DIE TRYING A CONVERSATION WITH GARY TRAINER OF NEW MATH The late 1970s was an exciting time for rock ‘n’ roll. Not everyone was aware of it at the time, but in hindsight, 1976 through to 1980 was very very exciting. While the mainstream were [...]
Niall Connolly The Patience Of Trees C.U. Records Niall Connolly was born in the suburbs of Cork, Ireland but is now based in New York City. Over the years he has made a career as a folk-rock artist. He is back with a new studio album, The [...]
Steve Forbert Streets Of This Town: Revisited Blue Rose Music Steve Forbert has been making records for a very long time, and in the 1970s, he shifted from his folk roots and incorporated more of a pop sound. He was once given the label ‘The New [...]
JUSTIN HAYWARD @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO MAY 28, 2023 The Danforth Music Hall is the perfect venue for Justin Hayward to bring his current tour. It is almost as if the theatre was built for him, with such fine acoustics, and Hayward [...]
Sparks The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Island Records The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte is Sparks 25th studio album, and their first since 2020’s very successful A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip. They have gained a new audience, thanks in part to the [...]
Pere Ubu Trouble On Big Beat Street Cherry Red Records One could be forgiven for being confused as to what the actual year is when Sparks, Pere Ubu, Yes, and Jethro Tull are releasing new music. And it is a most excellent confusion. David Thomas [...]
CONNECTING ALL OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES Unlike a lot of bands from their era, Yes continue to create new albums and to grow. Their current line-up consists of Steve Howe (guitar, producer, vocals), Geoff Downes [...]
NATALIE MERCHANT @ MICHIGAN THEATER, ANN ARBOR (MI) MAY 17, 2023 In April, 2023, Natalie Merchant returned to the music world with her first album of all new material since 2014’s Natalie Merchant. Keep Your Courage was a very welcome return as [...]
JEFF COLLINS – ROCK LEGENDS AT ROCKFIELD CALON BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In the history of rock and roll, there are a few iconic studios, such as Abbey Road Studios, Sun Studios, Record Plant, Olympic Studios, Windmall Lane Studios, [...]
Church Of Trees Courage Independent Bernard Frazer, the mastermind behind Church Of Trees, is not one to let the grass grow around his feet or rest on his many laurels. Courage is Church of Tree’s fifth studio album since their debut EP in 2017. [...]
The Kingfishers Reflections In A Silver Sound Last Night From Glasgow Reflections In A Silver Sound is the debut album from Scottish band The Kingfishers. It is impressive, but the story behind the album is as well. Where the story gets [...]
Yes Mirror To The Sky Century Media Records By my count, Mirror To The Sky is Yes’s 23rd studio album since they made their debut in 1969. Since then, the band has been through many changes, but the sound remains the same. Coming very quickly on [...]
HARVEY LISBERG WITH CHARLIE THOMAS – I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD: MY LIFE MANAGING 10CC, HERMAN’S HERMITS AND MANY MORE! OMNIBUS PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Harvey Lisberg is one fascinating person. The list of musicians and sports [...]
STEVE MATTEO – ACT NATURALLY: THE BEATLES ON FILM BACKBEAT/GLOBE PEQUOT/ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Finding new things to say about The Beatles in 2023 is somewhat difficult, but Steve Matteo has done just that. [...]
KIND OF A CROSS BETWEEN BORIS JOHNSON AND BIDEN A CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN SENSIBLE OF THE DAMNED “Toronto, isn’t that where I fell off the stage that time?”, questions Captain Sensible. He did on April 30, 2017, and actually broke a rib. The [...]
YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA LEE MORGAN “I come from a pretty musical family,” Jessica Lee Morgan states, rather modestly, as we begin talking about her new album, a collaboration with her mother, Mary [...]
LOVE THAT WE WERE LIVING A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN HAYWARD OF THE MOODY BLUES Justin Hayward is a legend. He has been producing, writing, performing, and recording iconic music for close to 60 years. He joined The Moody Blues in 1966 and became [...]
Logan Halstead Dark Black Coal Thirty Tigers It is very hard to believe that Logan Halstead is 19 years old and that Dark Black Coal is his debut album. This artist and album shows such a great deal of depth, history, and connection to days gone [...]
Jessica Rhaye And The Ramshackle Parade Sunshine Baby Scout Music Jessica Rhaye made her debut in 2000, with her self-titled album. Since then she has released a total of four solo albums and with Sunshine Baby, she has released two albums with [...]
The Reverend Horton Heat Spend A Night In The Box Real Gone Music It is really hard to believe that Spend A Night In The Box by The Reverend Horton Heat is making its debut on vinyl in 2023. Here is a well-crafted album taking its lead from the [...]
Mary Hopkin & Jessica Lee Morgan Two Hearts Mary Hopkin Music Jessica Lee Morgan comes from a very talented family. Her father is famed producer and musician Tony Visconti and her mother is Welsh singer Mary Hopkin. She has performed with [...]
Butch Bastard Las Vegas Salvation Big Cartel Butch Bastard is the pseudonym of Seattle-raised, LA-based singer-songwriter Ian Murray, formerly of Poor Moon, and Las Vegas Salvation is his second album. Although he has had some help here, it is [...]
Djabe &Steve Hackett Live In Gyor Cherry Red Records This is a very interesting and perhaps perceived as an odd release. Djabe has made its name as a top notch jazz band from Hungary and Steve Hackett, of course, is famous as the guitarist [...]
Glen Matlock Consequences Coming Cooking Vinyl Glen Matlock has had quite a career. He was the original bassist for The Sex Pistols, a member of Rich Kids, s icurrent touring member of Blondie, and his own solo records. Consequences Coming is [...]
