AYSANABEE TIMELINES ISHKODE RECORDS In one of his last interviews, John Lennon talked about wanting to re-record a number of songs he wrote and performed with The Beatles. It wasn’t that he didn’t like the originals, but he felt they could use [...]
BEATIN’ LIKE A DRUM A CONVERSATION WITH MARC JORDAN Marc Jordan is a legend in the world of music. Born in Brooklyn but raised in Toronto, Marc Jordan has had an incredibly successful career as a singer/songwriter. Besides having his own [...]
A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE PAST FOUR YEARS A CONVERSATION WITH AYSANABEE Aysanabee has come a very long way since he made his recording debut in 2022 with his debut release, Watin in 2022. Watin awarded him his first JUNO nomination [...]
RIK EMMETT – LEANING INTO IT MISFIT/ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Besides being on third of the power rock trio, Triumph, Rik Emmett has had a successful solo career and is also an accomplished author. Not only has he written his [...]
THE WEDDING PRESENT MAXI HHBTM RECORDS The Wedding Present made their debut in 1985 and were once known as ‘the least complicated band from Leeds’. I say they still are the least complicated. They continue to play excellent alternative rock. [...]
JON ANDERSON SURVIVAL& OTHER STORIES | EARTH MOTHER EARTH FRONTIERS MUSIC Jon Anderson has released 16 solo studio albums. His catalogue of music is astounding and with his new band, The Band Geeks, he continues to record and tour. These two [...]
JAH WOBBLE AND JON KLEIN AUTOMATED PARADISE DIMPLE DISCS Since leaving Public Image Ltd, Jah Wobble has been a remarkably prolific artist. He has recently teamed up with Jon Klein, former Siouxsie and The Banshees and Specimen guitarist, for [...]
LEVEL 42 THE LATER YEARS – 2001-2020 CHERRY RED RECORDS Level 42 had a huge career in the 1980s, combining modern jazz, funk, pop, prog and pure rock to create their own sound. Their own distinct genre. However, by the 2000s, they were not [...]
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD | EYE IN THE SKY | AMMONIA AVENUE (REISSUES) COOKING VINYL Once, when FM radio mattered and was a little underground, The Alan Parsons Project dominated the airwaves with their concept albums. [...]
WE GOT HALF AN HOUR BEFORE PEOPLE ARE COMING LET’S MAKE A QUICK BASSLINE DOWN A CONVERSATION WITH JON KLEIN Jon Klein and Jah Wobble are back with a new album, Automated Paradise. This is not the first time they have worked together, in 2021 [...]
I AM STILL SURPRISED THAT YOUNGER LISTENERS SEEM TO BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF BRIAN A CONVERSATION WITH MARK LINETT Although the name Mark Linett may not be instantly recognizable, if you go to your record/CD collection, you are going to see his [...]
JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY One of the wonderful things about music is that it almost automatically attaches to a person, place, or time. It can be a band, song or album. Each song can have a deep [...]
FRANK ZAPPA AND CAPTAIN BEEFHEART BONGO FURY (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Beginning in 1973, until 1975, Frank Zappa achieved his greatest commercial success in the U.S. In fact he had his only top 10 album in 1974, [...]
BLODWYN PIG THE RECORDINGS 1969-1974 CHERRY RED RECORDS Jethro Tull released their debut album in 1968, titled This Was. Shortly after the release, guitarist Mick Abrahams left the band to embark on his own solo career and play a more [...]
TODD RUNDGREN AN EVENING WITH TODD RUNDGREN – LIVE AT THE RIDGEFIELD CLEOPATRA RECORDS Cleopatra Records’ ongoing series of 21st century Todd Rundgren live recordings continues with the release of An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Live At [...]
JULIEN BITOUN – GALLAGHER’S GUITARS: THE RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In the introduction he wrote for Gallagher’s Guitars: The Rory Gallagher Collection, Johnny Marr writes a great deal of Rory [...]
BILL ORCUTT MUSIC IN CONTINUOUS MOTION PALILALIA RECORDS Since 1996, Bill Orcutt has released 23 solo studio albums, and so Music In Continuous Motion is number 24. He has also made a great many albums collaborating with other artists. Music in [...]
ORA COGAN HARD HEARTED WOMAN SACRED BONES RECORDS I don’t think it is a coincidence that Ora Cogan’s new album opens with the brilliant song “Honey,” with a steady beat, almost like a heartbeat. After all, the album is titled Hard Hearted Woman, [...]
ODD MARSHALL SECONDS INDEPENDENT It is not often that an album sounds like the location in which it was recorded, but the minute I started listening to Seconds, Odd Marshall’s second album (his first since 2024’s successful Sand & Glue), I [...]
SQUEEZE TRIXIES BMG Since Squeeze burst onto the scene in 1978 with their self-titled debut album, they have continually kept fans, critics, and listeners guessing as to what they will do next. Trixies is an album that I don’t think anyone saw [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS HELP(2) WAR CHILD RECORDS War Child is a much-needed and important organization. It is an independent non-government institution, whose goal is ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war. It is an agency that many [...]
THE SUNCHARMS DARKENING SKY SUNDAY RECORDS The Suncharms are a band with an interesting history. They date back to 1989, and called it a day in 1993, but not before releasing a couple of EPs. In 2015 they reformed, and since then have released [...]
LES MAZOETANS DO YOUR BEST FORBIDDEN PLACE RECORDS Les Mazoetans is a band based in the Netherlands, and Do Your Best is their debut album, although they did release a seven-track mini album/EP in 2025, Merry Christmas from Hanoi. Together they [...]
THE DARTS HALLOWEEN LOVE SONGS MEOW HISS MUSIC/ADRENALIN FIX MUSIC Although we are in the winter months, and spring is around the corner, The Darts have decided that this was a good time to release a Halloween themed album. Halloween Love Songs [...]
