JEAN-MICHEL JARRE VERSAILLES 400 SONY MUSIC On December 25, 2023, Jean-Michel Jarre performed a concert in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France. The show was designed to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Château de [...]
ELEPHANT STONE BACK INTO THE DREAM LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS Elephant Stone is Rishi Dhir (vocals/bass/sitar/mellotron), Miles Dupire (drums), Robbie MacArthur (guitar), and Jason Kent (keys/guitar) from Montreal. Since 2009, they have released a [...]
CHURCH OF TREES TRANSIENCE INDEPENDENT Church Of Trees released its debut EP, Primitive Creatures in 2017. A brilliant debut, that demonstrated that this band, and its main driving force, Bernard Frazer, had a lot to offer and that they were [...]
KISSING THE PINK ANTHOLOGY 1982-2024 CHERRY RED RECORDS Kissing The Pink may have gone down in history as the most underrated band of the 1980s. Thanks to this new box set, Anthology 1982 – 2024, that may not be the destiny of this band. [...]
EVANORA:UNLIMITED PERFECT ANSWER INDEPENDENT Evanora:Unlimited is Orion Sage Ohana, and this is their second album under the name Evanora:Unlimited. Quite frankly, there is a lot to unpack with this very talented artist (who also released music [...]
THE ROAD BACK HOME A CONVERSATION WITH LOREENA McKENNITT “I am well, thank you, there’s lots going on, and for the most part we are in good health and doing things we love, so you can’t complain,” said Loreena McKennitt to start our recent [...]
KATHERINE PRIDDY THE PENDULUM SWING COOKING VINYL Katherine Priddy made her recording debut in 2018 with an EP (Wolf) that got her a lot of attention and provided her with an opportunity to not only record more but open for some of her biggest [...]
STEVE HACKETT THE CIRCUS AND THE NIGHTWHALE INSIDE OUT MUSIC It may be very hard to believe, but The Circus And The Nightwhale is Steve Hackett’s 30th solo album. And, quite simply, it is his best album yet. This is an emotional, powerful album, [...]
THE RESIDENTS SECRET SHOW (LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO) CHERRY RED RECORDS Like Sparks, The Residents have been able to keep their loyal, core audience while bringing new people into their fanbase over the years. In January, 2023, The Residents [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW: THE BRITISH PROGRESSIVE POP SOUNDS OF 1974 CHERRY RED RECORDS Grapefruit Records/Cherry Red Records have been releasing CD box sets over the past couple of years in which they do a deep dive into the [...]
VISION ETERNEL ECHOES FROM FORGOTTEN HEARTS (DELUXE EDITION) GEERTRUIDA Vision Eternel is the brainchild of a very talented artist, Alexander Julien. This new release of Echoes From Forgotten Hearts is a reworking and expansion of the original [...]
KARL BARTOS THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI BUREAU B RECORDS In 1920, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (German: Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) was released. It is the textbook German Expressionist, and although it did not take the world by storm (it was a [...]
CROSS CURRENTS A CONVERSATION WITH MARK EGAN “I like Toronto, it is a nice city,” said Mark Egan as we began our chat about his new album, a collaboration with drummer Shawn Pelton (Saturday Night Live drummer) and guitarist Shane Theriot [...]
BENJAMIN RUSSELL PLEASURE CENTER TCBE RECORDS Saskatoon born, but current Montreal-based, Benjamin Russell has been very busy lately. Russell, who has been performing since the 1970s continues to show that he is a viable and interesting artist. [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS BAND ON THE RUN (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) MPL/UNIVERSAL On December 12, 1973, Paul McCartney released the third Wings album (his fifth solo since leaving The Beatles), Band On The Run. The album was a critical and [...]
DO IT FOR ENJOYMENT – DO IT AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF IT A CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM PARKER “No snow in London,” reported Graham Parker. “We just got endless streams of storms. The last one came from a confluence of cold and warm air from [...]
DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER: THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF NEIL FINN A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR JEFF APTER Neil Finn was born in New Zealand and is the youngest of four siblings. When he turned 18, his older brother, Tim Finn, invited him to join his (Tim’s) [...]
ROB CLARKE BLUES BEATS AND BREL ALDORA BRITAIN RECORDS Rob Clarke has been releasing music for quite a while now, and his songs have served as soundtracks for television shows and movies. Stepping away from his band, The Wooltones, for this [...]
HOW FAR BACK IN TIME MUST WE GO A CONVERSATION WITH TERRY DRAPER (EX-KLAATU) “If I hadn’t discovered The Beatles and rock and roll, I would have been an archeologist. I still dream about being Howard Carter and opening Tut’s tomb, and the [...]
PETE HAM GWENT GARDENS BADFINGERLIBRARY.COM Pete Ham was one fourth of The Iveys, who released their only album on Apple Records in 1969. With a member change, they became Badfinger. While signed to Apple, Badfinger had their biggest hits, “Come [...]
GRAHAM PARKER & THE GOLDTOPS SUN VALLEY BIG STIR RECORDS Graham Parker and Goldtops released a brilliant album earlier in 2023, Last Chance To Learn To Twist, and it proved to be successful for them commercially and critically. They have now [...]
TERRY DRAPER IN THE BEGINNING TERRY TUNES RECORDS Last year Terry Draper released Bread and Cirkus, a more political album in which he commented on what he was observing. His latest release, In The Beginning, is an album of reflection and the [...]
GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT, SANTA! I CAN TAKE IT! SPILL MAGAZINE EXPOSES SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2023 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) As The Beatles once sang, “Christmastime is here again, it ain’t been around since you know when.” That means a whole [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS THE FAITHFUL – A TRIBUTE TO MARIANNE FAITHFULL IN THE Q RECORDS Marianne Faithfull has always been a wonderful interpreter of songs. Since her debut in 1965, Faithfull has built an impressive catalogue. She has never been [...]
