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 [...]
IF LOVE COUNTS FOR SOMETHING WE WIN A CONVERSATION WITH EDDIE SCHWARTZ Eddie Schwartz has returned. Over the years, not only did Eddie Schwartz carve out a successful solo career (he had been in a couple of bands prior to going solo), he is also [...]
WE MET IN THE PARKING LOT A CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL ASH & BRUCE SMITH OF ASHES AND DIAMONDS Ashes and Diamonds is a new band, their debut album Ashes and Diamonds Are Forever will be released October 31. Although they are a new band, you [...]
YUSUF/CAT STEVENS – CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT GENESIS PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Yusuf/Cat Stevens has written his memoir, and in typical Yusuf/Cat Stevens fashion, this is much more than just his story. He writes quite [...]
ROYAL WOOD DEAR JOHN CORDOVA BAY RECORDS Royal Wood returns with one of the strongest albums of his career. Dear John is his 11th studio album (he has also released a live album) and his first release since 2022’s widely acclaimed and very [...]
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE FEELS (20th ANNIVERSARY) DOMINO RECORDS When Animal Collective released its sixth studio album, Feels, in 2005, the members had no idea it was the midway point in their career. From this album on, Animal Collective moved from [...]
RICHARD ASHCROFT LOVIN’ YOU VIRGIN RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Lovin’ You is Richard Ashcroft’s seventh album. Ashcroft has come up with a very strong album with Lovin’ You. Since his first solo album, each album from Ashcroft has been very [...]
