The First Bobby Hart Solo Album Reissued In December
Everyone has heard of The Monkees. During their run, the popular band produced a massive collection of Top 40 single hits, and, in the process, sold a wild number of…
Charlie Hilton (Blouse) To Release Solo Album In January
The music of Blouse, a Portland origin band, has always intrigued me with its blend of ’80s-styled music with a slight Goth bent (but don’t let that stop ya!). They…
New The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart EP
I first warmly discovered The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart some years back during their pre-album release of their debut. There were several songs floating around. Every one of…
New Mortiis Album, The Great Deceiver, Scheduled For January
I’ve always had a strange fascination for industrial music. From the music of Ministry to the modified music of Norwegian Black Metal band, Mortiis, there’s a fair helping of the…
New Joe Cocker 2CD Retrospective, The Life Of A Man, In December
It’s been nearly one year ago since we’ve lost Joe Cocker. If you’re like me, some of his great songs has often been replayed in one way or another since…
Listening To Jim James And His Regions Of Light And Sound Of God Debut
I caught up with the latest episode of The Leftovers (episode 6). It starts with the silent approach of a scientist as he makes his way to Miracle, TX to…
In Memoriam: Allen Toussaint
As it’s been said before, the value of a man is as he is remembered. That applies in so many ways that it would be impossible to list them all…
Five Rufus (Featuring Chaka Khan) Titles Reissued In December
In the early ’70s, Rock ‘n Roll became familiar with a funk band by the name of Rufus. Rufus featured the stunning vocals of Chaka Khan, who went on to…
Possible New Wolfmother Album In February
Ten years ago, the power trio, Wolfmother gained a legion of fans with their excellent debut that gathered comparisons to the great hard rock of the ’70s, like Black Sabbath.…
New Coldplay Album, A Head Full Of Dreams, (Their Last), Planned For December
Last year, Coldplay released their sixth full-length album, Ghost Stories. It generated the well-played “A Sky Full Of Stars”, which, for me, was a return of sorts to the kind…
Steven Wilson EP Interim Release, 4 1/2, In January
What’s that saying? Oh yeah…’you can’t keep a good man down’. In March (2015), Steven Wilson released his solo effort, Hand. Cannot. Erase. In addition to the myriad other projects…
New Bloc Party Album, Hymns, Planned For January
One of the more musically interesting bands to me over the last ten years has been Bloc Party. Their incredible debut album, Silent Alarm, was released in 2005. From there,…