THE KORGIS/JOE MATERA/AL STEELE COFFEE IN NEW YORK RENAISSANCE RECORDS I really like The Korgis. Their song in 1980, “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime,” was a surprise but a well-deserved hit. The song did not have the 1980s pop sound but was [...]
THE LEMONHEADS LOVE CHANT FIRE RECORDS Whispers from the Static… Love Chant isn’t a comeback, it’s a broadcast from somewhere warmer. Perhaps from a Brazilian beach? Evan Dando returns with original Lemonheads material after more than two [...]
TIMOTHY LAROQUE THE FLORIDA EFFECT DEF CAT RECORDS These days it is nothing unusual if a singer-songwriter hails from Hollywood, California. Yet, what about the case when that singer-songwriter comes from Hollywood, but the one located in [...]
TAME IMPALA DEADBEAT COLUMBIA RECORDS After five years, we welcome back Kevin Parker to the musical world with the anticipated release of his sixth studio release, Deadbeat. The album is quintessential Tame Impala from start to finish, with [...]
HEATHER AUBREY LLOYD PANIC ROOM WITH A VIEW INDEPENDENT Is having great, emotional, gritty vocals enough to come up with a very good album? Well, such vocals can create an impact, and Heather Aubrey Lloyd certainly has it, but is that enough? [...]
DEAR BOY CELEBRATOR LAST GANG RECORDS Time holds music like a retractable collar holds a dog, free to roam, but not too far before you get pulled back in. Trend cycles come in waves, as modern musicians and producers are constantly finding ways [...]
JULESY FLIP THE BED STRONG PLACE MUSIC Finding your own place in music circles isn’t easy these days, even for fully accomplished artists, let alone those that are practically starting out, particularly if they are coming up with a debut [...]
THE DREAM SYNDICATE MEDICINE SHOW: I KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE (DELUXE EDITION) DOWN THERE/FIRE RECORDS Whatever the reason was that The Dream Syndicate didn’t become one of the biggest bands around at their 80s prime it is a damn shame, (and the [...]
