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 [...]
WACKA LACKA LOOM BOP A LOOM BAM BOO A CONVERSATION WITH WALTER LURE OF THE WALDOS Walter Lure is back, and he has a new album with his band, the Waldos, his first album in nearly 25 years. But, according to Lure, he has not been anywhere. He has [...]
FINDING HIS IDEAL HOME A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF NEAR FUTURE/BLANCMANGE Neil Arthur may just be the hardest working musician in the world today. He is currently in three bands, Fader, Near Future and, of course, Blancmange. Arthur [...]
SASSAFRASS! A CONVERSATION WITH TAMI NEILSON Tami Neilson is an artist. A brilliant talent who has just released her sixth studio album, SASSAFRASS!. Neilson is based in Auckland, New Zealand, but was born and grew up in Canada. “Why does anyone [...]
Walter Lure & The Waldos Wacka Lacka Loom Bop A Loom Bam Boo Cleopatra Records It has been almost 25 years since Walter Lure has released a studio album. Many know the name from his time with Johnny Thunder and The Heartbreakers and his work [...]
THE PULL OF AUTUMN A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL DARROW The Pull Of Autumn is a new band, and they are getting ready to release their debut, self-titled album. The Pull Of Autumn is a also a supergroup comprised of Daniel Darrow (Johanna’s House [...]
Primal Fear Apocalypse Frontiers Music Primal Fear formed in Germany in 1997. It was and is a supergroup of European heavy metal music. Ralf Scheepers of Gamma Ray (vocals) joined up with Mat Sinner of Sinner (bass and vocals), and the result [...]
Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone RCA/Sony Music Elvis always seemed at home singing gospel, and there are many interviews with Elvis where he references growing up singing hymns and religious music. He released some brilliant gospel [...]
Laffey Ten Laffey Records Andrew Laffey (who goes by the name Laffey) is a producer who has branched out to being a musician in his own right. Ten is is second album (Laffey being his debut album released earlier in 2018). Ten is a short album [...]
John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew Ghosts & Memories Universal Music Australia John Schumann was the front man of the group Redgum, a group he left to form The Vagabond Crew in 2005, their name coming from a Henry Lawson poem. He also [...]
COME SO FAR A CONVERSATION WITH TOM BAILEY OF THE THOMPSON TWINS In 1977, Tom Bailey, along with three friends, formed The Thompson Twins. In typical fashion of the day, the members lived in a squatters flat in London. Living up the street was [...]
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE A CONVERSATION WITH THIERRY NORITOP OF STEREO in SOLO Thierry Noritop is back, although he never really disappeared. You may remember him as one of the two members of the band, STEREO, who had a number of well known songs in [...]
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE GARAGE A CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM BONNET Graham Bonnet released his first single, as part of The Marbles (a duo he had formed with his cousin Trevor Gordon), in 1968. The single, “Only One Woman” was an impressive debut, [...]
30 YEARS TO BLOW YOUR MIND A CONVERSATION WITH WILKO JOHNSON Wilko Johnson is a living legend. And the word ‘living’ is an important adjective, but we will get to that later. Johnson got his professional start in the classic band Dr. Feelgood, [...]
Rab Noakes Welcome to Anniversaryville Neon Records Rab Noakes may not be a household name in North America, but in his native Scotland, the man is a revered artist. Here he is primarily known for working with Gerry Rafferty and for being a [...]
MÒZÂMBÎQÚE For Never And Ever Text Me Records To be honest, I was not sure what was going to come at me when I slipped For Never And Ever on, but I can tell you, I was not expecting what I heard. For Never And Ever is MÒZÂMBÎQÚE’s debut album. A [...]
