Various Artists The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four Universal Music The Gang Of Four were not only the most important post-punk band of its time, they stand as one of the most important bands of all time. Their [...]
NEVER HAD A WISH COME TRUE A CONVERSATION WITH KANDLE Kandle Osborne, known as Kandle, (“it is a weird name, but I didn’t pick it”, she laughs) has been making music for over 10 years. She has grown up with music, being the daughter of 5440’s [...]
RAYS ON THE WATER A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY McMASTER (THE MOTORS) The Motors formed in 1977 by Andy McMaster and Nick Garvey. Both were in the band Ducks Deluxe, and when that band called it a day in 1975, they formed The Motors. McMaster and [...]
Various Artists Still Wish You Were Here: A Tribute To Pink Floyd Cleopatra Records There have been a number of tribute albums recorded paying tribute to Pink Floyd and usually these take the form of artists covering one of their classic albums. [...]
The Reducers Live: New York City 2005 Rave On Records Hailing from New London, Connecticut, The Reducers produced some mighty fine music from 1978 until 2012. The band consisted of Hugh Birdsall (vocals, guitar), Peter Detmold (vocals, guitar), [...]
Betty Moon Cosmicoma Evolver Music Cosmicoma is Betty Moon’s 10th album, and her first since last year’s Little Miss Hollywood. To me, Cosmicoma is very much a continuation of Little Miss Hollywood, not exactly a part two, but a continuation. [...]
Mary Hopkin Live At The Royal Festival Hall 1972 (Reissue) Mary Hopkin Music This concert, and album, have a remarkable history. The show was originally designed as Mary Hopkin’s farewell to show business, thankfully that would not be the case, [...]
Various Artists RAM ON: The 50th Anniversary Celebration Of Paul & Linda McCartney’s Ram Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red Full disclosure…I think Ram is one of the greatest albums of all time. Period. It has taken 50 years for [...]
Good Lovelies B-Sides Fontana North The Good Lovelies are Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough & Susan Passmore, and they have been making music since 2007. B-Sides is their first E.P. of new music since their Christmas album, Evergreen (2019). [...]
Sufjan Stevens Convocations Asthmatic Kitty Sufjan Stevens never does the expected, never has, and no doubt never will. Following the success of his 2020 release The Ascension, he has followed it up with a five-album box set titled Convocations. [...]
This Twisted Wreckage Ei8ht Independent This Twisted Wreckage is the latest project from Luke “Skyscraper” James, former frontman and guitarist for the band Fàshiön, and more recently a member of The Pull Of Autumn. For This Twisted Wreckage, [...]
John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Collection (Super Deluxe Box Set) Apple/Universal Music Reviewing a reissue or rerelease is never really easy. For me, there are a few considerations. Does the album deserve to find a [...]
ALIVE FOREVER A CONVERSATION WITH GARY BROOKER OF PROCOL HARUM Gary Brooker formed Procol Harum in 1967, and the band was huge from the very beginning with their debut single, the incredible and revolutionary “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. The band [...]
REIMAGINING IMAGINOS A CONVERSATION WITH ALBERT BOUCHARD OF BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Blue Öyster Cult fans and prog rock enthusiasts hold Imaginos by Blue Öyster Cult dearly in their hearts. However, Imaginos was never intended to be a Blue Öyster Cult [...]
Paul McCartney McCartney III Imagined MPL/Capitol Say what you will about Paul McCartney, but he never does what is expected of him. Following the success of 2020’s McCartney III, McCartney has invited some very interesting artists to interpret [...]
SEASONS CHANGE AND REARRANGE A CONVERSATION WITH MARTY WILLSON-PIPER OF MOAT Marty Willson-Piper loves music, plain and simple. One can see this by reading his blogs In Deep Music Archive, where he writes about his incredible, jaw-dropping [...]
Badfinger No Matter What – Revisiting The Hits Cleopatra Records I love Badfinger. I maintain that they are one of the most underrated bands of all time, and their story is one of immense tragedy. They were an incredibly talented band who [...]
Jon Anderson Olias Of Sunhillow (Remastered Edition) Esoteric Recordings Olias Of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson, originally released in 1976, was the first solo album by the Yes vocalist. Here he demonstrates that he is much more than just an [...]
Ian McNabb Utopian Fairfield Records Utopian is Ian McNabb’s 20th studio album, and his first since 2019’s Our Future In Space. The man is certainly prolific and extremely talented. McNabb has produced some incredible music over the past 30 [...]
Sweet Isolation Boulevard Prudential Music Group ‘We still got the rock’ sings Sweet in the song of the same name on their new album Isolation Boulevard. They are not wrong. From their first Canadian hit, “Little Willy” to their classics [...]
Halcyon Phase Tendrils Independent Tendrils is the debut album from Halcyon Phase, a duo consisting of Frank Smith (Sills & Smith) and multi-instrumentalist Phillip Victor Bova (of Bova sound, and known for his engineering and production [...]
Church Of Trees Pause Independent On Pause, Bernard Frazer, the musical and lyrical genius behind Church Of Trees, has put together the strongest Church Of Trees album yet. While he is the cornerstone for the project, he has also enlisted a few [...]
Ringo Starr Zoom In Universal Music Ringo Starr’s latest release, Zoom In, comes as a bit of a surprise. The first single, “Here’s To The Nights”, was released just before Christmas with little or no pre-press. It is a bit odd because a new song [...]
Strawbs Settlement Cherry Red Records The Strawbs released their self-titled debut in 1969, their first official album. This is their 27th release, and their second with this particular lineup. Once again the band has not only reinvented itself, [...]
