The Human League The Virgin Years UMC The Human League formed in 1977, at the height of ‘punk’ but they were different. They may have had the ‘punk’ attitude, but with an experimental, electronic sound. The lineup was Phil Oakey (vocals), Martyn [...]
The Mary Wallopers The Mary Wallopers Independent The Mary Wallopers hail from Dundalk, Ireland and consist of brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy, and Seán McKenna. They have been described as a contemporary Irish folk band, but, I think this is [...]
John Entwistle Rarities Oxhumed – Volume One Deko Music Probably only Who fans, and maybe people of a certain age, will remember that John Entwistle had a very solid, and long standing solo career beginning in the 1970s and continuing well [...]
The Beatles Revolver – Special Edition (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles entered EMI Studios on April 6, 1966 to begin work on their follow up to their brilliant, ground-breaking, and landmark album Rubber Soul. [...]
SAVING THE EARTH FROM NATURAL DISASTERS A CONVERSATION WITH TODD RUNDGREN What can be said about Todd Rundgren that has not been said before. Since debuting with the band The Nazz in 1967, Rundgren has carved out a name for himself as a [...]
SUSAN SHUMSKY, D.D. – THE INNER LIGHT: HOW INDIA INFLUENCED THE BEATLES PERMUTED PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY This is not the first book Susan Shumsky, D.D. has written about The Beatles and their time in India. Her previous book, [...]
Simple Minds Direction Of The Heart BMG Direction Of The Heart is Simple Minds’ 18th studio album. It is also their first album since 2018’s Walk Between Worlds. Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill remain the core of the band, and they have been part [...]
Ora Cogan DYED Independent Ora Cogan’s music is very difficult to fit into one genre. This is not a criticism, quite the opposite. Over her seven albums, Cogan has touched on several styles of music. And all of her genre leaping is evident on [...]
Brian Eno FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE Verve/UMC When Brian Eno left Roxy Music, after their second album (For Your Pleasure) in 1972, and released his debut solo album, Here Come The Warm Jets, print ads appeared in the British press ‘Eno Sings’, a [...]
FIRST YOU JUMP THEN GET WINGS A CONVERSATION WITH JIM KERR OF SIMPLE MINDS Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill have known each other since the age of eight, and ten years later, they formed Simple Minds. The band is now turning 45 and Kerr and [...]
Honey & The Bees Love Real Gone Music In 1970, when Arctic Records owner Jimmy Bishop met and heard Jean Davis, Gwen Oliver, and Cassandra Wooten, they were known as The Yum Yums. He added Nadine Felder as their new lead vocalist and The Yum [...]
Blancmange Private View London Records Over 40 years ago Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe came together to form Blancmange and released their debut album Happy Families of London Records. In 1985, after three albums, the duo split and reunited [...]
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 [...]
