All posts by Bryan Williston

Harry Chapin Story Book: The Elektra Albums (1972-1978) Cherry Red Records This one is for the fans. Reissue and box set specialists Cherry Red [...]

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS THE BOY NAMED IF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA “I’ve got my reputation to think about – I’ve got three, four, five songs [...]

SOMEONE WHO JUST KEEPS GOIN’ A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN JAMES “It’s funny – the making of a record happens quite a long time before you have to talk [...]

They Might Be Giants Book Idlewild Records Here it is only mid-November, but Christmas has come early for fans of eccentric power pop. After nearly 40 years together and 23 [...]

Annie Neeley Big Old Moon Independent One can never be certain when receiving advice from friends. “I’m sure that crab meat at the back of the fridge is fine to eat!” comes to [...]

IT’S FEELING THAT I’M AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOULDING (XTC) “I think the secret to fulfillment is being yourself. I made a pact with [...]

Whispering Sons Several Others PIAS It was only three years ago, in this very publication, that Belgium’s Whispering Sons were heralded as being the future of post-punk. [...]

John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band Leftover Feelings New West Records It sounds like the beginning of an old joke: two guys walk into a bar, [...]