Analytica High Bias Independent Toronto-based Analytica is two keyboard wizards, Gabe Knox and David Lush. These guys have studied, digested, and know 1980s synthpop and that knowledge is reflected in this, their debut EP. Although High Bias is [...]
Paul McCartney Wings 1971-1973 MPL/Universal Music Paul McCartney never did or does the expected. He often follows his muse which may or may not garner sales and/or good reviews. The Fireman project, The Country Hams, working with Michael [...]
THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM 50th ANNIVERSARY A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR/SPEAKER PIERS HEMMINGSEN Beatlemania hit America on February 9, 1964. After their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, America and the world was never the same. But did you know [...]
JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL! JINGLE BELL ROCK! A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2018 CHRISTMAS RELEASES Well, it is that time of year again. Trees are going up, stores are being decorated, streets are all lit up and the release new [...]
Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra Bitter-Sweet BMG Bryan Ferry has been down this road before, and it is always welcomed. Ferry is joined by his Orchestra for Bitter-Sweet, a very original and creative reinterpretation of classic Bryan Ferry and [...]
Badfinger Badfinger (Expanded Edition) Real Gone Music Badfinger signed to The Beatles’ Apple label in 1968, when they were known as The Iveys. After their first album, they changed their name, Joey Molland joined the band (replacing the [...]
Badfinger Wish You Were Here (Expanded Edition) Real Gone Music Wish You Were Here was Badfinger’s second and last album for Warner Brothers, and as with their album, Badfinger, was originally released in 1974. This was to have been their [...]
Daniel Romano Finally Free You’ve Changed Records/New West Records Finally Free is Daniel Romano’s ninth solo album since his solo debut in 2010 (Workin’ For The Music Man). The one consistency over the years with the Welland, Ontario [...]
THE 14th ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY KIM “I do all the phone calls. I don’t think anyone would volunteer. So I get panicky in October that no one is going to show, then by November, they are all in,” says a very relaxed [...]
Calexico The Black Light: 20th Anniversary Edition Quarterstick Calexico, based in Tucson, Arizona, is essentially Joey Burns (vocals, guitars, bass, cello, piano, keyboards, accordion, percussion, vibraphone) and John Convertino (drums). The [...]
Andy Mackay 3 Psalms Good Deeds Music It has been almost ten years since Andy Mackay has released a solo album (his last solo offering being London! New York! Paris! Rome! credited to Andy Mackay + The Metaphors was released in 2009). Now with [...]
Cheap Trick The Epic Archive Vol. 2 (1980-1983) Real Gone Music Although Cheap Trick has had numerous hit singles and albums, I still think that it is unjustly overlooked. This is a shame, as it is one of the most original bands to emerge from [...]
The Mamas And The Papas The Complete Singles: 50th Anniversary Collection Real Gone Music The Mamas and The Papas were a sensation in the 1960s, scoring 11 top forty singles, seven of which went into the top ten, and of course their sole number [...]
3 PSALMS A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY MACKAY (ROXY MUSIC) Andy Mackay, one of the most important musicians in the world, has returned to his solo career after several years, and he has done so in a big way. Although he may be more famous for being a [...]
WAITING FOR THE AFTERLIFE A CONVERSATION WITH MARTY WILLSON-PIPER OF NOCTORUM (THE CHURCH) There a couple of things about Marty Willson-Piper you may not know. First, if you take a look at your album collection and look at the names of the [...]
GOD OF WINE AND PLEASURE A CONVERSATION WITH BRENDAN PERRY OF DEAD CAN DANCE Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry formed Dead Can Dance in Melbourne, Australia in 1981. At the time the band also included Paul Erikson (bass) and Simon Monroe (drums). [...]
TRANSCENDENCE, ASHES AND KRAMPUS A CONVERSATION WITH MISS FD Miss FD exploded on the electronic dance scene in 2009. She writes, produces and performs her own style of electronic music, which is not only unique but also very original. Her debut [...]
Jean-Michel Jarre Equinoxe Infinity Sony Music Perhaps it is their age, perhaps it is their level of confidence, but there are a number of established artists releasing albums in which they do what they do best. They are not trying to compete [...]
PLAYING QUICKLY AND SINGING PRETTY A CONVERSATION WITH BRENT RADEMAKER OF GOSPELBEACH GospelbeacH was formed in 2014 by Brent Rademaker (vocals and guitar), whom you might know from Beachwood Sparks, Further, and The Tyde. Joining him in the [...]
Spiritualized Fucked Up Inside Glass Redux Records Following the release of their debut album, Lazer Guided Melodies, Spiritualized released a live album, Fucked Up Inside, which was only sold, for a limited time, via mail order. The live album [...]
Holygram Modern Cults Cleopatra Records Holygram formed in 2015 and consists of Patrick Blümel (vocals), Sebastian Heer (drums), Marius Lansing (guitars), Pilo Lenger (synthesizers) and Bennett Reimann (bass). Modern Cults is their debut album, [...]
The Beatles The Beatles (White Album): Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music 1968. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were both assassinated, The Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia; France had the Winter Olympics [...]
Midnight Oil Armistice Day: Live At The Domain, Sydney Sony Music In February, 2017, Midnight Oil announced a world tour, their first tour in 15 years. The tour would eventually take in 16 countries over five continents, playing to thousands of [...]
Dead Can Dance Dionysus [PIAS] Recordings Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry formed Dead Can Dance in Melbourne, Australia in 1981. At the time the band also included Paul Erikson (bass) and Simon Monroe (drums). They released their first album, [...]
