FRANK ZAPPA AND CAPTAIN BEEFHEART BONGO FURY (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Beginning in 1973, until 1975, Frank Zappa achieved his greatest commercial success in the U.S. In fact he had his only top 10 album in 1974, [...]
TORI AMOS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM IN TIMES OF DRAGONS VIA UNIVERSAL/FONTANA SUMMER TOUR DATES A pioneer across platforms, Tori Amos is a multiplatinum singer-songwriter, pianist and composer who will release her 18th studio album In Times of Dragons [...]
GOOD NEIGHBOURS RELEASE BLUE SKY MENTALITY (COMPLETE EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC On February 13th, UK duo Good Neighbours released Blue Sky Mentality (Complete Edition), an expanded version of their highly acclaimed debut album, drawing a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
TEARS FOR FEARS SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR (40th ANNIVERSARY) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Songs From the Big Chair, released in 1985, was Tears for Fears’ second album. And during the mid-1980s, it took the world by storm. Now, to celebrate its 40th [...]
THE BLACK CROWES AMORICA. (DELUXE EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC Following the mega success of their first two albums, 1990’s Shake Your Money Maker and 1992’s The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion, The Black Crowes released their third album, [...]
RICHARD ASHCROFT LOVIN’ YOU VIRGIN RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Lovin’ You is Richard Ashcroft’s seventh album. Ashcroft has come up with a very strong album with Lovin’ You. Since his first solo album, each album from Ashcroft has been very [...]
IT’S JUST ONE REALLY BIG EP A CONVERSATION WITH BIG WRECK’S IAN THORNLEY Big Wreck started the decade with a string of EPs released at an impressive clip. The first was the 7 Series, a trio of EPs released between 2021 and 2023, [...]
WE REALLY WERE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN A CONVERSATION WITH ED KUEPPER OF THE SAINTS ’73 – ’78 Although The Saints are best known as a punk and post-punk band, they actually started in 1973 in Brisbane, Australia. The band was [...]
iC1s WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? BE LUCKY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The title of iC1s debut album, What Took You So Long? is somewhat amusing. After all, fans have been waiting a decade for it. iC1s were set to record their debut album back in 2014 after [...]
ANNE MURRAY HERE YOU ARE UNIVERSAL MUSIC I grew up in the 1970s, and to be honest I have always had a big soft spot for Anne Murray. I could never admit it at the time, but I always loved her voice and choice of songs. She was huge in the 1970s [...]
BRONSKI BEAT FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE AGE OF CONSENT REMIXED LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The original, and some may argue, best line-up of Bronski Beat (Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek and Jimmy Somerville) lasted for just one album, Forbidden [...]
MANTRA OF THE COSMOS TEAM UP WITH NOEL GALLAGHER FOR NEW SINGLE “DOMINO BONES (GETS DANGEROUS)” SONY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC As an all-star band featuring iconic names in the shape of Happy Mondays / Black Grape duo Shaun Ryder and Bez with [...]
BIG WRECK RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BELIEVER” ALONG WITH OFFICIAL VIDEO | TOUR DATES SONIC UNYON/UNIVERSAL MUSIC 2025 is already roaring for Canadian rock powerhouse Big Wreck. Hot on the heels of being crowned official ambassadors for Record Store [...]
RINGO STARR PRESS CONFERENCE RYMAN AUDITORIUM, NASHVILLE (TN) Ringo Starr played two nights at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on January14 and 15 to sold-out crowds. Not only that, but he was joined by many special guests and [...]
RINGO STARR LOOK UP UNIVERSAL MUSIC Ringo Starr has always had a love of country music. With The Beatles he recorded a cover of Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally” and always spoke about his appreciation of that genre. Country music was always very [...]
I KNOW IT’S ONLY MISTLETOE (BUT I LIKE IT) SPILL MAGAZINE DIGS DEEP INTO SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2024 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) Well, it is that time of year again, to gather friends and family and get together for Christmas, the most [...]
MICHAEL KIWANUKA SMALL CHANGES POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Michael Kiwanuka is an essential voice, a testament to the potential and referential depth of neo-soul. It is. Rooted in the past with a finger on the pulse of our contemporary conflicts and [...]
THE CURE – “AND NOTHING IS FOREVER” POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC The Cure have released their long-awaited new album, Songs Of A Lost World, on 1st November. The album, their 14th studio release, is their first in 16 years. Songs [...]
THE TRAGICALLY HIP UP TO HERE (DELUXE) UNIVERSAL MUSIC To describe The Tragically Hip’s newest release, Up To Here (Deluxe), nostalgic or reminiscent are words far too simple for this album. The music within each disc creates a feeling, one [...]
THE CURE SONGS OF A LOST WORLD POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Barring a reformation, it’s hard to imagine it ever being acceptable for most bands to take 16 years to release new music. However, this is The Cure. There’s therefore an obvious sense of [...]
BRONSKI BEAT AGE OF CONSENT (40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) LONDON RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Age Of Consent was, and is, a groundbreaking album. Musically, Bronski Beat successfully combines disco and electronic music to create something that has been [...]
