GRAHAM PARKER & THE GOLDTOPS LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST BIG STIR RECORDS Last Chance To Learn The Twist is the first album of new songs from Graham Parker since 2018’s Cloud Symbols and it is nice to have him back. Once again, he is [...]
DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) CELESTIAL SONGS CHERRY RED Celestial Songs is the fifth studio release for Downes Braide Association (DBA). DBA is Geoff Downes of Yes, The Buggles, and Asia, and Chris Braide who has written songs for and worked [...]
IT’S A DARK & DIRTY WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH TED SIMMONS Ted Simmons is an East Coast kind of a guy. Born in Newfoundland, he now calls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home. He has also see a pretty sizable chunk of the world. He made his [...]
DANIEL BUKSZPAN – OZZY @ 75 MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Daniel Bukszpan has written or contributed to books about Rush, Aerosmith, Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Woodstock and many more. With Ozzy @ 75, Bukszpan turns his attention [...]
FOR THE FIRST TIME I FEEL…FINE A CONVERSATION WITH JESSICA RHAYE Within 30 seconds of speaking with Jessica Rhaye over a Zoom call, I had the distinct feeling I was talking to a friend and catching up on everything, rather than conducting [...]
PRIMAL FEAR CODE RED ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS Primal Fear formed in 1997, and their self-titled debut album was released in 1998. Since then, they have released 13 studio albums and two live albums. Code Red is their first studio album since 2020’s [...]
Ora Cogan Formless Prism Tongue Records Ora Cogan is an interesting artist. She always has several tricks up her sleeve, and when one gets ready to listen to her new album, one never fully knows what to expect. Formless, for example, is a [...]
WILLIAM SHATNER PONDER THE MYSTERY REVISITED CLEOPATRA RECORDS William Shatner is known for his popular roles on television, including Captain Kirk (Star Trek), T.J. Hooker, and $#*! My Father Says. Since 1968, he has also been recording albums, [...]
THE LILAC TIME DANCE TILL ALL THE STARS COME DOWN ABSOLUTE LABEL SERVICES The Lilac Time features brothers Stephen and Nick Duffy, and Stephen’s wife, Claire. Dance Till All The Stars Come Down is their 12th album, and first since 2019’s Return [...]
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV APPALOOSA BONES SUITCASE TOWN MUSIC Has it really been five years since Gregory Alan Isakov’s last studio album, Evening Machines? It has, and although Isakov has been busy with touring and taking care of his very active [...]
SOFIA TALVIK CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE MAKAKI RECORDS Sofia Talvik hails from Sweden and released her first album in 2005, carving out her own distinct style of Americana/folk with a Nordic twist. Center Of The Universe is her eighth album and she [...]
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 [...]
