STEPHEN HAMM: THERAMIN MAN LIVE FROM PLANET EARTH LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS Hailing from Vancouver, Stephen Hamm (aka Theremin Man) is an interesting artist. His band from the mid-1980s, Slow, helped define post punk music, not just in Canada, but [...]
LEGACY OF LOVERS CALM COOL CONNECTIONS INDEPENDENT Legacy Of Lovers is really Ryne D. Trevlon, and although there have been singles by him under the name of Ryne D. Trevlon), Calm Cool Connections is Legacy Of Lovers’ debut EP. Although EP is [...]
ROBERT PALMER LIVE AT THE APOLLO | DRIVE | RHYTHM & BLUES (VINYL REISSUES) BFD/ORCHARD RECORDS Robert Palmer had a fascinating career. When he made his solo debut with the now classic Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley, critics and radio [...]
LACUNA COIL SLEEPLESS EMPIRE CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Lacuna Coil released their debut album in 1999 (In A Reverie) even though the Milan-based band had formed in 1994. Sleepless Empire is their tenth album, and their first studio release since [...]
10TOEFLEX EN HABITANT AVEC DES FANTÔMES INDEPENDENT 10toeflex is an artist of mystery. There is very little written about them and their presence on social media is difficult to find. Their debut EP, en habitant avec des fantômes, is equally [...]
HUNGRY FOR MORE A CONVERSATION WITH THE NAMES The late 1970s was an exciting time for music. Bands were emerging from the initial explosion of punk and a new style of music was formed, ‘post-punk’. This simply meant that bands were encouraged by [...]
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ AND JERRY HAMMACK – RIBBONS OF RUST: THE BEATLES’ RECORDING HISTORY IN CONTEXT: VOLUME 1 – JULY 1954 THROUGH JANUARY 1963 BEMIS PUBLISHING GROUP BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Robert Rodriguez and Jerry Hammack [...]
I WAS BORN A FIGHTER A CONVERSATION WITH BONNIE TYLER Bonnie Tyler’s debut album, The World Starts Tonight, was released in the U.K in 1977 and with the help of a couple of hit singles from the album, she made some waves. But it was her next [...]
GINO VANNELLI THE LIFE I GOT (TO MY MOST BELOVED) BED/THE ORCHARD The Life I Got (To My Most Beloved) is Gino Vannelli’s 22nd album, and his first since the highly acclaimed Wilderness Road (2019). During the time between albums, Vannelli has [...]
THE NAMES ENCORE! SPLEEN+ RECORDS In 1981, The Names released their first single on the famed Factory Records. It wasn’t their debut, but the Brussels band did release a single, “Night Shift”, which was produced by Martin Hannett, who had [...]
BENJAMIN RUSSELL WAVES TCBE RECORDS Benjamin Russell is certainly busy. Hot on the heels of last year’s fantastic album, Pleasure Center, he brings us Waves. Russell is an artist, a visual artist, and a musical artist. In fact, quite often they [...]
GARY KEMP THIS DESTINATION EAST WEST RECORDS Gary Kemp has had a fascinating career and quite frankly continues to surprise even his most ardent fans. He was a principal writer for Spandau Ballet, an actor, and is a member of Nick Mason’s [...]
D. D. DANAHY HALF – BAKED INDEPENDENT D. D. Danahy is an interesting and talented artist, perhaps best known for being one half of Keldari Station or most recently for the music he has made with The Amaretto Sours. He has also released a [...]
24 HOURS OF ENO FILM FIRST JANUARY 24, 2025 Brian Eno is not a conventional artist. He may have produced some of the biggest albums and singles over the past 40 years, but he is anything but conventional. Eno is a documentary of sorts of the [...]
MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT A CONVERSATION WITH GUITARIST EDDIE MARTINEZ (ROBERT PALMER) The name Eddie Martinez may not be instantly recognizable, but take a few minutes and go through your albums and his name is going to pop up everywhere. He has [...]
TON ROOMS RE-TON RECORDS TON, from Berlin, started off as an electronic and sample project by Julien Siemann. However, very quickly he enlisted the help of Vincent Wedel, Lizz, and Karen Dhios on a variety of things from vocals, mixing, and [...]
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES TUNE IN, TURN ON, DROP OUT – RADIO SESSIONS 1980-1993 FIRE RECORDS Television Personalities formed at the tail end of the UK punk scene, in 1977. They released their debut EP, Where’s Bill Grundy Now? (referring to [...]
THE WEATHER STATION HUMANHOOD NEXT DOOR RECORDS/FAT POSSUM At the core of The Weather Station is Tamara Lindeman. It has always been her project and vision. Humanhood is the seventh album and the first album since the very successful and [...]
STEVE HACKETT LIVE MAGIC AT TRADING BOUNDARIES CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS It has become a tradition for Steve Hackett to perform at Trading Boundaries, in Sussex, UK. He usually schedules shows every year between Christmas and New Year. This is a [...]
TERRY DRAPER INFINITY TERRY TUNES RECORDS Terry Draper is a brilliant artist and one of the hardest working musicians in the business. His most recent solo album, In The Beginning, was released in 2023. It was his 13th album. This year he also [...]
SON LUX RISK OF MAKE BELIEVE CITY SLANG Risk Of Make Believe is the first new music from Son Lux since 2023’s very successful and Academy Award-nominated soundtrack for Everything Everywhere All At Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The [...]
RINGO STARR PRESS CONFERENCE RYMAN AUDITORIUM, NASHVILLE (TN) Ringo Starr played two nights at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on January14 and 15 to sold-out crowds. Not only that, but he was joined by many special guests and [...]
PHILIP RAMBOW I’M AN ARTIST INDEPENDENT It has been far too long since we had an album of new material from Philip Rambow. Here, on I’m An Artist, Rambow has returned with 11 songs of what he does best. These are personal and emotional songs set [...]
RINGO STARR LOOK UP UNIVERSAL MUSIC Ringo Starr has always had a love of country music. With The Beatles he recorded a cover of Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally” and always spoke about his appreciation of that genre. Country music was always very [...]
