New Sufjan Stevens Album, Carrie & Lowell, Set For March
Sufjan Stevens (pronounced Soof Yahn) really captured the public’s ear with his Illinoise album when it was released back in 2005. With its long song titles, a blend of piano…
The Rifles (UK) To Reissue 3CD No Love Lost
Exactly one year ago today, UK’s The Rifles released None The Wiser in the UK. It is ten excellent tracks (not including a hidden track) and WELL worth your attention.…
Blues Pills To Release Live Set In March
Blues Pills is one of the better retro bands that boast a ’70s-styled Blues/Rock blend. And I really hate using the term ‘retro’. Just doesn’t seem fair to those that,…
In Memorium: Edgar Froese
So many years ago that we can count them as decades, Tangerine Dream released Electronic Meditation. That was in 1969, just a mere set of years after the birth of…
Review: Give My Love To London – Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull has enjoyed a long career of music. From her early appearance in the early ’60s, with a best-selling song (“As Tears Go By”), through her late ’70s re-emergence…
Bee Gees Labels Readies 5CD Albums Set, 1974-1979 For March
In the past, few bands shone as brightly as did the Bee Gees band. With their endless stream of Top Ten hits back in the ’70s during the disco era,…
Out Of Print Ornette Coleman 6CD Rhino Records Box, Beauty Is A Rare Thing, Re-released In March
The name Ornette Coleman brings with it the gargantuan visitation into the world of Jazz expression. With his saxophone, Ornette Coleman helped to usher in new definitions on what Jazz…
First Three The Specials Albums To Reissue In 2CD Sets In March (UK Report)
The Specials, a ska-influenced post-punk band of the late 70s, enjoyed a cult status, and a small string of hits including the 1979 breakout hit, ” A Message To You,…
Review: The Pale Emperor – Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson has been around since the late ’80s although any recorded material from the band didn’t hit the shelves until 1994 with the release of Portrait Of an American…
New Vinyl Reissues
With the popularity of vinyl LPs still ascending, there are many albums being revisited as LPs. Major labels, as well as many new independent bands are releasing their music in…
New Compilation Album Explores The Notations’ Early Years
My first contact with The Notations, came in 1975, my final year of HS. The song was “Superpeople”, heard on one of the Chicago FM stations I usually paid close…
Review: Holographic Codex – Alio Die & Lorenzo Montaná
Alio Die, an Italian ambient composer has more than a few excellent ambient albums in release including the stunning Echo Passage, released in 1999. That album was released with Vidna…