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. [...]
D & D PHILPOTT – DEAR CATHERINE WHEEL GOOD DAY BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Back in the 1960s there was a series of books that were quite popular. Letters To The President, or Love Letters To The Beatles, in which letters were [...]
JOCELYN FISKE – ROXY LIVE CURTAIN CALL: ROXY’S 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR JOCELYN FISKE PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In 2022, Jocelyn Fiske wrote the definitive history of Roxy Music live performances, both as a band and solo [...]
KING CRIMSON LARKS’ TONGUES IN ASPIC – THE COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS PANEGYRIC RECORDS Larks’ Tongues In Aspic was released in 1973 and was the fifth studio album by Robert Fripp’s King Crismon. It also marked the first album with an [...]
NIGHT RANGER 40 YEARS AND A NIGHT WITH CONTEMPORARY YOUTH ORCHESTRA FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Night Ranger made its debut in 1982 with Dawn Patrol and the hit single “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”, but it was their next album, Midnight Madness (1984) [...]
DHANI HARRISON INNERSTANDING H.O.T. RECORDS/BMG It has been far too long since Dhani Harrison has released a new solo album. In 2017 he released the brilliant In///Parallel, which firmly established him as a solo artist. Its official follow-up [...]
SOFT CELL NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) MERCURY/UNIVERSAL Soft Cell formed in 1978 when Dave Ball and Marc Almond met at Leeds Polytechnic in 1977. In 1980, Dave Ball’s mother fronted the duo 2000 pounds to record their debut [...]
WHO’S MR. LAST CHANCE NOW? A CONVERSATION WITH BUZZ HAGSTROM (AKA PATRICK O’CONNOR) OF THE WOGGLES The Woggles have been around for a long time, over 30 years to be exact, and they continue to produce their own brand of garage, 1960s [...]
CORDELIA STEPHENS THE PROTEST SONGS INDEPENDENT Cordelia Stephens grew up in England and in the early 2000s moved to New York City, a place she now calls home. She then wrote and recorded two full-length albums. She has just released a new EP, [...]
TO MOVE ON AND EXPLORE NEW TERRITORIES INSIDE OUR MICROCOSM A CONVERSATION WITH THORSTEN QUAESCHNING OF TANGERINE DREAM Tangerine Dream was formed in 1967 by Edgar Froese, and until his passing in 2015, Froese was not only the original member [...]
RINGO STARR REWIND FORWARD UME/UNIVERSAL MUSIC A couple of years ago Ringo Starr made the bold declaration that he was not releasing any further albums, but rather focusing on EPs. Rewind Forward is his fourth, and his best yet. Starr has called [...]
PHIL MANZANERA & ANDY MACKAY AM.PM BFD/THE ORCHARD In 2018 when Andy MacKay released 3Psalms, he made the statement that he would have to retire from music due to health concerns. Thankfully, and miraculously, MacKay not only got better but [...]
THE HEALTH BENEFITS FROM LISTENING TO MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH PHIL MANZANERA “Where are you calling from,” asked Phil Manzanera at the beginning of our Zoom call. “I am in Toronto,” I managed to say. My nerves were getting the better of me. I [...]
DAN WAYNER LITTLE CROW INDEPENDENT Ottawa musician Dan Wayner does not put out music a great deal, but you can be assured that when he does, it will be something very special and original. Such is the case with Little Crow, a three-song EP with [...]
THE MARY WALLOPERS IRISH ROCK N ROLL BC RECORDS Irish Rock N Roll is The Mary Wallopers sophomore album. It is a brilliant follow-up to their self-titled debut album. Irish Rock N Roll demonstrates just how much this band has grown in a [...]
PAUL MANCHIN MASTER INDEPENDENT Paul Manchin is a Toronto-based artist who has carved out his own niche and style within the EDM music scene. He manages to have one foot firmly in 1980s style with the other one in contemporary music. By doing [...]
MARIA ELENA SILVA DULCE ASTRAL SPIRITS/BIG EGO RECORDS Dulce is María Elena Silva’s fourth album and her first since her phenomenal Big Ego Records debut, Eros in 2021. Chris Schlarb, who produced Eros, has produced the album but that is where [...]
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA AND KRONOS QUARTET SONGS AND SYMPHONIQUES: THE MUSIC OF MOONDOG CANTALOUPE MUSIC Songs And Symphoniques: The Music Of Moondog is an album that pays tribute to minimalist musical artist Louis Hardin, also known as “Moondog”. [...]
