Frank Zappa Funky Nothingness Zappa/Universal Music In 1969, Frank Zappa released his second solo album, Hot Rats. Over time, the album has become a landmark, a classic, and one of Zappa’s most loved. Hot Rats was also the first album to be [...]
John Mellencamp Orpheus Descending Universal Music I am not sure that John Mellencamp has always received the credit and respect he deserves. He has a heavy body of work that has somehow not received the critical acclaim that is offered to [...]
Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies Universal Music Part greatest hits and part live performance, Def Leppard haS collaborated with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to deliver Drastic Symphonies. The album sees The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra record [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ADD DATES TO SPRING 2023 TOUR Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette – have added 4 dates to their upcoming Spring [...]
The Who The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley Universal Music Six decades into their career, The Who continues to experiment with its performances, justifying its worth as one of the greatest bands of its era. Their 2019 tour saw the British [...]
FEIST RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BORROW TROUBLE” FROM MULTITUDES THE NEW ALBUM OUT APRIL 14 Feist has released “Borrow Trouble”, the brilliant new single from the multi-award winning, hugely influential musician’s new [...]
CROWN LANDS EMBARK ON A NEW CHAPTER WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOPHMORE ALBUM FEARLESS SET FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 31 Juno Award-winning, powerhouse rock duo Crown Lands – Cody Bowles (vocals and drums) and Kevin Comeau (guitar, bass, and keys)—share [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ANNOUNCE SPRING 2023 TOUR WILL INCLUDE SHOWS AT THE VENETIAN IN LAS VEGAS AND AT THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, [...]
I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT A LIFETIME PLAN REMINISCING WITH GRAEHAM GOBLE OF LITTLE RIVER BAND “Toronto? We played there once. The El Mocambo Club. The most memorable show, maybe, in my whole career. Incredible! Because, the audience was [...]
THE ROCK AND COAL BREAKDOWN SPILL MAGAZINE DISSECTS SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2022 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) Christmastime is here again, ain’t been around since you know when….that means new Christmas music. This year, there seems to be a lot [...]
Little River Band Ultimate Hits/Masterpieces Universal Music A Little River Band revival is long overdue and therefore it is perfect timing for these collections to be released. Ultimate Hits and Masterpieces are two separate albums but should [...]
The Police Ghost In The Machine (Vinyl Reissue) Universal Music/Polydor Originally released in 1981, Ghost In The Machine represents The Police in the middle their career. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, a series of successful albums, singles, [...]
PJ Harvey B-Sides, Demos & Rarities Universal Music/Island Records Concealing almost no part of her musical progression, PJ Harvey’s B-Sides, Demos & Rarities provides us with a road map to her as an artist, as well as a person, and [...]
The Beatles Revolver – Special Edition (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles entered EMI Studios on April 6, 1966 to begin work on their follow up to their brilliant, ground-breaking, and landmark album Rubber Soul. [...]
Ringo Starr EP3 Ume/Universal Music It may be hard to believe, but since The Beatles called it a day in 1970, Ringo Starr has released 20 studio albums and 11 live albums. This is quite an accomplishment for the member of the band that few had [...]
THE HEART IS STRANGE A CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN & SUSANNE FREYTAG OF XPROPAGANDA “Susanne may be 10 minutes,” reports Claudia Brücken. “Berlin Underground, you know. And we are only human,” she laughs. She has just incorporated the [...]
THE BEACHES – “GROW UP TOMORROW” INDEPENDENT The Beaches have dropped their brand new single, “Grow Up Tomorrow”. The song was co-written with Lowell and is absolutely perfect for a summer soundtrack. It’s [...]
SLOAN ANNOUNCE 13th STUDIO ALBUM STEADY SET TO RELEASE OCTOBER 21 STEADY ARRIVES 30 YEARS SINCE RELEASE OF DEBUT RECORD Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan announce their 13th studio album, Steady, set to release on October 21 through [...]
xPropaganda The Heart Is Strange Universal Music xPropaganda is composed of Claudia Brücken and Susanne Freytag, who were one half of the brilliant and groundbreaking band Propaganda. In 1985 they joined forces with Ralf Dörper and Michael [...]
The Rolling Stones Live At The El Mocambo Universal Music The El Mocambo stands alongside The Horseshoe Tavern and Massey Hall as one of Toronto’s most revered and historic venues. From Blondie to Tom Waits and Ronnie Hawkins to The Ramones, The [...]
ABBA TO RELEASE BRAND NEW CAREER-ENCOMPASSING LP & CD COLLECTIONS, PICTURE DISC LP SET AND LYRIC VIDEO SERIES POLAR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC When Voyage, the first new ABBA album in 40 years, and the accompanying shows in London were announced in [...]
BLOSSOMS REVEAL NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “THE SULKING POET” TAKEN FROM THE BAND’S UPCOMING NEW ALBUM RIBBON AROUND THE BOMB OUT APRIL 29 UNIVERSAL MUSIC Acclaimed British band Blossoms return today, revealing their brand-new single [...]
Bastille Give Me The Future Republic Records/ Universal Music Formed in 2010, British quartet Bastille presents their fourth studio album entitled Give Me The Future. The underlying theme with this work according to frontman Dan Smith is [...]
THE TEMPTATIONS TEMPTATIONS 60 UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1958 Otis Williams formed a singing group with his friends, Otis WIlliams And The Distants. They didn’t have a lot of success but four years later when they changed their name to The Temptations, [...]
