WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR MIND AND YOU THINK YOU’RE FINE A CONVERSATION WITH RHYS FULBER In 1987, Rhys Fulber burst on the scene with the hard electronic sound of Front Line Assembly. He was one member, but the band quickly developed a very loyal [...]
AN HOUR OF ESCAPISM A CONVERSATION WITH ARJEN ANTHONY LUCASSEN Arjen Anthony Lucassen is an extremely talented artist. Singer, songwriter, musician, storyteller, and so much more. With his project, Ayreon (“you can’t really call it a band, it is [...]
HOWARD JONES DREAM INTO ACTION: THE FARMYARD SESSIONS CHERRY RED RECORDS Dream Into Action, Howard Jones’s second album, was originally released in 1985 and it reached number two in the UK album charts, and the top ten in North America. It [...]
BILL LEEB MACHINE VISION METROPOLIS RECORDS Between his work with Front Line Assembly and Delerium (not to mention other projects in which he is involved, such as Noise Unit, Intermix and Cyberaktif), it is hard to believe that Leeb had time to [...]
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH GUSH NETTWERK RECORDS Minimal synthesized classical music, three words that don’t always go together but those three words best describe Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith’s latest album, Gush. Smith is a classily trained musician from [...]
GARRY BURNSIDE IT’S MY TIME NOW STROLLING BONES RECORDS There is something extraordinary about Garry Burnside’s new album, It’s My Time Now. He has created an album steeped in tradition in the classic blues rock arena, and at the same time has [...]
MISS FD EUPHORIA QUANTUM RELEASE RECORDS Miss FD has been releasing music since 2009, and in those 16 years, she has released a lot of music. Euphoria, her new EP and her first since 2022’s As Above, So Below, is a welcome return to the EP [...]
SWEET SWEET FANNY ADAMS REVISITED METALVILLE Sweet Fanny Adams was Sweet’s second studio album, released only in Europe in 1974. Five of the songs from the album were cobbled together with other songs for their North American breakthrough album, [...]
EXPLORING OUR SOUND AND NOT OVERTHINKING IT A CONVERSATION WITH TIAN QIYI Tian Qiyi is a very unique sibling duo, featuring brothers John Tian Qi Wardle and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle. The two Liverpool- and London-based brothers come by their [...]
AREA RESIDENT PROTANOPIA INDEPENDENT Area Resident is the band name for Doug Hempstead, who is a solo act and does basically everything on the album. He does have a help from Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker The Star), who not only plays on it but [...]
ANDY STOCHANSKY POETRY OF BIRDS ARTHAUS Since 1995, Andy Stochansky has been making very intriguing albums and has worked with some very talented artists (Kurt Swinghammer, Ani DiFranco, Goo Goo Dolls and Annie Lennox). But with Poetry Of Birds [...]
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 [...]
