To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA
To America, With Love: Lulu Live in the USA Lulu defies the years with her first US tour at age 68. Great photos! Lulu at The Bull Run, Shirley MA – June 2, 2017 Review and Images by John D. Keegan Lulu, who had a number one hit in 1967 with the theme song from...
Reviewed: The Tearaways – “DW Hofner, Martin Gibson, Ludwig Rickenbacker, Earle Hammond & Vox Fender, ESQ”
Reviewed: The Tearaways – “DW Hofner, Martin Gibson, Ludwig Rickenbacker, Earle Hammond & Vox Fender, ESQ” Perfect summertime power pop with Blondie's Clem Burke keeping the beat Power pop records should only be released in the Summer. I’m not...
Reviewed: The Bullet Proof Lovers – “Shot Through The Heart”
Reviewed: The Bullet Proof Lovers – “Shot Through The Heart” Kurt Baker & crew's sophomore power pop assault suffers no slump! Finally – a band that looks like a band. I’m not sure about you, dear reader, but I’m slightly peeved at the...
Stroke of Luck? Corin Ashley’s Rocking Rebound
Stroke of Luck? Corin Ashley’s Rocking Rebound After a career-threatening ailment, Ashley returns to rock with a little help from his friends. In a world where musicians are often beaten down and deprived of a livelihood by the current trends in music industry,...
Reviewed: Captain Wilberforce – “Black Sky Thinking”
Reviewed: Captain Wilberforce – “Black Sky Thinking” ""Don't Be Happy" warns this bittersweet Neil-Finn-like pure pop nugget. After listening, we'll happily disobey. I read an interview with Pete Townsend a few years ago, where he said that writers...
Reviewed: R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner – “Make It Be”
Reviewed: R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner – “Make It Be” An unpredictable pairing produces everything you didn't expect. In 1996, R. Stevie Moore released his 113th album. It was called “The Day the Earth Stood On Stilts”. That’s kind of all you...
Reviewed: 10cc Live in Birmingham UK
Reviewed: 10cc Live in Birmingham UK Prog-pop's Not Dead! The soft-rock sovereigns come out s(w)inging in Birmingham 10cc were up against it last night… they played in the cosy confines of 2600-seater Symphony Hall, while across the street, in the cavernous...
Reviewed: The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time”
Reviewed: The Cheap Cassettes “All Anxious, All The Time” Doffing their caps to The Dead Boys, The Real Kids, & early Blondie, we ask: "Is this the best cryogenically-frozen-and-reanimated band of 2017?" Cheap Cassettes – “All Anxious, All The Time”...
LIVE: Blackberry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th, 2017
LIVE: Blackberry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th, 2017 Wine, women, whiskey and a heapin helpin' of Allman Brothers worship BlackBerry Smoke: Birmingham Academy, Birmingham UK April 7th 2017 Hey Kids! Ever wished you could travel back in time to a...
The Monsieurs: C’est La Guerre!
The Monsieurs: C’est La Guerre! Boston's boy-fronted girrl band takes no prisoners. Loud, noisy and seemingly lacking actual Frenchmen, The Monsieurs blew me away when I finally caught up with them a few months back. Two beautiful ladies – guitarist Hilken...
Love Stinks: A Bad Valentine Playlist
Love Stinks: A Bad Valentine Playlist 13 songs as miserable as your sad excuse for a love life Valentine’s Day has got to be one of the most polarizing holidays out there. So, if you’re feeling cynical and want a soundtrack for your black, black heart,...
