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 [...]
TOMMY SOLO AND FRIENDS PASSENGERS AND MESSENGERS INDEPENDENT Tommy Solo is back with a brand-new album. This time, he is playing with some friends, which is why Passengers And Messengers is actually credited to Tommy Solo And Friends. Passengers [...]
NORMAN GREENBAUM SPIRIT IN THE SKY CRAFT RECORDINGS In 1967, a band with the unusual yet era appropriate name of Dr. West’s Medicine Show and Junk Band had a minor hit with the novelty song “The Eggplant That Ate Chicago” (it lives up to [...]
CRY LIGHTLY, TWILIGHTLY, DIE BRIGHTLY A CONVERSATION WITH NAD SYLVAN Nad Sylvan has been making music professionally for four decades, and has released numerous solo albums, while also working with other artists, most notably Steve Hackett. [...]
BEATIE WOLFE & BRIAN ENO LUMINAL VERVE RECORDS Luminal is the second of two new albums by Mr. Brian Eno, both of which are collaborations with Beatie Wolfe. Eno has been very busy of late. Since 2024, Brian Eno (producer, musician, artist [...]
BRIAN ENO & BEATIE WOLFE LATERAL VERVE RECORDS Since 2024, Brian Eno (producer, musician, artist extraordinaire) has released four albums, five if you count all the EPs. He is adding two more to his catalog. On this album, (and on the [...]
DAVID J HASKINS THE MOTHER TREE EROTOTOX DECODINGS David J Haskins’ new album, The Mother Tree, is a companion to his new book of poetry, Rhapsody, Threnody & Prayer. The album, The Mother Tree features David J Haskins reciting five poems [...]
