JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY One of the wonderful things about music is that it almost automatically attaches to a person, place, or time. It can be a band, song or album. Each song can have a deep [...]
FRANK ZAPPA AND CAPTAIN BEEFHEART BONGO FURY (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Beginning in 1973, until 1975, Frank Zappa achieved his greatest commercial success in the U.S. In fact he had his only top 10 album in 1974, [...]
BLODWYN PIG THE RECORDINGS 1969-1974 CHERRY RED RECORDS Jethro Tull released their debut album in 1968, titled This Was. Shortly after the release, guitarist Mick Abrahams left the band to embark on his own solo career and play a more [...]
TODD RUNDGREN AN EVENING WITH TODD RUNDGREN – LIVE AT THE RIDGEFIELD CLEOPATRA RECORDS Cleopatra Records’ ongoing series of 21st century Todd Rundgren live recordings continues with the release of An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Live At [...]
JULIEN BITOUN – GALLAGHER’S GUITARS: THE RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In the introduction he wrote for Gallagher’s Guitars: The Rory Gallagher Collection, Johnny Marr writes a great deal of Rory [...]
BILL ORCUTT MUSIC IN CONTINUOUS MOTION PALILALIA RECORDS Since 1996, Bill Orcutt has released 23 solo studio albums, and so Music In Continuous Motion is number 24. He has also made a great many albums collaborating with other artists. Music in [...]
ORA COGAN HARD HEARTED WOMAN SACRED BONES RECORDS I don’t think it is a coincidence that Ora Cogan’s new album opens with the brilliant song “Honey,” with a steady beat, almost like a heartbeat. After all, the album is titled Hard Hearted Woman, [...]
ODD MARSHALL SECONDS INDEPENDENT It is not often that an album sounds like the location in which it was recorded, but the minute I started listening to Seconds, Odd Marshall’s second album (his first since 2024’s successful Sand & Glue), I [...]
SQUEEZE TRIXIES BMG Since Squeeze burst onto the scene in 1978 with their self-titled debut album, they have continually kept fans, critics, and listeners guessing as to what they will do next. Trixies is an album that I don’t think anyone saw [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS HELP(2) WAR CHILD RECORDS War Child is a much-needed and important organization. It is an independent non-government institution, whose goal is ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war. It is an agency that many [...]
THE SUNCHARMS DARKENING SKY SUNDAY RECORDS The Suncharms are a band with an interesting history. They date back to 1989, and called it a day in 1993, but not before releasing a couple of EPs. In 2015 they reformed, and since then have released [...]
LES MAZOETANS DO YOUR BEST FORBIDDEN PLACE RECORDS Les Mazoetans is a band based in the Netherlands, and Do Your Best is their debut album, although they did release a seven-track mini album/EP in 2025, Merry Christmas from Hanoi. Together they [...]
THE DARTS HALLOWEEN LOVE SONGS MEOW HISS MUSIC/ADRENALIN FIX MUSIC Although we are in the winter months, and spring is around the corner, The Darts have decided that this was a good time to release a Halloween themed album. Halloween Love Songs [...]
I NEVER WANTED US TO STAY STILL A CONVERSATION WITH GLENN TILBROOK OF SQUEEZE The last studio album from Squeeze was released in 2017 (The Knowledge). It was their 15th album, and the world has waited long enough for a new album from Squeeze. [...]
THE HEART BEHIND THE MAD SCIENTIST A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS DOLBY Thomas Dolby is one of rock’s most interesting stories. Going from busking to having international hits to composing soundtracks, to being involved with technology to being on [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 1963-1964: EYES OF THE STORM @ THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (AGO), TORONTO MARCH 24, 2026 (EXHIBITION ON UNTIL JUNE 7, 2026) All four of The Beatles were avid photographers. Paul McCartney was no exception, and both he [...]
IT’S ABOUT THE CLIMB A CONVERSATION WITH GORILLAZ Gorillaz are back, with a brilliant new album, The Mountain, and while it has been great catching up with Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett about the new music, the members of the band [...]
BECAUSE THERE’S NO GOOD LENT SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH NICOLE LAURENNE OF THE DARTS The Darts formed in 2016, and consist of Nicole Laurenne (lead and backing vocals, pianos and organs), Rebecca Davidson (guitars), Lindsay Scarey (bass, screams, [...]
PAT METHENEY SIDE-EYE III+ UNIQUITY MUSIC Since Pat Metheny burst onto the jazz scene in 1976 with his debut album, Bright Size Life, he has continued to dazzle, influence, and impress a great many people with his individual and unique style of [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY – MAN ON THE RUN AMAZON PRIME VIDEO FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Famed film director Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor? , Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain ) has teamed up with Paul McCartney for this riveting and [...]
GORILLAZ THE MOUNTAIN KONG The Mountain is the first Gorillaz album since 2023’s Cracker Island, and their ninth studio album overall. Gorillaz is really the brainchild of Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett and along with friends and like [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY MAN ON THE RUN – MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK MPL/UNIVERSAL Paul McCartney likes to keep busy. In 2025, he toured North America, toured his photographic exhibition (Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of The [...]
TODD RUNDGREN SABAN THEATRE 2016 CLEOPATRA RECORDS Thanks to Cleopatra Records, it is a good time in history to be a Todd Rundgren fan. Cleopatra Records continue with their deep dive and re-release of live recordings by Rundgren from the 2000s. [...]
REPEATED VIEWING BREAK THE FAITH LIBRARY OF THE OCCULT RECORDS Alan Sinclair has been making fascinating, 80s style music under the name Repeated Viewing since 2009. Break The Faith is his latest release and once again he has produced an [...]
