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 [...]
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, [...]
