Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith Mummer Love Bella Union Mummer Love is the second album in the Perfect Vision triptych collaboration between Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith. Inspired by poet Arthur Rimbaud,the group is an experimental [...]
Quiet Riot Hollywood Cowboys Frontiers Music SRL Hollywood Cowboys is the first studio album from Quiet Riot since 2017’s Road Rage, and the second studio album featuring vocalist James Durbin. Whereas Durbin was a last-minute replacement on [...]
Atlantæum Flood One Day Schoolkids Records Instrumental albums can be tricky things. They can become bland where all the songs kinda meld into one. This is clearly not the case with One Day. Atlantæum Flood have created very visual pieces with [...]
THEY NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE IMPORTANT A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES Kenneth Womack has become somewhat of a Beatles scholar. Following the release of a [...]
FERGUS HAMBLETON w/ WOOD AND WATER @ HUGH’S ROOM, TORONTO NOVEMBER 6, 2019 Famed Toronto venue Hugh’s Room played host to Fergus Hambleton as he launched his new album, Neighbourhoods. The evening was full of music, family, good friends [...]
Underworld Drift Series 1 Smith Hyde Productions/Caroline Records Underworld was born of the ashes of the breakup of Freur in 1988. The duo, consisting of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, have never sounded better, and they continue to come up with [...]
Ags Connolly Wrong Again Finstock Music There is much to like about Wrong Again by Ags Connolly. It starts with the sleeve, which looks like a well-worn, much-loved album. Then there is the exceptional music inside that sleeve. Wrong Again is [...]
Fergus Hambleton Neighbourhoods Current Records Neighbourhoods is Fergus Hambleton’s first album since 2015’s Written On The Wind. It is the perfect follow up, and once again he does not disappoint. This is a well-produced and well-arranged [...]
CREATING EXPERIENCES A CONVERSATION WITH ED SOUSA, DIRECTOR OF CLASSIC BOWL The 1980s and bowling: two things that go together like fish and chips. In fact, rock ‘n’ roll and bowling have been married since rock ‘n’ roll was born. But Ed Sousa, [...]
Ringo Starr What’s My Name Rocabella/UMC What’s My Name is Ringo Starr’s 20th solo studio album. Hard to believe but true. That number does not include the numerous live recordings released over the years and his guest appearances on [...]
The Kinks Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire – 50th Anniversary Edition Box-Set Sanctuary Records Following the incredible success of the 50th Anniversary of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, the [...]
Myles Goodwyn Friends Of The Blues 2 Linus Records Last year Myles Goodwyn released a hugely successful album, Friends of The Blues. On it, Goodwyn explored his first love and the blues along with many friends. On Friends Of The Blues 2, Goodwyn [...]
Fader In Shadow Blanc Check Records In Shadow is Fader’s second album and they just keep getting better. Although their debut was more than impressive, with In Shadow they knock it out of the park. From beginning to end this is more than an [...]
Yusuf/Cat Stevens Back To Earth (Remastered) Cat-O-Log Records/BMG Although it is not his biggest seller, Back To Earth may be Cat Stevens’ most important and personal album of his career. Stevens, also known as Yusuf, had decided to put his [...]
Shakespears Sister Ride Again London Records Earlier this year, Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit of Shakespears Sister announced that not only had they reunited, but they were preparing a tour or the U.K and releasing compilation album [...]
Ancient Shapes A Flower That Wouldn’t Bloom You’ve Changed Records Daniel Romano is a very busy guy. He has published books, he is part owner of a very cool record label, video director, and he has a very successful solo career. [...]
Cathryn Craig And Brian Willoughby The Cooley & Mourne Cabritunes Records Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby have been making music for many years, and a new album coming from them is always a reason to rejoice and celebrate. The Cooley [...]
Sufjan Stevens/Timo Andres The Decalogue Asthmatic Kitty On the surface, this may seem to be an out-of-character release for Sufjan Stevens. Classical music written for a ballet? it is not. The Decalogue is not his first venture into ballets, [...]
Mary Fahl Winter Songs And Carols Rimar Records Winter Songs And Carols is Mary Fahl’s fourth studio album since leaving October Project in 1996, and on the surface looks and sounds like a Christmas album, but it is more, much more. As well as [...]
Small Planets Small Planets Independent Small Planets is a new band hailing from Los Angeles, and their self-titled album is one hell of a debut. Small Planets is a beautiful album which reminds me of how albums used to be made. There is a [...]
Patrick Watson Wave Secret City Records Wave is Patrick Watson’s eighth studio album. Since 2001’s debut (Waterproof9) Watson has been using the studio to paint audio landscapes. Wave is no exception. This is an album of textures, silence, and [...]
David J Missive To An Angel From The Halls Of Infamy And Allure Glass Modern Records David J is a very busy musician and over the years this multi-talented bassist has played with several bands, including Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, and Jazz [...]
THE DARKEST PART OF THE NIGHT, THE SUN ALWAYS RISES A CONVERSATION WITH BRENT RADEMAKER OF GOSPELBEACH GospelbeacH has been around since 2014, when Brent Rademaker rounded up some like-minded friends to produce music that reflected the times, [...]
KENNETH WOMACK – SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Having written several books on The Beatles as well as a two-volume set about George Martin, Kenneth [...]
