Reviewed: Nick Heyward “Woodland Echoes”
Reviewed: Nick Heyward “Woodland Echoes” Former Haircut 100 frontman embraces his pop roots, takes his foot off the loud pedal and delivers the best guitar solo of the year! If I showed you a picture of Nick Heyward in 1982, you’d probably recognise him. Cute as...
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection
Live: Chameleons Vox – Pleasure, Pain, Perfection Underground Postpunk legends stuff a weekend night venue to capacity, redefining "nostalgia show" Chameleons Vox – Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge MA – September 16, 2017 For a 57 year old who never...
Live: Night Ranger – Their Own Worst Enemy
Live: Night Ranger – Their Own Worst Enemy Can Night Ranger still Rock in America? The jury remains out. Night Ranger – September 29, 2017 – The Big E – Springfield MA Night Ranger. Yep, that’s right I’m at Night Ranger. To be fair I am...
Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo”
Reviewed: Pere Ubu – “20 Years In A Montana Missile Silo” "The good news here is that in 2017, Pere Ubu still sound like Pere Ubu" Quoting a band’s press release is hardly pin-sharp critique, but I have to share this with the world: “David Thomas...
Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater”
Reviewed: Gene Loves Jezebel – “Dance Underwater” Jay Ashton channels Duran Duran, turning in a shimmery new release - minus the brotherly love What is it with brothers in bands? You can spend all your young lives in each other’s pockets, go out...
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...
Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow!
Live: Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow! LA's Big Stir label goes on the road, bringing power pop preeminence to Blighty. Big Stir Travelling International Roadshow: Cuban Embassy, Moseley, Birmingham, May 24th 2017 The UK has a weird relationship with power...
