Gary Daly Gone From Here Independent Gone From Here is Gary Daly’s debut solo album. Daly, of course, one of the founding members of China Crisis, a group still very much active and still producing incredible music. Their most recent release [...]
Rebecca Downes More Sinner Than Saint Mad Hat Records More Sinner Than Saint is Rebecca Downes third album and she just keep getting better and better at her craft. This is one hour of solid rocking blues, with some very exciting guitar playing. [...]
ELECTRONIC VOYAGER: RETRACING BOB MOOG’S SONIC JOURNEY A CONVERSATION WITH FILMMAKER AND MUSICIAN JASON AMM Where would rock music be today without the Moog Synthesizer? Maybe it is not as common as it once was, but it was and still is a major [...]
TRYING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN MY SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON BONNEY (CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION) Simon Bonney is a genius. There is no argument to that statement. He is a bona fide genius and his music is some of the best of the past three [...]
I WISH I WAS A FISH, HIDING AWAY FROM ALL THIS NONSENSE A CONVERSATION WITH TERRY DRAPER (EX-KLAATU) In 1971, a Toronto band named Whitemail released their debut single, “Lonely Lover”. Two years later, two of the members of Whitemail would [...]
THE UNKNOWN ‘BIG STAR’ A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX CHILTON BASSIST RON MILLER There has been a great deal written about Alex Chilton. He was 16 years old when he had his first chart topper with The Box Tops (“The Letter”), and by the [...]
Betty Moon Hellucination Evolver Music Since 1991, when Betty Moon made her debut with her self-titled album, she has been in control of her career and art. Her latest album, Hellucination, is her ninth studio album, and her first since 2017’s [...]
Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul Summer Of Sorcery Wicked Cool/Universal Music Summer Of Sorcery is the second studio album from Little Steven And The Disciples Of Soul. Their debut album, Soulfire (2017) was extremely well received, as [...]
SHE IS NOT A NUMBER…SHE IS A FREE WOMAN! A CONVERSATION WITH JENN VIX In 1984, a young Jenn Vix made her debut in a band, Disco Donut. She provided backing vocals with this one-off band that featured Nicole Willis from Nicole Willis & [...]
Greys Age Hasn’t Spoiled You Carpark Records Album number three for Toronto-based Greys. They are a four-piece comprised of Colin Gillespie (bass), Braedon Craig (drums), Shehzaad Jiwani (guitar/vocals) and Cam Graham (guitar). For Age [...]
Jenn Vix 6 Umbrella Music Co. 6 is a six-track EP as well as Jenn Vix’s sixth release (hence the title). Vix released an EP last year, Unlocked, and has returned with this inspired mini album, full of excellent songs. It is self-produced and [...]
The Felice Brothers Undress Yep Roc There are many things I love about Undress by The Felice Brothers. It is hard to know where to begin. Undress is the 14th album from The Felice Brothers, and their first album of new material in three years. [...]
Simon Bonney Past, Present, Future Mute Records Simon Bonney is a genius, just not a prolific one. Since leaving Crime and The City Solution in 1992, he has released two solo albums. Crime and The City Solution released five studio albums. This [...]
THE MOST UNATTRACTIVE COLOUR IN THE WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK DANGERS OF MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO Jack Dangers is the brilliant mind behind Meat Beat Manifesto. In fact, he is Meat Beat Manifesto (MBM). Dangers has single-handedly changed [...]
THE STRAWBS 50th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND @ THE STRAND, LAKEWOOD (NJ) APRIL 26-28, 2019 The Strawbs are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their debut album in 2019. Their first album, Strawbs, released in 1969 could be considered their second [...]
Guided By Voices Warp And Woof Rockathon Records Guided By Voices new album, Warp and Woof, consists of 24 songs in 37 minutes. This is a clear indication Guided By Voices continue to do what they do best. Warp and Woof is their 27th studio [...]
Alan Parsons The Secret Frontiers Music SRL The Secret is Alan Parsons first studio album in 15 years. His last album, A Valid Path, was released in 2004. Since then he has toured and released several live albums, and also oversaw the reissue of [...]
FIELDWORKS: EXKURSION A CONVERSATION WITH JOAKIM MONTELIUS OF COVENANT Since their first album in 1994, Dreams Of A Cryotank, Covenant have created their own sound in electronic music. They have also created remarkably deep, intelligent albums [...]
Oumi Kapila Fix Independent I have come to the point of never being surprised by anything Oumi Kapila does, I just accept that he does as he pleases whether or not it fits in your preconceived notion about him. Fix is his second solo album, and [...]
IT’S NATURE’S WAY OF RECEIVING YOU A CONVERSATION WITH JEFF NEILL OF STREETHEART Anyone who had a radio in the late 1970s through to the mid 1980s will have memories of staying glued to it for the ‘world premiere’ of certain bands’ [...]
INTERNAL WARMTH, FEELING GOOD AND FINDING PEACE A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTIN WRIGHT Justin Wright may not be a name with which you are immediately familiar. His debut album, Music For Staying Warm, has just been released. Although it is his debut [...]
Various Artists The Basketball Diaries – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Real Gone Music Soundtracks fall into two categories. There are the original soundtracks, which are usually instrumental music written specifically for the film, [...]
Marty Willson-Piper Hanging Out In Heaven Schoolkids Records Hanging Out In Heaven was Marty Willson-Piper’s fifth solo album, and originally released in 2000. Now keep in mind that he was still working with The Church at this time, as well as [...]
Kenny Roby And 6 String Drag The Jag Sessions: Rare And Unreleased 1996 – 1998 Schoolkids Records There are artists and bands that reach almost mythical status, and Kenny Roby And 6 String Drag is in that category. They released a handful [...]
