Edward And Jane Too Early To Tell Independent Edward and Jane are Edward and Jane Carpenter, a married couple from Chattanooga, Tennessee and Edward and Jane is also the name of their six piece band. Too Early To Tell is their sophomore [...]
Android Lust Shores Unknown Independent Shores Unknown is a new and somewhat short release from Shikee, known as Android Lust. It is her first release since last year’s remarkable Berlin album. This EP is really three songs (there are also two [...]
One In The Chamber I’ve Got Something To Say… Independent I’ve Got Something to Say… is One In The Chamber’s debut studio EP. They have released a live mini album (Live At The Rockpile) and an EP of demos (The Boston Session: [...]
Abby Zotz Local Honey Independent Abby Zotz has been making music for most of her life. Music has taken her on paths she may not have imagined, but it has been a big part of her life. She has formed and participated in several bands since the [...]
Ben Pirani How Do I Talk To My Brother Colemine Records Ben Pirani has been making music for a while, and comes from a musical family. His father, Leonard was a professional musician, his parents were also the music directors at a Pentecostal [...]
Vishtèn Horizons Select Distribution Vishtèn have been around for about 15 years, and Horizons is album number six for this trio. Consisting of Acadian sisters Pastelle and Emmanuelle LeBlanc from PEI and Pascal Miousse from the Magdalen Islands [...]
Throbbing Gristle Heathen Earth/Journey Through A Body/Mission Of Dead Souls (Reissues) Mute Throbbing Gristle were Chris Carter, Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson (who passed away in 2010), Cosey Fanni Tutti and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. They [...]
Fred Thomas Aftering Polyvinyl Sometimes you put an album on and have no expectations. And sometimes those albums can blow you away. In this case, Fred Thomas has created an album that caught me by surprise. I did not know what to expect, so [...]
Uriah Heep Living The Dream Frontiers Music SRL Uriah Heep has been around a long time, 47 years to be exact (their debut album Very ‘Eavy…Very ‘Umble was released in 1970), and Living The Dream is their 23rd studio album. It is their [...]
Jean-Michel Jarre Planet Jarre Sony Music It is hard to believe that Jean-Michel Jarre has been making music for 50 years, but the truth is he just celebrated his 50th Anniversary and he is still going strong. As part of the 50th anniversary [...]
DUDLEY MOORE INSPIRED LO-FI A CONVERSATION WITH LAFFEY Andrew Laffey may not be a household name, but that is about to change. Laffey (as he is known) has been around the Toronto music scene for quite a while and has established himself as a [...]
Valerie Renay Your Own Shadow Independent Your Own Shadow is Valerie Renay’s debut solo album. She has released a couple of singles in the past two years but is better known as one half of Noblesse Oblige. For Your Own Shadow, she goes it [...]
Laffey Looking At The Sky Laffey Records Looking At The Sky is Lofi Laffey’s third album this year. One of the advantages of being totally independent is that an artist can release the music he or she decides. Laffey records and releases music [...]
David J Crocodile Tears And The Velvet Cosh (Reissue) Glass Modern David J. Haskins has been in a couple of bands with his brother, Kevin. Bauhaus, and Love And Rockets. But what many people have forgotten, over time, is that David J released [...]
Paul McCartney Egypt Station MPL/Capitol Records Egypt Station is Paul McCartney’s first album of all new material since 2013’s New. He has issued other music, a retrospective collection (Pure McCartney), a couple of one off singles, and he was [...]
IN AND OUT OF HIS HEAD A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL COLLINS Once there was a genre within rock and roll called ‘power pop’, and Paul Collins was not only at the forefront, he was one of the originators. As a musician, he was in two brilliant bands, [...]
Dave Thompson – The Ultimate Guide To Vinyl And More: All You Need To Know About Collecting Essential Music, From Cylinders And CDs To LPs And Tapes Backbeat Books September 1, 2018 Dave Thompson knows his music and collecting. He has [...]
SLEEPLESS A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN NEWMAN & MALKA SPIGEL OF IMMERSION Immersion is a band that has been around for quite some time. Their debut album appeared in 1994 (Oscillating) and in 1999 they released their third studio album, Low [...]
Burning Codes Liberator Coded Recordings Burning Codes is really Belfast-based musician and artist, Paul Archer. Archer has released five albums under that name, and Liberator is album six. And, to be honest, Liberator is the best Burning Codes [...]
Neil & Liam Finn Lightsleeper Inertia Music/[PIAS] Neil Finn is constantly full of surprises. Just as he announces that he is joining Fleetwood Mac and preparing for that huge stadium tour, he releases this album with his son, Liam. [...]
Interpol Marauder Matador Records Interpol formed in 1997 and released their first studio album in 2002 (Turn On The Bright Lights). Since then there have been member changes and four more albums. Marauder is their sixth album, and their first [...]
Tombstones In Their Eyes Nothing Here Send Me Your Head Records Nothing Here is the third release from L.A.’s Tombstones In Their Eyes. This is psychedelic rock, done 2018 style. Tombstones In Their Eyes’ current lineup is John Treanor (guitar, [...]
The Pull Of Autumn The Pull Of Autumn RBM Records The Pull of Autumn is a supergroup of sorts, and the origins are a result of mutual admiration by two very talented artists. Luke ‘Skyscraper’ James was a fan of the band Spectral Assignment, [...]
Jeff Lynne’s ELO @ Scotiabank Arena, Toronto August 19, 2018 Jeff Lynne has not performed on Canadian soil since 1978’s Out Of The Blue Tour. He came close in 1981 with the Time Tour (Electric Light Orchestra played Buffalo), so it has [...]