THE TRUTH IN A DARK AGE A CONVERSATION WITH LUCA MALATESTA OF THE DOORMEN The Doormen formed in 2009 in Ravenna, Italy. Vincenzo Baruzzi (vocals, guitar, drums) and Luca Malatesta (guitar) released an EP in that year, and two years later their [...]
Public Image Ltd. End Of World Cargo/Redeye For some, like me, it is hard to believe that Public Image Limited (PIL) is celebrating their 45th anniversary. After The Sex Pistols, who knew that John Lydon would form a band that would still be [...]
JAH WOBBLE A BRIEF HISTORY OF NOW CLEOPATRA RECORDS Jah Wobble has been very very busy. He has already released two studio albums this year, The Bus Routes Of South London and Thames Symphony, as well as a compilation of his music from this [...]
JOHNNY’S UNCALLED FOUR THE LOST ALBUM WICK RECORDS/DAPTONE Johnny’s Uncalled Four made their debut in 1964 with the single “Shortnin’ Bread”. Formed by high school students from the Columbiana and Salem areas in Ohio, the band consisted of [...]
FERGUS HAMBLETON WITH LORD SASSAFRASS A BETTER TOMORROW: ORIGINAL REGGAE AND SKA G-THREE MUSIC MANAGEMENT One of the many things I love about Fergus Hambleton is that one never really knows what he will do next. His last studio album, 2021’s [...]
NEW MATH DIE TRYING & OTHER HOT SOUNDS (1979-1983) PROPELLER SOUND RECORDINGS In 1976, a few friends got together in Rochester, NY, and formed a band. Kevin Patrick (vocals), Gary Trainer (bass), Chris Yockel (guitar). Roy Stein (drums) and [...]
COMING TOGETHER AS A BAND IS NEVER EASY A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR, LIAM HUTTON & FINLAY SHAKESPEARE OF THE REMAINDER While The Remainder may be new, it consists of some New Wave/Electro veterans. The band consists of Blancmange’s Neil [...]
I’LL SAY IT AGAIN. ‘CAUSE I’M A WOMAN. A CONVERSATION WITH HOLLY FOSTER WELLS (GRANDDAUGHTER OF PEGGY LEE) Peggy Lee is one of the most important artists of both this century and the last one. Not only did she kick down the [...]
Ravi Shankar Shankar Family & Friends Dark Horse/BMG George Harrison formed Dark Horse Records in 1974, while Apple was collapsing with lawsuits and the official end of The Beatles. His goal was simple, to have a small label where he could [...]
The Remainder Evensong Blanc Check Records Even though this is The Remainder’s debut, the three members have fairly extensive histories in electronic music. Neil Arthur, who sings, plays guitar, and keyboards, is from Blancmange, Fader, and Near [...]
Various Artists Abbey Road Reimagined – A Tribute To The Beatles Cleopatra Records When The Beatles released Abbey Road in October of 1969, the album became an instant classic. Everything about it was perfect. They were still together [...]
Strawbs The Magic Of It All Esoteric Recordings The Magic Of It All is the first Strawbs album since 2021’s Settlement, and their 24th studio recording since their 1969 self-titled debut. It is full of great classic Strawbs songs. Listen to the [...]
FRANK ZAPPA’S GHOST A CONVERSATION WITH PETER LEWIS (MOBY GRAPE) In 1966, Skip Spence (formerly of The Jefferson Airplane) joined forces with Jerry Miller, Bob Mosley, Don Stevenson and Peter Lewis to form the band Moby Grape. The band [...]
John Jenkins Tuebrook John Jenkins Music Tuebrook is John Jenkins’ first album since 2021’s If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love album. While If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love is a fantastic album, Jenkins goes deeper and has delivered one [...]
Frank Zappa Funky Nothingness Zappa/Universal Music In 1969, Frank Zappa released his second solo album, Hot Rats. Over time, the album has become a landmark, a classic, and one of Zappa’s most loved. Hot Rats was also the first album to be [...]
I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD A CONVERSATION WITH HARVEY LISBERG Since the beginning, the rock ‘n’ roll manager has always been almost as important as the bands/artists they represented. Starting with Colonel Tom Parker through to Brian Epstein, [...]
Various Artists Shine On: A Tribute To Pete Ham Y & T Music Pete Ham was a genius. He was an incredible songwriter and performer. Of course, he was one fourth of Badfinger, one of the finest power pop and rock bands of all time. Sadly, the [...]
Peter Lewis Imagination OMAD Records San Francisco’s Moby Grape released their debut, self-titled album in 1967. They had formed in 1966, and what made the band unusual was that all five members, at that time, sang lead and wrote songs for the [...]
The Parlophonics Dying Of The Light Kool Kat Records Meet The Parlophonics, an interesting pop-rock band with a rather unique history. The Parlophonics are Robert Horvath (Guitars, Bass), Fernando Perdomo (Guitars, Drums), and Hugh Macdonald [...]
John Mellencamp Orpheus Descending Universal Music I am not sure that John Mellencamp has always received the credit and respect he deserves. He has a heavy body of work that has somehow not received the critical acclaim that is offered to [...]
TREVOR BABAJACK DUO BOOTLEG BLUES: LIVE AT TEMPERANCE INDEPENDENT Trevor Babajack Steger has been performing his style of the blues in the U.K. for a while now and has built up quite a loyal and large following. Bootleg Blues: Live At Temperance [...]
TRYING TO FIND THE WAY FORWARDS A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE PETERS OF THE ALARM “I’m in London playing the Union Chapel tonight, looking forward to a gig. Just pulled up outside the venue and ready to make some noise tonight”. Mike Peters of [...]
The Northern Pikes Time To Time Independent In 1990, The Northern Pikes released their third album with Virgin Records, Snow In June. That album would go on to become their largest selling album, in fact, their only platinum album in Canada. It [...]
Skydiggers Hide Your Light Latent Recordings Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson, collectively known as Skydiggers, are back with the first of two new EPs, Hide Your Light. Here, they are assisted by Joby Baker, who co-produced it with Maize and [...]
