WE ARE A BAND IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD A CONVERSATION WITH ROGER EARL OF FOGHAT “You’re in Canada, right? Ontario? We’re related aren’t we,” laughed Roger Earl at the beginning of our Zoom chat to talk about the new Foghat album, Sonic Mojo. [...]
BLINKER THE STAR ANIMAL MATH INDEPENDENT Animal Math is Blinker The Star’s 12th studio album and their fifth since 2019! That is a lot of music over the past few years. It is a rather brilliant collection of all new originals by Jordon [...]
TIM FINN & PHIL MANZANERA FINN & MANZANERA BFD/THE ORCHARD Tim Finn and Phil Manzanera have known each other and worked together for a very long time. Manzanera produced the second Split Enz album, Second Thoughts in 1976, and in return [...]
OUT FROM UNDER THE LAMPSHADE A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES CLARK (THE JAMES CLARK INSTITUTE) James Clark is a very talented writer, musician, and singer. He is also an incredibly nice guy and a well-known Beatle fan. He even played The Cavern Club [...]
DOLLY PARTON ROCKSTAR BUTTERFLY RECORDS/DOLLY PARTON RECORDS When Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, she seemed somewhat surprised, however, she nor anyone should have been shocked with this honour. The only [...]
THIN LIZZY VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD (50th ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION) DECCA/UNIVERSAL Fans of Thin Lizzy should be very familiar with Vagabonds of The Western World. The third album from the Irish band, in many ways, caught [...]
BRYAN FERRY MAMOUNA (DELUXE REISSUE) BMG Bryan Ferry’s 1994 album Mamouna took him a very long time to finish, six years to be exact. It started life as Horoscope, but evolved into Mamouna over time. It was his ninth solo album and the first [...]
MADNESS THEATRE OF THE ABSURD PRESENTS C’EST LA VIE BMG It has been far too long since there has been a new studio album from Madness. Their last album, the wonderful Can’t Touch Us Now, was released over six years ago in 2016. That album [...]
THE KINKS THE JOURNEY – PART 2 BMG It has taken 60 years, but The Kinks seem to be getting the recognition they so rightfully deserve. Sure, they had hits in the 1960s and had a couple of popular songs in the 1980s, but in the past they [...]
KENNETH WOMACK – LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: THE UNTOLD STORY OF MAL EVANS DEY STREET BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s leading authorities on The Beatles. He has written several books (Long And Winding [...]
XTC THE BIG EXPRESS (THE SURROUND SOUND SERIES) PANEGYRIC By the time XTC recorded their seventh album, The Big Express in 1984, they had moved on from their post punk/new wave origins. While their early albums packed a punch and are full of [...]
MISSING PERSONS HOLLYWOOD LIE CLEOPATRA RECORDS Missing Persons originally came together because they were the back-up band for Frank Zappa. According to lead singer Dale Bozzio, Zappa encouraged them to form their own band, and by 1980 they had [...]
THE JAMES CLARK INSTITUTE UNDER THE LAMPSHADE ROOM 5 The James Clark Institute is back with a new album, Under The Lampshade, produced by Moe Berg of The Pursuit Of Happiness. Besides James Clark himself, who plays guitar, percussion and sings, [...]
FOGHAT SONIC MOJO FOGHAT RECORDS Foghat formed in England in 1971, but really found their success in North America. Since their debut in 1971 they have had numerous hit singles but were mainly an album band and had several albums well received [...]
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1962-1966 & THE BEATLES 1967-1970 (2023 REISSUES) APPLE CORPS LTD./UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1973, The Beatles and their record label, Apple Records, released two double album sets, The Beatles 1962 – 1966 and The [...]
THE FUSION SYNDICATE BEAUTIFUL HORIZON CLEOPATRA RECORDS The Fusion Syndicate is a very interesting Heavy Metal/Hard Rock supergroup. Their self-titled debut (later re-released in 2023 with the title A Speedway Of Saturn’s Rings) featured [...]
JEAN-MICHEL JARRE OXYMOREWORKS SONY MUSIC Jean-Michel Jarre is a pioneer in the field of electronic music. Along with Brian Eno, Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, among others, he created a whole new genre. In 2022, he released OXYMORE in which he [...]
MOTÖRHEAD ANOTHER PERFECT DAY (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) SANCTUARY RECORDS/BMG It is very hard to believe that it has been nearly eight years since the world lost Lemmy Kilmister. He was larger than life and one of the most colourful performers [...]
HEAVENLY CREAM AN ACOUSTIC TRIBUTE TO CREAM QUARTO VALLEY RECORDS Cream was a supergroup without intending to be one. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Pete Brown came together in 1966 and released their debut album that year, Fresh [...]
GILLIAN G. GEAR, MARTIN POPOFF, RICHIE UNTERBERGER, MATT ANNISS, KEN MICALLEF – IN THE GROOVE: THE VINYL RECORD AND TURNTABLE REVOLUTION MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Vinyl records are back in a big way, and in many ways they [...]
WUNDERHORSE @ THE BUTTON FACTORY, DUBLIN (IRELAND) OCTOBER 28, 2023 The excitement was palpable at The Button Factory for a large crowd was already packed to the front for the support act, Basht., a young and emerging Dublin-based band that [...]
SIMPLE MINDS NEW GOLD DREAM – LIVE FROM PAISLEY ABBEY BMG Simple Minds are a complex band, and a band that makes choices that some may question, but in The Simple Minds World, it all makes sense. Their new album is a prime example. In [...]
JOE MATERA – BACKSTAGE PASS: THE GRIT AND THE GLAMOUR EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Joe Matera is an Italian-Australian singer/songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. He has released a number of well-received solo [...]
BRIAN ENO @ TEATRO LA FENICE, VENICE (ITALY) OCTOBER 1, 2023 Brian Eno has toured with Roxy Music and 801 in the past. In 2023 he made a decision to tour for the first time as a solo artist, albeit with an orchestra, The Baltic Sea Philharmonic. [...]
