IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE ALBUM, STILL IS A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY CUNNINGHAM OF LEVELLERS Levellers formed in 1988. Taking their name from a 1600s British political movement, it was no wonder that the folk-punk and post-punk band had a [...]
CHEAP TRICK ALL WASHED UP BMG All Washed Up is Cheap Trick’s 21st studio album, and their first since 2021’s In Another World. The core trio of the band is still going strong. Rick Nielsen (guitar and vocals), Tom Petersson (12- string bass, [...]
CITY AND COLOUR SOMETIMES LULLABY DINE ALONE RECORDS It may be hard for some to accept, but the truth is, Dallas Green, professionally known as City and Colour, released his debut album, Sometimes, 20 years ago. Indeed, it has been two decades [...]
THE SAINTS LONG MARCH THROUGH THE JAZZ AGE FIRE RECORDS The Saints formed in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia in 1973. Originally the band was founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper. [...]
THE IVEYS MINISKIRTS AND RAINBOWS: THE IVEYS ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 5 Y&T MUSIC Before Badfinger was Badfinger, they were The Iveys, hailing from Swansea, Wales. They formed in 1961 and had a few different names before settling on the Iveys . They [...]
THE DURUTTI COLUMN THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN (45th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Durutti Column is really a musical project rather than a band, created by guitarist Vini Reilly. Quite frankly, no one but Reilly would think to name [...]
THE MAGIC OF IT ALL A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN WILLOUGHBY We lost Dave Cousins of Strawbs fame in July of this year. It was a huge loss in many ways. And although new material from Strawbs camp is always welcome, the new documentary, The Magic Of [...]
COUSINS & WILLOUGHBY THE BRIDGE (REMASTERED) WITCHWOOD MUSIC/RSK ENTERTAINMENT The term ‘lost gem’ is used often, maybe too frequently, but The Bridge, by Cousins & Willoughby is a true lost gem. When it was originally released in 1993, [...]
WE COULDN’T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER OUR FEET A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CONNELLY OF FINI TRIBE When Chris Connelly and David Miller formed Fini Tribe in 1984, they could not have predicted that over 40 years later they would not only still [...]
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION APPLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC When The Beatles launched the original Beatles Anthology in 1995, it was a landmark and historical rock ‘n’ roll event. Never before had a band told their own story over the course of [...]
PIERS HEMMINGSEN – THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970 HEMMINGSEN PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY The Beatles in Canada: The Evolution 1964-1970 is a hefty book (over 600 pages) both in size and information. The focus [...]
HUMBLE PIE SUNSET BLVD 1969 CLEOPATRA RECORDS In 1969, former Small Faces member Steve Marriott joined forces with Peter Frampton, fresh from the band The Herd. They recruited Greg Ridley, formerly of Spooky Tooth on bass, and drummer Jerry [...]
INCA BABIES REINCARNATION BLACK LAGOON RECORDS Manchester’s Inca Babies formed in 1982 and released their debut single in 1983, “The Interior.” They released their debut album Rumble in 1985. The band finally called it a day in 1987, but they [...]
JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG LIVE (REMASTER 2025) INSIDE OUT RECORDS In 2004, Jethro Tull recorded a show for Sirius XM’s Then Again Live series at their studio in Washington, DC. As the title would suggest, the show highlighted bands performing older [...]
THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS ARCTIC FOREST PRODUCTIONS/TSM FILMS NOVEMBER 21, 2025 (ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024) The film The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins premiered in North America last November and now it’s the UK’s turn [...]
MARTIN BARRE – A TRICK OF MEMORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JETHRO TULL’S GUITARIST MCNIDDER & GRACE Martin Barre joined Jethro Tull after their original guitarist, Mick Abrahams, left due to musical differences with Ian Anderson. Abrahams [...]
THERE IS A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING IN THERE A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON RAYMONDE Simon Raymonde has had, and continues to have, a rather fascinating career. Along with Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie, he was one third of Cocteau Twins—he joined [...]
SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME NINE EIGHT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Simon Raymonde joined the Cocteau Twins in 1983 and contributed to their classic album, Treasure in 1984. From that album [...]
TEARS FOR FEARS SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR (40th ANNIVERSARY) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Songs From the Big Chair, released in 1985, was Tears for Fears’ second album. And during the mid-1980s, it took the world by storm. Now, to celebrate its 40th [...]
RUSTY EGAN – RUSTY EGAN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY McNIDDER & GRACE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rusty Egan made a name for himself in the U.K. music scene beginning in the late 1970s, when he was the drummer for Rich Kids, the band Glen [...]
MEN WITHOUT HATS ON THE MOON INDEPENDENT It has been three long years since the last studio album from Men Without Hats, last one being Again 2 in 2022. Yes, they did release a live album last year (Men Without Hats Live), but it is always [...]
CHRISTOPHER CROSS ALL RIGHT: THE WORLDWIDE SINGLES 1980-1988 OMNIVORE RECORDS Christopher Cross is a very underrated artist. It may seem hard to think of someone who has achieved his level of success as an ‘underrated’ artist, but he is. During [...]
EDDIE SCHWARTZ FILM SCHOOL INDEPENDENT After 30 years of spending most of his time behind the scenes, Eddie Schwartz makes a welcome return, with his first original recordings since the 1995 release, Tour De Schwartz. This six-track EP is [...]
ONE FINE MORNING A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL HOFFERT OF LIGHTHOUSE When keyboardist Paul Hoffert met vocalist/drummer Skip Prokop, previously of The Paupers, they discovered many commonalities between the two. Both were already firmly established [...]
