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 [...]
WITHOUT WIND/WITHOUT AIR A CONVERSATION WITH ROGER ENO I first became aware of Roger Eno in 1983 when I purchased the album, Apollo, an album he recorded with his brother, Brian, and Canadian producer/musician Daniel Lanois. The album, and Roger [...]
COLEMAN WILLIAMS THE MAGNOLIA SESSIONS ANTI-CORP Anti-Corp records have launched a series of albums titled The Magnolia Sessions. These albums must be recorded in one take, no overdubs, just the artist and their instrument. It is a brilliant [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY WINGS MPL/UNIVERSAL For those of us who lived through the 1970s, we will remember that Paul McCartney and Wings were one of the biggest bands of that decade. Since their formation in 1971, until their split in 1979, every one of [...]
ANNE MURRAY GREATEST HITS (ANNEVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Anne Murray has made a very welcome comeback in 2025. Not only did she release a chart-topping new album this year, Here You Are, but has been (finally!) honoured by the [...]
LOST SIGNAL LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS METROPOLIS RECORDS Light of Other Days is the fourth album of Charles Rehill and Lost Signal. It is a rather quick follow-up to 2024’s Anatomy of Melancholy. With Light of Other Days, Rehill takes a much sparser [...]
LEVELLERS ZEITGEIST (30th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION) WARNER MUSIC By the time The Levellers released their fourth studio album, Zeitgeist, the group had firmly established themselves, both as an excellent and exciting live band and craftsmen in the [...]
LIGHTHOUSE ONE FINE MORNING (ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ANTHEM RECORDS In 1969, keyboardist Paul Hoffert and drummer/vocalist Skip Prokop came together to form a band that would become one of Canada’s most successful and most loved rock bands, [...]
BRIAN WILSON LIVE AT THE ROXY (25th ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED EDITION) OGLIO RECORDS It is hard to believe that Brian Wilson’s first live solo album was released 25 years ago, following his successful tour for his 1998 solo album, Imagination. This [...]
THE SAINTS ‘73 – ‘78 LIVE NIGHTS IN VENICE VOL. 1 IN THE RED RECORDS The Saints ‘73 – ‘78 were a pioneering punk rock band from the initial blast of punk in 1976, although their musical origins date back to 1973. The Saints ‘73 [...]
ROGER ENO WITHOUT WIND/WITHOUT AIR DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON Roger Eno (brother of Brian Eno) returns with his first solo album since 2023’s highly acclaimed The Skies, they shift like chords. While Roger Eno does write and create ambient music, his [...]
ASHES AND DIAMONDS ASHES AND DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER CLEOPATRA RECORDS Ashes And Diamonds is a new supergroup. The three members of the band all come from classic alternative rock bands, and all three have certainly left their mark on music [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS HELP – 30th ANNIVERSARY (7-INCH BOX SET) WAR CHILD War Child International is an independent non-government organization founded in 1993 by filmmakers Bill Leeson and David Wilson, as well as peace activist Willemijn [...]
OZREN DEPOLO CHAPTERS (SCREEN & STAGE DANCEFLOOR JAZZ FROM YUGOSLAVIA 1971-1984) Fox and His Friends Records From the 19th century until present day, Zagreb, has been known for many things, including music. Originally classical music emitted [...]
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS LOVE KRAFT STRANGE TOWN RECORDS Super Furry Animals formed in Wales in 1993 and released their debut album, Fuzzy Logic. The band slowly built a fanbase with positive reviews from critics over the years. In 2005, they [...]
ORUÃ SLACKER K RECORDS Oruã is a psychedelic rock band, based in Brazil, and Slacker is their fifth studio album since they made their debut in 2016. The band includes former members of Built to Spill, and in fact, Slacker was produced/recorded [...]
THE KORGIS/JOE MATERA/AL STEELE COFFEE IN NEW YORK RENAISSANCE RECORDS I really like The Korgis. Their song in 1980, “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime,” was a surprise but a well-deserved hit. The song did not have the 1980s pop sound but was [...]
WHERE’S ONE? A CONVERSATION WITH STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK Strawberry Alarm Clock is back with a new single, their first new music in quite some time. The single “Monsters” features five of the original members: Gene Gunnels (drums, [...]
KATIE BAIN – DESERT DREAMS: THE MUSIC, STYLE, AND ALLURE OF COACHELLA EPIC INK/QUARTO BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rock festivals have always been part of rock ‘n’ roll, from the early Dick Clark package tours to the Motown shows, to [...]
