BIG SHARE PRINTED PICTURES INDEPENDENT Some just might remember Bent By Elephants, a collaborative musical effort that produced some interesting music from 2009 to 2015. Part of that effort were Chesley Walsh & Luke Fowlie, the [...]
ALICE IN CHAINS BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) CRAFT RECORDINGS Originally released in 2009, Black Gives Way To Blue stands as Alice In Chains’ seminal return following the passing of original vocalist Layne Staley in 2002. [...]
THE ASTEROID NO. 4 SEVERAL SHAPES OF SOLAR FLARES CLUB AC30/LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS As nostalgic as Several Shapes Of Solar Flares is, it’s difficult to create such music without the listener straying too far from the sounds and voices that placed [...]
FUR TRADER WHOSE DREAM IS THIS INDEPENDENT It has become a sort of a tradition for artists to pick more than one role in the creation of their art, and in this case, music. So, it might come as no surprise thar Los Angeles singer/songwriter [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS WHY DON’T YOU SMILE NOW: LOU REED AT PICKWICK RECORDS 1964-65 LIGHT IN THE ATTIC RECORDS Back in the sixties Pickwick Records were supposed to be a budget version of the then-dominating songwriter powerhouse that was New [...]
BLITZ VEGA NORTHERN GENTLEMAN FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD On May 19, 2023, the world lost Andy Rourke. He was a remarkably talented bass player and DJ. He was also working with KAV (Kav Sandu, the former guitarist for Happy Mondays) in a [...]
HALCYON PHASE CRITICAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS ON THE PRECIPICE INDEPENDENT Critical Misunderstandings On The Precipice the second full-length studio album from Halcyon Phase. It has been a while since we heard from Frank Smith and Phillip Victor [...]
THE SLACKERS WHAT WE GONNA DO NOW? / PICK AND CHOOSE PIRATES PRESS RECORDS It is often said that less is more, and in this case, The Slackers prove that they do not need a lengthy album to show off their talents, for they do so strictly in the [...]
