GRAB YOUR SURFBOARD AND HEAD FOR THE WAVES A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN BLAIR AND MARK LINETT According to the Internet, April 1, 1995 was a cool evening in Hermosa Beach in California. And cool is the perfect word, because that night at the [...]
HONEYMOON SUITE WAKE ME UP WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Honeymoon Suite are back with their ninth studio album. Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down is a great album. It may even surprise some people who have not kept up with the band [...]
DREAM DIVISION AND THE LIBRARY OF THE OCCULT ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA UNA ROSA NEL GIARDINO D’INVERNO: IL RITORNO (A ROSE IN THE GARDEN OF WINTER: THE RETURN) LIBRARY OF THE OCCULT RECORDS When I was a child, I loved horror films, still do, [...]
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS A DIFFICULT LISTEN, I DON’T MIND THAT A CONVERSATION WITH MARK GANE (MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS) It is hard to believe, but it is true, Garden Music is Mark Gane’s first solo album. Since being one of the founding members of [...]
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS WHERE WE ARE LOOKING FROM A CONVERSATION WITH JAH WOBBLE Perhaps the term ‘legend’ is tossed around a lot, maybe even too much. But, Jah Wobble is an absolute legend. From his days with Public Image Ltd into his solo [...]
JAH WOBBLE DUB VOLUME 1 DIMPLE DISCS Since parting ways with Public Image Ltd, Jah Wobble has released approximately 38 studio albums, plus countless collaborations and live albums. Yet, he is still able to come up with new ideas, sounds, and [...]
SUN FREEZING COLD NOWHERE TO HIDE INDEPENDENT Sun Freezing Cold is a duo out of Montreal consisting of Chantal Ranger (lyrics/vocals) and Guy Pellerin (music/production) and Nowhere To Hide is their third album. Since their last album (2024’s At [...]
LIKE WHAT ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY INDEPENDENT To celebrate their fifth year as a musical project/band, Like What have put together a five-track EP of their five most popular songs. This EP, or mini album, is an excellent jumping off point for the [...]
STEVE HACKETT THE LAMB STANDS UP LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Steve Hackett continues his journey through classic Genesis albums with a recording of his favourite songs from the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. The [...]
BRONSKI BEAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE AGE OF CONSENT REMIXED LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The original, and some may argue, best line-up of Bronski Beat (Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek and Jimmy Somerville) lasted for just one album, Forbidden [...]
HUNG UP ON A DREAM: THE ZOMBIES DOCUMENTARY UTOPIA MEDIA/THE RANCH The Zombies were part of the first British Invasion, spearheaded by The Beatles. They weren’t from Liverpool, but rather St Albans in the U.K. The original lineup featuring Rod [...]
SING EVERY SINGLE SONG UNTIL IT HURTS A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY STOCHANSKY Andy Stochansky has been around the music scene for quite a while. And although he has put out many incredible solo albums, perhaps he is best known for the company he [...]
JONATHAN RICHMAN ONLY FROZEN SKY ANYWAY BLUE ARROW RECORDS Only Frozen Sky Anyway is Jonathan Richman’s 18th studio album, add in nine albums with The Modern Lovers and four live albums, one can see that Richman has been very busy since he made [...]
JOHN JENKINS RESTLESS HEARTS JOHN JENKINS MUSIC Liverpool-based John Jenkins has been releasing music since 2015. Restless Hearts is his first album since the brilliant and very personal Tuebrook, released in 2023. Jenkins is an artist that is [...]
THE BRAINS CRAZY MONSTER CLEOPATRA RECORDS It may be hard to believe, but it has been 20 years since The Brains’ debut album, No Brain, No Pain. This psychobilly (as they describe themselves) have released eight studio albums, and Crazy [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS THE LEGENDS OF SURF GUITAR OGLIO Releasing a live album of surf music on July 4 is absolutely perfect. This album has captured a moment in time and it is finally seeing the light of day. The Legends Of Surf Guitar brings together [...]
CHURCH OF TREES THIEF OF JOY INDEPENDENT Church Of Trees, the brainchild of multi-talented Bernard Frazer, burst on the scene in 2017 with their debut EP, Primitive Creatures. Since then, they have released five albums and a retrospective [...]
EVERY TIME YOU LOSE YOUR MIND: A FILM ABOUT FAILURE FAILURE FILMS INC. (DIRECTED BY KEN ANDREWS) JUNE 27, 2025 Good rock ‘n’ roll documentaries are interesting creatures. The extremely good ones should appeal to viewers who are not necessarily [...]
JAKKO M. JAKSZYK SON OF GLEN INSIDE OUT MUSIC/SONY As well as being a guitarist with King Crimson, from 2013 until they called it a day in 2021, Jakszyk’s resume reads like the history of rock ‘n’ roll. He has played with The Kinks, Level 42, [...]
FRANK ZAPPA CHEAPER THAN CHEEP: THE SOUNDTRACK (LIVE) ZAPPA/UMe Since Frank Zappa left this world, there have been numerous releases, thanks to Joe Travers and his son, Ahmet Zappa who work on behalf of the Zappa Estate. They continued their [...]
I’M WORKING ON SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE MARRINER Steve Marriner has been performing for a long time and has made a name for himself as a songwriter, musician, producer, and overall recording/performing artist. Since the age of [...]
PAT TRAVERS GOING DOWN TO JACKSONVILLE – 1983 CLEOPATRA RECORDS Pat Travers has always been a hard-working musician. Besides recording somewhere in the neighbourhood of 20 studio albums since his debut in 1976, he has toured relentlessly. [...]
AYSANABEE EDGE OF THE EARTH ISHKŌDÉ RECORDS Aysanabee is a Toronto-based artist who has been making quite a name for himself. He is an Oji-Cree singer-songwriter of the Sucker Clan, and is originally of the Sandy Lake First Nation, a very remote [...]
NAD SYLVAN MONUMENTATA INSIDE OUT MUSIC Nad Sylvan has had a fascinating career since he made his debut in 1983. It took him a while to find himself and his music, but in 1997 when he released his debut album (The Life Of A Housewife) he had [...]
