SINGER. MATTRESS. CAT. SUBTROPICAL PERSONALITY INDEPENDENT There’s one question that might be looming among the melody-oriented indie rock fans; is bedroom pop a dying breed, or are they going into a sort of merger? If you ask Australian [...]
NICOLA CONTE VIAGGIO BLUE NOTE/SCHEMA/FAR OUT RECORDINGS With compilations, particularly curated ones, there’s almost never a middle ground; they are either great or they are simply bad. To come up with a great one is a painstaking [...]
ALEXISONFIRE HOUSE OF STROMBO (LIVE IN TORONTO, ON 2019) DINE ALONE RECORDS Hot off the release of their most recent studio EP, Copies of Old Masters Vol. 1, Alexisonfire has returned, just weeks later, with their newest release. As a part of [...]
WARFIELD DEATHROCK DEVOTIONALS BLACK HEATHERS/CLEOPATRA RECORDS Justin Warfield of She Wants Revenge has released Deathrock Devotionals, a focused exploration of early Los Angeles deathrock and post-punk. The album captures the authentic [...]
CHEAP TRICK ALL WASHED UP BMG All Washed Up is Cheap Trick’s 21st studio album, and their first since 2021’s In Another World. The core trio of the band is still going strong. Rick Nielsen (guitar and vocals), Tom Petersson (12- string bass, [...]
CITY AND COLOUR SOMETIMES LULLABY DINE ALONE RECORDS It may be hard for some to accept, but the truth is, Dallas Green, professionally known as City and Colour, released his debut album, Sometimes, 20 years ago. Indeed, it has been two decades [...]
THE SAINTS LONG MARCH THROUGH THE JAZZ AGE FIRE RECORDS The Saints formed in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia in 1973. Originally the band was founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper. [...]
THE IVEYS MINISKIRTS AND RAINBOWS: THE IVEYS ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 5 Y&T MUSIC Before Badfinger was Badfinger, they were The Iveys, hailing from Swansea, Wales. They formed in 1961 and had a few different names before settling on the Iveys . They [...]
JEFF MILLS LIVE AT LIQUID ROOM AXIS RECORDS Detroit’s Jeff Mills (first known as The Wizard on WJLB radio) co‑founded Underground Resistance with “Mad” Mike Banks and Robert Hood before launching Axis Records in 1992. A pioneer of rapid‑fire, [...]
THE DURUTTI COLUMN THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN (45th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS Durutti Column is really a musical project rather than a band, created by guitarist Vini Reilly. Quite frankly, no one but Reilly would think to name [...]
COUSINS & WILLOUGHBY THE BRIDGE (REMASTERED) WITCHWOOD MUSIC/RSK ENTERTAINMENT The term ‘lost gem’ is used often, maybe too frequently, but The Bridge, by Cousins & Willoughby is a true lost gem. When it was originally released in 1993, [...]
ÁRNÝ MARGRÉT I MISS YOU, I DO: THE SJÁUMST EDITION ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT RECORDS Excellent artists from Iceland—or anywhere else that is not U.S. or U.K.—are no big surprise for decades now, so neither was the fact that Iceland’s Árný [...]
TINA TURNER GOOD HEARTED WOMAN (2025 REMASTER) CHERRY RED RECORDS Tina Turner was a worldwide icon best known for her work in two different musical spheres: soul, which provided her debut in the 1960s, and rock ‘n’ roll, which was the soundtrack [...]
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY COLLECTION APPLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC When The Beatles launched the original Beatles Anthology in 1995, it was a landmark and historical rock ‘n’ roll event. Never before had a band told their own story over the course of [...]
YUNGBLUD AND AEROSMITH ONE MORE TIME CAPITOL RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The unexpected collaboration between Yungblud and Aerosmith arrives like a lightning bolt to the heart of rock music, proving that the genre thrives most when it bridges [...]
BURS SIGNIFICANCE, OTHERNESS BIRTHDAY CAKE RECORDS How do you transfer the harmony-laden sound of early ’70s exemplified in CSNY, combined with a glance of that sound from the ’90s (Kingsbury Manx anyone?), and then brought to [...]
SHOLTO THE SIRENS DEEPMATTER RECORDS BBC’s Gilles Peterson is considered one of the most discerning DJs and music producers around. So, when he endorses an artist, you need to prick up your ears, no matter what kind of sounds you favour. [...]
GUNS N’ ROSES LIVE ERA ’87-‘93 UNIVERSAL MUSIC Originally released, primarily on CD, in 1999, Live Era ’87-’93 captures the ascent of Guns N’ Roses in the wake of their monumental debut, Appetite For Destruction, to the conclusion of their [...]
HUMBLE PIE SUNSET BLVD 1969 CLEOPATRA RECORDS In 1969, former Small Faces member Steve Marriott joined forces with Peter Frampton, fresh from the band The Herd. They recruited Greg Ridley, formerly of Spooky Tooth on bass, and drummer Jerry [...]
RHEOSTATICS THE GREAT LAKES SUITE CORDOVA BAY RECORDS Legendary Toronto band, Rheostatics, is celebrating 45 years with their newest and most interesting album, The Great Lakes Suite. This non-linear concept album features members Dave Bidini, [...]
INCA BABIES REINCARNATION BLACK LAGOON RECORDS Manchester’s Inca Babies formed in 1982 and released their debut single in 1983, “The Interior.” They released their debut album Rumble in 1985. The band finally called it a day in 1987, but they [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BURN IT UP: THE RISE OF BRITISH DANCE MUSIC 1986-1991 CHERRY RED RECORDS Cracking open like a neon time capsule, Burn It Up gathers 50 snapshots on 4 CDs, from Britain’s 1986-1991 dance detonation, the moment cheap drum machines, [...]
JETHRO TULL AQUALUNG LIVE (REMASTER 2025) INSIDE OUT RECORDS In 2004, Jethro Tull recorded a show for Sirius XM’s Then Again Live series at their studio in Washington, DC. As the title would suggest, the show highlighted bands performing older [...]
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP The latest in a series of anniversary releases that make elder millennials really feel their age, Mellon Collie And The Infinite [...]
