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”. [...]
DATAROCK MEDIA CONSUMPTION PYRAMID YAP RECORDS DATAROCK formed in 2000 in Bergen, Norway and their debut album was released in 2003 (Datarock Datarock). Media Consumption Pyramid is their sixth studio album and their first since 2018’s Face The [...]
EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS BIRKETT I am speaking with producer, arranger, and sound engineer Chris Birkett on a Zoom call through the wonders of technology. While I am comfortably at home, he is at the Canadian National [...]
THE WYTCHES OUR GUEST CAN’T BE NAMED ALCOPOP! RECORDS The Wytches formed in 2011 and they released their debut album, Annabel Dream Reader in 2014. Our Guest Can’t Be Named is their fourth studio album, and their first since 2020’s Three Mile [...]
CLARENCE WHITE THE LOST MASTERS: 1963-1973 LIBERATION HALL It was just over 50 years ago that the world was robbed of an incredibly talented artist, Clarence White. He was best known for his time with The Byrds (1969 – 1973) and The [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ ANGEL FACE MERCURY RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Stephen Sanchez is a new artist who released his debut EP, What Was, Not Now, in 2021. it caught the attention of many radio programmers and record labels. Republic [...]
THE KINGS THE LONGEST STORY EVERY TOLD DIZZY/WARNER The Kings formed in the late 1970s in Vancouver, although many of the members were from Oakville and Toronto. They released their debut album, The Kings Are Here in 1980 and they had an [...]
STEVE HACKETT FOXTROT AT FIFTY + HACKETT HIGHLIGHTS: LIVE IN BRIGHTON INSIDE OUT MUSIC/SONY MUSIC Steve Hackett continues to explore his career with this live recording from his 2022 tour in which he performed solo material, Genesis songs, and [...]
