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 [...]
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 [...]
