Jerry Leger The Time Flew By Latent Recordings “There’s no rest for the wicked,” or so the saying goes. If that is true, singer-songwriter Jerry Leger is a ‘wicked’ man, indeed! Currently touring Europe and the UK, the Toronto-based roots rocker [...]
ON THE PRECIPICE OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT A CONVERSATION WITH TARA MACLEAN There is an old saying: “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.” This adage could certainly apply to Tara MacLean, whose star IS on the rise, [...]
Tara MacLean Sparrow Independent Sparrow is the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Tara MacLean. The music veteran has just released a memoir called Song of the Sparrow, and this album is the soundtrack to the book. Recorded in Lake [...]
apaull White LeBaron Furnace Room Records apaull is back with another EP of electronic music, a four-track collection called White LeBaron. With it, the Dutch-Canadian music producer has continued the stream of regular music drops that he began [...]
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM A CONVERSATION WITH BLAIR PACKHAM (THE JITTERS) “Music, for me, is a mystery. If you take the idea of a guitar and reduce it, you’ve got this box of wood. It’s shaped in a particular way, but it’s still [...]
The Heck On Your Nerves Soundflat Records Netherlands’ garage punk band The Heck are still knocking out the tunes, with their third full-length album release, On Your Nerves. With this offering, the power trio of Henri Keefman, René Katerbarg [...]
Jerry Leger Live From Paradise Latent Recordings Toronto singer-songwriter Jerry Leger is one of those artists who does not sit still for too long. With his solid motivation and work ethic, it’s little wonder that he is releasing some choice [...]
Ladytron Time’s Arrow Cooking Vinyl Time’s Arrow is the seventh album release from the UK electronic pop band, Ladytron. Formed in Liverpool in 1999, the band has regularly released new music since their inception. The album leads off [...]
Fighting Chance! Fighting Chance! Independent Is the world ready for a 1990s power punk revival? For James and Joe Flanagan, the answer would be a resounding “Yes!”. The brothers, who are founders of Toronto indie band Fighting Chance!, have [...]
THE ROCK AND COAL BREAKDOWN SPILL MAGAZINE DISSECTS SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2022 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART TWO) Christmastime is here again, ain’t been around since you know when….that means new Christmas music. This year, there seems to be a lot [...]
apaull Sans Phobia Furnace Room Records Is it the future? Is it the present? Whatever it is, Dutch-Canadian electronic music producer apaull has seen it, and it ain’t pretty. With the release of the EP Sans Phobia, apaull compels us to look at [...]
NEIL YOUNG: HARVEST TIME – A FILM FROM 1971 SHAKEY PICTURES, TRAFALGAR RELEASING & WARNER RECORDS DECEMBER 1, 2022 It is fascinating to watch Harvest Time – A Film From 1971. Capturing the recording of Neil Young’s iconic 1972 album, [...]
Blue Twisted Steel Intro Independent Charleston, WV’s Blue Twisted Steel has just released Intro and it is something special. Imagine (if you will) a recording that is part blues-funk, part singer-songwriter, and all original, and you would be [...]
The Police Ghost In The Machine (Vinyl Reissue) Universal Music/Polydor Originally released in 1981, Ghost In The Machine represents The Police in the middle their career. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, a series of successful albums, singles, [...]
STATE OF THE ARTIST A CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN PAGE Throughout his career, singer-songwriter Steven Page could be counted on to observe our modern existence, in ways that are creative, direct and beautiful. From his days as a creative force and [...]
I Ya Toyah Ghosts Independent The three-song EP Ghosts was just released by the Chicago-based artist I Ya Toyah (née Ania Tarnowska). It is currently available on Bandcamp, and will be available on other platforms, and in physical form, in early [...]
Jae Amends ii, Eternity Independent ii, Eternity is the latest release by Jae Amends, also known as singer-songwriter-producer Doug Haynes. Best known as the singer and guitarist with the alt-pop band HIGHS, Haynes has created a truly unique [...]
Yungblud Yungblud Locomotion/Geffen Records There comes a time in every artist’s development where they rise above early influences and present themselves as fully formed entities. In his eponymously-titled third album, Yungblud (née Dominic [...]
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 Records have blessed the world with an expansive six-disc collection of the music of Harry Chapin. [...]
Joe Symes And The Loving Kind A Place To Call Our Own Truly Independent Records Joe Symes and the Loving Kind are a three-piece rock band out of Liverpool, UK. Over the past few years, they have been releasing music and touring relentlessly. [...]
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 to write before midnight…” This quote is fiction, but the words were actually uttered by [...]
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 about it. Usually, you go through all those things where you do the work, and you hunker down and [...]
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 albums to their credit, They Might Be Giants show no sign of slowing [...]
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 mind. However, when the friend is Sarah Rudy (of West Virginia band [...]
