 10-16, 2001

Folder 27: Octopus, August 17-23, 2001

Folder 28: Octopus, August 24-30, 2001

Box 8

Folder 1: Octopus, August 31-September 6, 2001

Folder 2: Octopus, September 28-October 4, 2001

Folder 3: Octopus, October 12-18, 2001

Folder 4: Octopus, November 9-15, 2001

Folder 5: Octopus, November 23-29, 2001

Folder 6: Octopus, February 22-28, 2002

Folder 7: Octopus, March 8-14, 2002

Folder 8: Octopus, March 15-21, 2002

Folder 9: Octopus, March 29-April 4, 2002

Folder 10: Octopus, April 12-18, 2002

Folder 11: E3: The News-Gazette, January 29-February 4, 2004

Folder 12: E3: The News-Gazette, February 5-11, 2004

Folder 13: Scene 'Zine, February/March 2003

Folder 14: The Hub, June 30-July 14, 2005

Folder 15: CU City View, May 10-16, 2002

Folder 16: Squid, May 1998

Folder 17: Squid, June 1998

Folder 18: Squid, July 1998

Folder 19: The Paper, June 27, 2003

Folder 20: The Paper, August 22, 2003

Folder 21: The Paper, August 29, 2003

Folder 22: The Paper, September 5, 2003

Folder 23: The Paper, October 3, 2003

Folder 24: The Paper, November 7, 2003

Folder 25: The Paper, December 30, 2003

Folder 26: The Paper, January 9, 2004