new release Archive
13 Nov 2018
Listen to This: The Zuider Zee Story (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… After the Shine’s Gone Looking back some forty-plus years, Orange isn’t sure what plans –if any – CBS/Columbia had for his group. “I remember thinking, ‘Well, […]
12 Nov 2018
Listen to This: The Zuider Zee Story (Part 1)
(An edited version of this story appeared previously in Goldmine.) In 1975, a Memphis-based band called Zuider Zee recorded an album for Columbia Records. The melodic, power pop-leaning collection of […]
11 Nov 2018
Album Review: Jazzville — Blue Skies
Jazz is one of the few musical idioms in which artists can record and/or perform the compositions of others and still gain widespread critical acclaim. The form itself is designed […]
10 Nov 2018
Album Review: Geoff Gibbons – Shadow of a Stone
Geoff Gibbons is a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter; this four-song EP is merely the latest in a long string of releases. There’s a contemplative and majestic feel to these songs, with arrangements […]
07 Nov 2018
Notable Vinyl Releases, Part Two
Today’s three are all new, indie releases. David Duchovny – Every Third Thought A confession, right up front: when this album landed on my desk, my first thought was, “Uh-oh. […]
05 Nov 2018
Album Review: R.E.M. — The Best of R.E.M. at the BBC
There was a time – a pretty long time, actually – during which R.E.M. was among the most popular groups on the planet. Without being pretentious or self-important (I’m lookin’ […]
03 Nov 2018
Uncle Kurtis and Their “Killer” Album
It’s not at all unusual for four 14-year-old boys to start a rock group. It is, however, remarkable when that band gets high-profile gigs in local bars, and cuts an […]
30 Oct 2018
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr: Still Alive and Kicking (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: The band has enjoyed rather consistent commercial success in the UK and a number of European countries. Simple Minds’ commercial peak in the U.S. […]
29 Oct 2018
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr: Still Alive and Kicking (Part 1)
Casual American fans may be unfamiliar with Simple Minds beyond “(Don’t You) Forget About Me” and the handful of other stateside hits by the Scottish group. But the band led […]
27 Oct 2018
Album Review: Lord Sonny the Unifier — Final Notice!
With a title like “The Starman,” one might expect a song that bears a passing similarity to the music of the original Starman, David Bowie. And in fact that’s not […]