CHURCH OF TREES @ THE PAINTED LADY, TORONTO JULY 30, 2019 It is a hot, muggy night in Toronto, again. But inside the Painted Lady, it is a different kind of heat: the outside conditions are no match for those inside the venue, where Church Of [...]
Ummagma Compass Leonard Skully Records Compass is the perfect title for Ummagma’s new album, with visions of a caravan travelling the world – or even other worlds – gathering and trading. This is the sound of a band that has been travelling the [...]
Mike McGear McGear (Remastered & Expanded Boxset Edition) Esoteric/Cherry Red Mike McGear’s real name is Peter Michael McCartney, but goes by Mike McCartney. He is the younger brother of Paul McCartney. But he has had his own fame and [...]
Shakespears Sister Singles Party London Records Singles Party is the long awaited return of Shakespears Sister. This is a reunion I never thought I would see. Marcella Detroit (Marcy Levy) and Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama) formed Shakespears Sister [...]
The Pull Of Autumn Afterglow RBM Records Second albums are difficult. The joke is you have years to complete your first and only one to write and record the second, and many second albums have disappointed. This is not the case with The Pull of [...]
RUSHING THROUGH MY BONES A CONVERSATION WITH SHAHEENA DAX OF SHE MADE ME DO IT She Made Me Do It is a name that you are not quickly to forget. This two-piece electronica band, based in London, has been creating its own sound for the past six [...]
Paul McCartney Amoeba Gig (Reissue) MPL/Universal Music Amoeba Gig is perhaps the most welcome of the four ‘live’ albums in this batch of re-releases from Paul McCartney. Although portions of this concert have been released in the past, this is [...]
Paul McCartney Choba B CCCP (Reissue) MPL/Universal Music Paul McCartney continues his re-release projects with four of his live albums. Choba B CCCP, is not so much live album as it is a ‘live in the studio’ recording. It is also one of the [...]
Paul McCartney Paul Is Live (Reissue) MPL/Universal Music Here we have Paul Is Live, one of four of Paul McCartney’s albums being re-released today. It was originally released in November 1993 and documents McCartney’s 1993 New World Tour. It [...]
Paul McCartney Wings Over America (Reissue) MPL/Universal Music Wings Over America is the one album in the set of four of Paul McCartney’s re-releases which is not so much a live album as it is a ‘live in the studio’ recording. Here we have the [...]
LITTLE STEVEN AND THE DISCIPLES OF SOUL @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JULY 10, 2019 There was a revival in Toronto tonight: Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul returned to town to spread the word of rock and soul at The Danforth Music [...]
CONFESSIONAL, INTIMATE & PERSONAL A CONVERSATION WITH GARY DALY (CHINA CRISIS) For me, it is hard to believe that China Crisis have been around for over 35 years. Their debut single, “African And White” was released on their own independent [...]
Hank Marvin Gold Crimson Records Hank Marvin is a living legend. There is no question or debate to this statement. He is held in high regard by Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Brian May and so many more. McCartney even parodied him [...]
Kete Bowers Paper Ships Current Records Paper Ships is a fantastic album from an artist that deserves a great deal of attention. Kete Bowers has written and released an album of folk/Americana/rock songs that will not only resonate but impact [...]
SPEED, STARS AND ENERGY A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY ROURKE & KAV OF BLITZ VEGA Supergroup is a term thrown around a bit too freely, but for Blitz Vega the term is very appropriate. The band features two well-respected superstars in the music [...]
TRAVELLING THE WILDERNESS ROAD A CONVERSATION WITH GINO VANNELLI Canadian rock singer and songwriter Gino Vannelli is an icon. Since his debut album in 1973, Crazy Life, Vannelli has produced, written and recorded some of the most [...]
Various Artists Dark Nouveau Metropolis Records Since 1993, Metropolis Records (based in Philadelphia) has kept the 1980’s dark, electronic music scene alive and quite well. Over the years they have signed bands and released some very [...]
Cisco Adler Hippieland Bananabeat Records Hippieland is Cisco Adler’s fourth solo album, and his first since 2014’s Coastin’. Adler recorded the album in Malibu and it is very much a solo project in that he plays acoustic guitar, bass, drums, [...]
Mattiel Satis Factory ATO Records Atlanta’s Mattiel is a group based around Mattiel Brown, and Satis Factory is its second album. Working closely with Jonah Swilley (who co-produced the album with Randy Michael), Mattiel Brown has come up with [...]
Skyscraper Stan Golden Boy: Vol.I and Vol.II Independent This album was somewhat of a surprise. I truly did not know what to expect, but what I got was a brilliant album full of some dark stories about everyday people and life. Golden Boy is [...]
Various Artists Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964 – 1969 Waveshaper Media Electronic Voyages: Early Moog Recordings 1964 – 1969 is not a soundtrack, but a companion to the upcoming documentary about Robert [...]
Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady (2019 Remastered Version) Domino Records Singles Going Steady was originally released 40 years ago,the first Buzzcocks album released in North America. Basically it was a compilation of all of their singles, [...]
Buzzcocks A Different Kind Of Tension (2019 Remastered Version) Domino Records Few albums have achieved such iconic status as A Different Kind Of Tension. Produced by Martin Rushent, A Different Kind Of Tension was Buzzcocks’ third and final [...]
PicaPica Together & Apart Rough Trade Have you ever wondered what Steeleye Span would have sounded like had Brian Eno produced them? Well, wonder no more. PicaPica’s new album, Together & Apart will answer that question for you. Together [...]
