Jim Dan Dee Jim Dan Dee Independent Hailing from Toronto, but sounding like they come out of the deep south, Jim Dan Dee have created a distinct style of the blues that crosses over into several other genres. Jim Dan Dee is their first [...]
Yoko Ono Warzone Chimera Records Yoko Ono’s debut solo album Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band was released in November 1970, and since then she has astounded and sometimes confused rock audiences with her own style of music. Let me stress, it has [...]
Blancmange Wanderlust Blanc Check Records Wanderlust is the sixth album released by Blancmange since original member, and one half of the band, Stephen Luscombe left the band due to health issues. Neil Arthur has carried on with the name, and [...]
Strawbs @ Hugh’s Room, Toronto October 16, 2018 The Strawbs played two consecutive nights at Hugh’s Room in Toronto. The second also happened to be their 35th appearance at that venue. A remarkable feat for any band, but Strawbs are not [...]
Strvngers Exhumed Vol. II Negative Gain Productions Welcome to the dark world of Strvngers. Strvngers is Maria Joaquin (vocals) and KC (keyboards/vocals) and they have been making music together since 2015. In the last three years, they have [...]
BEASTED BY REALITY A CONVERSATION WITH CITY OF THIEVES VOCALIST JAMIE LAILEY It is comforting to know that rock ‘n‘ roll, especially hard rock is alive and well. The older artists and pioneers are still recording and touring (such as Uriah [...]
Dave Davies Decade Red River Entertainment As a solo artist, Dave Davies is one of the most prolific artists of all time. Much like George Harrison, who happened to be in a band with a famous songwriting duo, Davies was in a band with his [...]
Nazareth Tattooed On My Brain Frontiers Music Nazareth has returned with their 24th studio album. Their last album was in 2014 (Rock ‘n’ Roll Telephone) and with the release of Tattooed On My Brain they have hit their 50th anniversary milestone. [...]
City Of Thieves Beast Reality Frontiers Music Beast Reality is the debut album from London’s hard rocking City Of Thieves. They have released two EPs (Incinerator and Acoustic) but Beast Reality is their first full length album. Some of the [...]
JERRY HAMMACK – THE BEATLES RECORDING REFERENCE MANUAL: VOLUME 3: SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND THROUGH MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (LATE 1966 – 1967) Createspace Independent Publishing Platform – October 11, 2018 ISBN – [...]
Jessica Lee Morgan Re:Boot Space Records Re:Boot is Jessica Lee Morgan’s third solo studio release. It is her first album since 2017’s brilliant Around The Block. Re:Boot is a stunning and brave release. It is a reworking and reimagined version [...]
Phosphorescent C’est La Vie Dead Oceans Phosphorescent is really one person, Matthew Houck. Originally from Alabama, now based out of Nashville by way of Brooklyn. He has been performing and recording under the name Phosphorescent since [...]
John Lennon Imagine: The Ultimate Collection Universal Music Imagine was originally released in 1971 and was credited to John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band, but in actual fact it was John Lennon’s second solo album, his first being Plastic Ono [...]
Nitzer Ebb 1982-2010 Box Set Pylon Records The title for this expansive box set says it all. Ten albums (vinyl) featuring all five of the albums they originally released on Geffen (North America) and Mute (U.K./Europe). Those albums are: That [...]
Psychic Temple Houses Of The Holy Vol. 1 Joyful Noise Chris Schlarb formed Psychic Temple in 2010 and since then they have released five studio albums, each one different from the last. For this EP, Houses Of The Holy, Vol. 1, the band decided [...]
Hugh Cornwell Monster Sony Music Hugh Cornwell’s mother, Winifred, is 98 years old, which is quite an achievement. Over the years Cornwell has heard various accounts about his mother, which, for him, formed two views of her, one positive (from [...]
Martin Barre Road Less Travelled Cleopatra Records Martin Barre was the lead guitarist for Jethro Tull from 1968 until 2003, with The Jethro Tull Christmas Album being the last studio album he worked on for Jethro Tull, even though he only [...]
Electric Six Bride Of The Devil Metropolis Electric Six have been making albums since 2003 (Fire, being their debut), and Bride Of The Devil is their 17th studio album. Not bad, considering how much this band tours. Basically, they are one of [...]
TATTOOED ON MY BRAIN: 50 YEARS OF NAZARETH A CONVERSATION WITH PETE AGNEW OF NAZARETH Believe it or not, Nazareth are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, with the release of a new album (Tattooed On My Brain) and a tour. They formed in [...]
THE FUTURE IS WHAT IT USED TO BE A CONVERSATION WITH DEREK SHARP (D#) OF THE GUESS WHO In 1958 Chad Allan formed Allan and the Silvertones, by 1962 they had become Chad Allen and the Reflections, featuring Allan (lead vocals and guitar), Bob [...]
Loreena McKennitt @ Knox Church, Stratford September 28, 2018 Loreena McKennitt has embarked on a tour to promote her latest album, Lost Souls. Thus far, her only Canadian dates are three shows in Stratford, her hometown since 1981. Her choice [...]
Church Of Trees The Dark And The Light Independent Church Of Trees is more of a concept and project than it is a traditional band. The brainchild of the remarkably talent writer, musician and producer Bernard Frazer. The Dark and The Light is [...]
Paul Collins Out Of My Head Alive Naturalsound Records From the opening power chord, to the last perfect harmony, this album was an extreme listening pleasure. It is brilliant and a welcome return of Paul Collins. It has been four years since we [...]
Beauty In Chaos Finding Beauty In Chaos 33.3 Records Beauty In Chaos is more a concept than a band. For those old enough to remember, they are kind of like This Mortal Coil, but with Beauty in Chaos, it is all organized and orchestrated by [...]
