New Bonnie Raitt Album, Dig In Deep, Planned For February
I’ve been in love with Bonnie Raitt since her brilliant self-titled Warner Brothers Records 1971 set (I was only 14 years old at the time. I’m now 58.) Since, I’ve…
New Lily & Madeleine Album, Keep It Together, Set For February
In what I would consider great news for a Friday in the month of December where announcements are so rare (good ones. that is!). here’s something to maybe brighten up…
John Cale To Reissue Music For A New Society With New Album
The brilliant John Cale has a wonderfully diverse catalog of music. One of those is the 1982 classic piece called Music For A New Society. It’s difficult to describe this…
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…
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,…
New Glenn Mercer (The Feelies) Album, Incidental Hum, Is Here…And Should Be Heard
If you’ve held your ears close to the ground back in the latter ’70s, early ’80s, you likely heard of a new band by the name of The Feelies. Once…
New Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night, Set For February
With the impending release of the next Elton John album, I certainly have my breath held deeply. In the beginning years of EJ’s long and hits-laden career, his style of…