IT’S FIVE TO FIVE AND TIME FOR CRACKERJACK! A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE “I’m busy, but it’s what I do, really. In a way, it’s kind of an escape and also a way for me coping with everything that is going on. I run into my [...]
Yes The Quest Inside Out Music In the early 1970s, Yes, along with such bands as Gentle Giant, Genesis and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, helped create prog rock. They wore the name proudly, as they should, and over the years have produced some of [...]
Maria Elena Silva Eros Big Ego Records Chris Schlarb, who produced, mixed and plays guitar on Eros, describes Maria Elena Silva’s debut album for his Big Ego Records label as “a delicate art-pop record with an improvisational-jazz [...]
TRUE PILLARS OF LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES OF YES In 1968, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks and Bill Bruford came together and formed the band Yes. Originally Yes not only wrote and performed their own material, but would also [...]
Blancmange Commercial Break Blanc Check Records Commercial Break is Blancmange’s 14th album, and their second 2021 release since (Nil By Mouth III was released in March). Blancmange is really Neil Arthur, working, once again, with Benge. Here, [...]
Caroline Marie Brooks Everything At The Same Time Outside Music It is always great to hear an artist who grew up in my home town of Whitby, which is where Caroline Marie Brooks spent her early years and got her start performing with her family [...]
Ringo Starr Change The World Ume/Universal Music Ringo Starr is back! Six months since his first official EP, here he is with another one, Change The World. Once again, Starr is working with his famous friends, and he knocks it out of the park. [...]
Mandoki Soulmates Utopia For Realists: Hungarian Pictures Century Media Records Leslie Mándoki (Mándoki László) was born in Budapest, Hungary and had to flee the country in 1975 to Munich, West Germany to avoid persecution from the Communist [...]
Alex Southey My Nights On The Island Independent There are two things you need to know about Alex Southey. First, the man is remarkably prolific. My Nights On The Island follows his last album, …And The Country Stirred which was released [...]
Gordie Tentrees Mean Old World Buckaroo Records Mean Old World is Yukon-based Gordie Tentrees seventh album, and is his first since 2018’s GRIT. With a title like Mean Old World, one would think this is a depressing folk album. Don’t let the [...]
AND WHERE THE HELL ARE ALL MY FRIENDS? A CONVERSATION WITH TIM BUTLER OF THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Tim Butler, along with his brother Richard, is the co-founder of The Psychedelic Furs, a post-punk band that got their start in London in 1977. In [...]
20 SECONDS OF SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH STAN HARRISON Stan Harrison has been making music for a long time. Though best known as a saxophonist, he is also an accomplished woodwind player. He has released two critically acclaimed solo albums, [...]
Space Summit Life This Way Schoolkids Records Marty Willson-Piper is one hard working artist. He is currently in a number of bands (Anekdoten, Noctorum and MOAT), his own solo music, and now he introduces Space Summit, his latest project. It is [...]
Krista Hartman Transcend Independent Transcend is Krista Hartman’s fourth album, and her first since 2015’s Constellations. Her new album is a mixture of Canadiana, pop, and rock with hints of psychedelia. It is a fascinating and interesting [...]
The Artisanals Zia Artisanals Records The Artisanals hail from Charleston, SC, and Zia is their second full-length album. It comes three years after their self-titled debut. The Artisanals are Johnny Delaware, Clay Houle, Eric Mixon and Eric [...]
HAVE GUITAR, WILL TRAVEL A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT (GENESIS) Steve Hackett needs no introduction. His guitar playing has influenced generations of guitarists and throughout his career, he was never one to take the easy route or rest on [...]
John Ford Life In A Foreign Town Whole Shot Records Life In A Foreign Town is John Ford’s first solo album since 2015’s A Better Day. It has been a while since we have heard from Mr. Ford, and he has been missed. He has been busy, performing [...]
The Dreamboats Back To The Start Dreamboats Records A new release from The Dreamboats is long overdue, but it is so welcome. Back To The Start is, to borrow a phrase, pure pop for now people. It is their third release and it does demonstrate [...]
Various Artists Legends Play The Beatles Cleopatra Records Since The Beatles exploded on the scene in 1964, there have been tribute albums in many different genres. Chet Atkins, Count Basie, The Hollyridge Strings and so many more have taken [...]
Sparks ANNETTE (CANNES EDITION – SELECTIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) Milan Records Sparks have been very busy of late. In 2020 they released A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip, which was followed by a very interesting documentary [...]
John Jenkins If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love Fretsore Records If You Can’t Forgive, You Can’t Love is John Jenkins seventh studio album, and he just keeps getting better and better. Building on the brilliant Growing Old – [...]
Night Ranger ATBPO Frontiers Music SRL ATBPO (which stands for And The Band Played On) is Night Ranger’s 13th studio album, and for this one, their first since 2017’s Don’t Let Up, they come out rocking hard. From the opening track to the last, [...]
George Harrison All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary Edition) Apple/Universal All Things Must Pass was originally released in November, 1970. It was George Harrison’s third solo album, following 1968’s soundtrack, Wonderwall Music By George [...]
MY NIGHTS ON THE ISLAND A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX SOUTHEY Toronto-based artist, Alex Southey, is an artist who seems to be always creating and finding new ways to express himself. In February, 2021, he released the excellent album ..And The [...]
