Fergus Hambleton All The Right Noises Axe Records In the 1960s, Fergus Hambleton was a member of a folk/rock band in Toronto, A Passing Fancy, that had several hits, especially in Toronto on the CHUM charts. But by 1969, the band called it a [...]
HEAVEN 17 @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 It may have taken 40 years, but Heaven 17 finally made their Toronto debut on a cool Friday night. They certainly warmed things up when they hit the stage, bang on time at 9.00 pm. [...]
THE BUBBLEGUM EVENT THAT NEVER HAPPENED A CONVERSATION WITH MARIAN GOLD OF ALPHAVILLE In May of 1965, the brilliant film director, Jean-Luc Goddard, released a film, Alphaville, that combined the genres film noir and science fiction, which [...]
Venus Child The God’s Design Hamfuggi Records Venus Child is a collaboration between Deborah Fialkiewicz and EL ZOMBIE ESPACIAL (also known as Maximilano Martirania, and they have created a remarkable EP. Fialkiewicz has carved out her own [...]
Ben Pagano Exploring Dreams Independent Ben Pagano is a New York City based writer/musician/actor who has been releasing music since 2014 (Robot Jazz being his debut album). His music and lyrics are definitely his own and he has carved out his [...]
Dr. John Things Happen That Way Rounder/Universal Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack, Jr., better known as Dr. John, passed away in 2019. He had a very distinguished and successful career, popularizing Cajun-style music from New Orleans. He surprised [...]
Alphaville Eternally Yours BFD (Bob Frank Distribution)/The Orchard Eternally Yours is Alphaville’s first studio album since 2017’s underrated Strange Attractor. The band formed in 1982 and has been making excellent albums since 1984 and have [...]
Marianne Faithfull Songs Of Innocence And Experience: 1965-1995 Universal Music Marianne Faithfull made her debut in 1965 with “As Tears Go By”, a year before The Rolling Stones released their version. The single was an instant worldwide hit. [...]
Ringo Starr EP3 Ume/Universal Music It may be hard to believe, but since The Beatles called it a day in 1970, Ringo Starr has released 20 studio albums and 11 live albums. This is quite an accomplishment for the member of the band that few had [...]
Julian Lennon Jude BMG Jude is Julian Lennon’s seventh studio album, and his first album of new material in over ten years. His last album, the brilliant Everything Changes, noted a change in Lennon’s music. His music became more complicated, [...]
WE DON’T NEED THIS FASCIST GROOVE THANG A CONVERSATION WITH GLENN GREGORY OF HEAVEN 17 “I am good thank you,” Glenn Gregory states clearly. “And looking forward to coming over. It’s the Danforth Music Hall, isn’t it? I hear it’s a good [...]
Walter DeBarr Maybe There’s A Time Independent Some reviews are very difficult to write for many reasons. For me, this is a tough one, because not only was I a fan of Mr. Walter DeBarr but also a friend. His death came as a blow as we, his [...]
Various Artists We All Shine On: Celebrating The Music of 1970 Big Stir Records/Spyderpop Records 1970 was an interesting year for rock. Looking at it now, it is composed of bubblegum pop, radio friendly rock, prog rock, rhythm and blues, and [...]
JOCELYN FISKE – ROXY LIVE: UNDER EXPOSED: ONE FAN’S UNSEEN CONCERT PHOTOS TITAN BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY On September 7, 2022 Roxy Music launched their 50th Anniversary Tour, featuring Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Paul Thompson [...]
THE HEART IS STRANGE A CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN & SUSANNE FREYTAG OF XPROPAGANDA “Susanne may be 10 minutes,” reports Claudia Brücken. “Berlin Underground, you know. And we are only human,” she laughs. She has just incorporated the [...]
LIVE FOR YESTERDAY A CONVERSATION WITH CONOR RILEY OF BIRTH One has to be thankful that young bands, such as Birth, are carrying the prog rock flag. Birth has just released their debut album, and it is prog at its finest. The band has managed to [...]
Paul Weller 22 Dreams (Vinyl Reissue) Island/Universal Records In June, 2008, Paul Weller released his ninth solo album, 22 Dreams. It was a massive album in the U.K. and Europe. In fact it made it to number one in the U.K., his third number one [...]
Spore Heretic Hamfuggi Records Spore is a duo composed of Deborah Fialkiewicz and John Koser. Both are established artists in the world of electronic music and both have created some incredible art in their careers. However, both artists take [...]
Alan Parsons From The New World Frontiers Music SRL From The New World is Alan Parson’s sixth studio album since disbanding The Alan Parsons Project, and it is probably the closest sounding album to The Alan Parsons Project in his solo career. [...]
Primal Fear Primal Fear (Deluxe Edition) Atomic Fire Records In October 1997 Ralf Scheepers (vocals) and Mat Sinner (bass) formed Primal Fear in Germany. Both were well known in the heavy metal scene in Germany and they came together to form a [...]
Alice Cohen Moonrising Styles Upon Styles Records/Dinosaur City Records Moonrising is Alice Cohen’s first album since 2019’s Artificial Fairytales. Cohen is known as a musician and fine artist who is never afraid to try new and exciting things [...]
FORMED BY THE STARS A CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD JONES In 1983 a new electronica single was released called “New Song”, and it could possibly be one of the most positive records released that decade up to that point. Howard Jones burst on to the [...]
The Fixx Every Five Seconds The Orchard/BFD/JARC Records The Fixx made their debut in 1982 with their debut album Shuttered Room. Of course, they had formed earlier and paid their dues in the clubs in the U.K. but when they delivered their debut [...]
Me & Munich Postponing The Past Cloudy Water Records Postponing The Past is Me & Munich’s second album. This post punk band from Denmark has put together a very rocking and solid album full of hard driving songs. The band burst on the [...]
