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 [...]
DAVID J HASKINS – RHAPSODY, THRENODY & PRAYER FONOGRAPH MEDIA BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rhapsody, Threnody & Prayer is a short book of poetry by former Bauhaus/Love And Rockets bassist David J. Out of respect, and in honour of [...]
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD LONGING REAL GONE MUSIC By 1974, Dusty Springfield had proven herself as a singer, performer, pop star, blues singer or whatever she wanted to do. She had had numerous hits, but like a lot of the 1960s artists, she struggled [...]
SON OF GLEN A CONVERSATION WITH JAKKO M. JAKSZYK I have been a fan of Jakko M. Jakszyk for a very long time. From his stylish solo albums, to his work with Robert Fripp (and Mel Collins) to being a member of King Crimson. I have been a fan. [...]
WHEN THERE IS NO PLEASURE IN THIS ANYMORE, IT IS TIME TO CALL IT A DAY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN WELLBY OF LAST TOURIST In 2017, a couple of like-minded friends came together to form a ‘dark wave’ band. The band, Last Tourist, emerged from the [...]
B-MOVIE HIDDEN TREASURES WANDERLUST/CARGO B-Movie released their debut EP on a small, independent label in 1980. By 1981, they were signed to Some Bizarre Records and were part of the early 1980s electro-beat/New Wave/Post-Punk scene. Sadly, [...]
ANDREW YOUNG HELLO AGAIN INDEPENDENT Andrew Young is an artist based in Raleigh, NC, and although he is quite young, he has been making music for a number of years. Hello Again is his new five-song EP. Young proudly wears his influences on his [...]
COME OUT IN SUITS AND WALK OFF WHEN THE SUITS ARE DRENCHED A CONVERSATION WITH JIM “DAN DEE” STEFANUK Jim Dan Dee is a powerhouse of a blues band from Southern Ontario. Since releasing their debut EP, Five Stiff Shots, in 2015, the [...]
HOWARD JONES PIANO COMPOSED IVORY & PIANO COMPOSED SPIRIO CHERRY RED RECORDS Howard Jones never really does what you would expect him to do. He has returned to classical music with the Piano Composed albums, one called Ivory and the other [...]
POST DEATH SOUNDTRACK IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE INDEPENDENT In All My Nightmares I Am Alone is Vancouver’s Post Death Soundtrack’s fifth studio album, and their first since 2024’s Veil Lifter. The band is now more or less a solo project [...]
WHEN EVERY NOTE GOES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE A CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD JONES Howard Jones was not an overnight success, but it seemed that way when he released his debut single “New Song”, which was a worldwide hit single. His debut album, Human’s [...]
PETER MURPHY SILVER SHADE METROPOLIS RECORDS Peter Murphy finally returns with a new studio album, his first since 2014’s Lion. He released a number of live albums since then, but when he delivers a studio album, there is much to be celebrate. [...]
KALEO MIXED EMOTIONS ATLANTIC RECORDS KALEO is a rock/blues/country band from Iceland (Mosfellsbær, to be exact) who have been making their own brand of music since 2013, when they released their debut album, Kaleo. Mixed Emotions is their [...]
LITTLE FEAT STRIKE UP THE BAND HOT TOMATO Little Feat is a true legendary band. While there have been numerous member changes since they formed in 1969, Little Feat has endured and maintained a trademark sound. That doesn’t mean everything [...]
DOPE LEMON GOLDEN WOLF BMG MUSIC Dope Lemon is Angus Stone, from Australia. He is one half of the sibling duo, Angus and Julia Stone, who have made some great folk-rock albums. Beginning in 2016, Stone has been recording as Dope Lemon and Golden [...]
CHRISTOPHER CROSS CHRISTOPHER CROSS (EXPANDED EDITION) OMNIVORE/SEEKER MUSIC Christopher Cross seemed like an overnight sensation when he exploded onto the music world in 1980. The truth was, however, that he had been singing and writing for [...]
ANDY BELL TEN CROWNS CROWN RECORDINGS LTD. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell joined forces as Erasure in 1985, when they released their debut single, “Who Needs Love Like That”. Erasure is still going strong (they have released 19 studio albums), but [...]
MESSER CHUPS DON’T WORRY, BE CREEPY GUITARACULA RECORDS/HI-TIDE & NU-TONE RECORDINGS Messer Chups debuted in 2004 with the album, Vamp Babies. Nearly 21 years later, the punk band from St. Petersburg, Russia has released a number of [...]
THE FLOWER KINGS LOVE INSIDE OUT MUSIC Roine Stolt formed The Flower Kings in 1994 in order to tour and promote his solo album The Flower King. That touring group morphed into The Flower Kings, and Love is their 17th studio album (they have also [...]
