A RE-VISIT/RE-APPRECIATION: BINKY PHILIPS, “Binky Philips”
Author, raconteur, guitarist, scene-maven and all-around good guy, Binky Philips has been THE stalwart of New York rock since the early 1970’s. His long-standing friendships with various members of Kiss…
Paul Weller Classic, Wake Up The Nation Will Reissue As 10th Anniversary Remaster
Paul Weller is one of the rare artists that hit big with an original band (The Jam), and again with another band (The Style Council), and then again as a…
Original ’60s-era Nirvana To Release Limited Edition 6LP Box, Songlife: 1967-1972
Before the Nirvana trio of the ’90s arrived with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, there were a British band from the mid-60s that used the same name. Essentially…
Rick Wakeman To Reissue Return To The Centre Of The Earth In 2 Deluxe Boxsets
Since the late ’60s, Rick Wakeman has become a solid fixture in some of he greatest albums ever created in the realm of Rock and Roll. He has given time…
UMC UK To Re-Release Frankie Goes To Hollywood Albums
The impressive light of Frankie Goes To Hollywood shone brightly although only briefly. Their first album, Welcome To The Pleasuredome released in 1984 delivering a missile blast of three singles…
An Other Thing – The Micronauts: From Marvel to the Movies?
"They came from inner space!"
An Other Thing: Memento Mori – A YouTube Channel Calls It Quits (On Purpose)
Unus Annus was a remarkable moment for YouTube. Too bad you missed it.
NEW SINGLE SPOTLIGHT: HEATHER VICTORINO, “Long Way Home”
I’ve recently found myself under the spell of Heather Victorino, a dynamic singer in the “classic” country mold of Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, etc. Her voice is powerful; soothing –…
TAPNotes: Arriving Vinyl Of Live Sets – Yes, The Go-Go’s, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Deep Purple, Gary Numan
There will be vinyl sets arriving at various points in the first quarter of 2021 that you might find of interest for your expansive libraries, particularly if you’re a fan…
Jesse Colin Young Returns With Highway Troubadour
In 1967, a psychedelic rock band by the moniker of The Youngbloods released a track that even today is revered for what it is, a plea to people to come…
Tori Amos To Release 4-Track Christmas EP, Christmastide
For the holidays, many visible artists attempt at some point or another to issue a Christmas album. I myself have a string of XMas tracks that were recorded by favored…
Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Harold Budd Collaboration Expected With Another Flower
Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins fame, and famed ambient artist, Harold Budd first joined forces as Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd. That collaboration produced the beautiful, memorable, and haunting set,…