ALISON MOYET KEY COOKING VINYL Since Yazoo called it a day in 1983, following the release of two landmark and influential albums, Alison Moyet embarked on a solo career that would change everyone’s view of her. Although she was in a synth-pop [...]
SEX BEAT LIVE AT THE BATCAVE AND OTHER DARK PLACES CLEOPATRA RECORDS London, UK-based Goth band, Sex Beat, managed to release only one single while they were together in the 1980s, the now classic “Pump”, which was all but ignored when it was [...]
BURTON CUMMINGS A FEW GOOD MOMENTS JOJO PRODUCTIONS Burton Cummings has been making music for a very long time. Cummings first went solo with his debut album, Burton Cummings, which proved to be a huge success, making top ten in Canada, and top [...]
HORACE ANDY AND JAH WOBBLE TIMELESS ROOTS CLEOPATRA RECORDS Jamaican-born Horace Andy is an icon and legend. Although he is known for his songwriting, he is equally known for his remarkable voice and interpretation of songs. One of his biggest [...]
BLITZ VEGA NORTHERN GENTLEMAN FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD On May 19, 2023, the world lost Andy Rourke. He was a remarkably talented bass player and DJ. He was also working with KAV (Kav Sandu, the former guitarist for Happy Mondays) in a [...]
THERE IS VERY LITTLE POINT TO CREATIVITY IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SHARE IT A CONVERSATION WITH ROBIN GUTHRIE In 1997, following 15 years of making some of the most interesting and brilliant albums of the 1980s and 1990s, The Cocteau Twins called [...]
I DON’T WANT TO OVERSTATE IT, BUT HE WAS JUST LYRICAL AND POETIC A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ENTWISTLE’S PARTNER-IN-CRIME STEVE LUONGO His name might not be instantly recognizable, but not only is drummer Steve Luongo a fantastic musician [...]
HALCYON PHASE CRITICAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS ON THE PRECIPICE INDEPENDENT Critical Misunderstandings On The Precipice the second full-length studio album from Halcyon Phase. It has been a while since we heard from Frank Smith and Phillip Victor [...]
TOMMY BOLIN GREAT GYPSY SOUL CLEOPATRA RECORDS Tommy Bolin was an incredible guitarist. He was diverse and could play many different styles with many different bands. He is best known as a member of Zephyr, The James Gang and Deep Purple (1975 [...]
AFTERIMAGE FACES TO HIDE INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS Throughout rock history, there are a number of bands that existed for a very short time but have an almost mythical reputation. Afterimage is one such band. The original line-up of Los [...]
KIND OF AN ELLIPTICAL WEAVE OR SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT Joel Plaskett first came to music fan’s attention in the early 1990s when he was a member of the band Thrush Hermit. As the band was winding down in 1999, Plaskett was [...]
CHANCE PEÑA EVER-SHIFTING, CONTINUAL BLOSSOMING ONErpm It is hard to believe that Ever-Shifting, Continual Blossoming is the debut album for Chance Peña. The album is overflowing with confidence and strong songs. He may have gotten his start [...]
JOHN JENKINS WEARY INDEPENDENT John Jenkins has been making music for quite a while now, either as a solo artist or with his band. Weary is his brilliant new EP, and the only problem with it is that like a good meal you wish there was just a [...]
JOEL PLASKETT ONE REAL REVEAL SONGS FOR THE GANG Joel Plaskett is a singer songwriter based in Halifax, NS. Since going solo in 1999 as a member of Thrush Hermit, Plaskett has carved out his own style and, in many ways, developed his own [...]
SCULPTING SOMETHING THAT WILL LAST A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS (TRASHCAN SINATRAS) Trashcan Sinatras, based in Irvine, Scotland, released their debut album, Cake in 1990. The band built up a solid and loyal following and achieved great [...]
DAVID GILMOUR LUCK AND STRANGE SONY MUSIC Luck And Strange is David Gilmour’s first studio album in nearly ten years. Gilmour hinted that 2015’s Rattle That Lock was his swan song, thankfully it was not. As good as that album is, Luck And [...]
SUUNS THE BREAKS JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS SUNNS are based in Montreal, and consist of Ben Shemie, Joseph Yarmush, and Liam O’Neill. The Breaks is their sixth studio album and their first since 2021’s The Witness. Since 2010, the band has [...]
WE JUST WANTED TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MAKING MUSIC AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH KAV OF BLITZ VEGA Blitz Vega is not a person, although it would make for a great name of a musician or actor from the 1950s. It is a band, featuring Andy Rourke (The [...]
DAN MANGAN BEING ELSEWHERE MIX ARTS & CRAFTS This is an interesting and unexpected follow-up to Dan Mangan’s hugely successful (critically and commercially) 2022 release Being Somewhere. But then again, Mangan has never really done the [...]
LOVE AND ROCKETS SO ALIVE REMIX EP BEGGARS BANQUET This is a very interesting EP. Although the concept is not a new idea, when it is executed well, it sounds fresh and fascinating. And that is exactly what Love And Rockets have done with this [...]
THE ALARM MUSIC TELEVISION TWENTY FIRST CENTURY RECORDINGS Music Television is an interesting, and to be honest, unexpected album from The Alarm. On this album, Mike Peters and company tackle cover versions of 1980s songs that were known for [...]
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT PYRAMID (BOXSET) COOKING VINYL Pyramid was originally released in May of 1978, and was The Alan Parsons Project third album. It was their follow-up to their massively successful I, Robot. In many ways, Pyramid picked up [...]
HAROLD BUDD, ELIZABETH FRASER, ROBIN GUTHRIE, SIMON RAYMONDE THE MOON AND THE MELODIES 4AD The Moon And The Melodies is a collaboration between four very talented artists, three of which were the three members of The Cocteau Twins. Harold Budd [...]
I HEAR SIRENS ACHERON POST. RECORDINGS/DUNK! RECORDS Salt Lake City’s I Hear Sirens have released their debuted in 2007 with their brand of post-rock with their self-titled EP. Since then they have released their third and perhaps their most [...]
