VARIOUS ARTISTS MARC URSELLI’S RAMONES (REDUX) MAGNETIC EYE RECORDS Ramones embodied the underground scene with their distinctive sound and style, influencing generations despite their limited commercial success. Magnetic Eye’s Redux [...]
PULP MORE ROUGH TRADE RECORDS Britpop legends Pulp have finally returned with More, their first album in 24 years. The long stretch between records is no problem. Jarvis Cocker and company deliver one of their finest records with More. Pulp fans [...]
DAVID J HASKINS THE MOTHER TREE EROTOTOX DECODINGS David J Haskins’ new album, The Mother Tree, is a companion to his new book of poetry, Rhapsody, Threnody & Prayer. The album, The Mother Tree features David J Haskins reciting five poems [...]
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD LONGING REAL GONE MUSIC By 1974, Dusty Springfield had proven herself as a singer, performer, pop star, blues singer or whatever she wanted to do. She had had numerous hits, but like a lot of the 1960s artists, she struggled [...]
BRIANA MARELA MY INNER REST INDEPENDENT It has been a while since composers of what is considered modern classical music have adopted elements of other musical genres that are also considered as modern – whether it is rock in its [...]
MOTHER MOTHER NOSTALGIA WARNER RECORDS Mother Mother’s new album Nostalgia delivers the retro spark fans have been craving. It’s everything we love about the band, with tracks that nod to their original sound while embracing bold, fresh ideas. [...]
WOLVES AT THE GATE WASTELAND SOLID STATE RECORDS At times, becoming ensnared in the labyrinth of your own mind can be the most suffocating experience imaginable. It’s as if your thoughts conspire to overwhelm your entire being, drowning [...]
LETTERS FROM TAYLOR STILL ASKING INDEPENDENT It is a bold move to have your debut EP with two prominent covers right up front. It might indicate that you don’t have much faith in your originals. Yet, that is not a worry that Calgary, Ab [...]