Month: October 2002

A supposition that rock-journalists/writers/critics are nothing but unsuccessful musicians is totally rejective in the case of Ken Sharp, a man with a couple of extremely competent works on the Beatles/Raspberries/ Cheap Trick biographies and power-pop […]

They call it “the album that almost wasn’t”. Two years in the making, Soft Sounds started out as Paul Chastain’s solo project, but after Ric Menck’s idea of the “soft rock” concept, it evolved into […]

Even though all of the songs here are from the first half of the nineties, this could very well pass as the new Bronco Bullfrog album, which comes pretty natural since all of them (except […]

If you haven’t already heard their debut album, released last year, the fastest way to introduce yourself to the music of this Spanish band is to check out the bonus video for the title tune […]

After graduating at Art School on the mod/power-pop subject, two thirds of the Spanish trio make a musical “shift”, causing a clash between the ’60s ideology and the ’90s technology, and making you feel like […]

Take a Dorset band, cheer it up with a Lucky Bishop, add a few more of those here and there just to make sure, throw in a Fairport Convention member’s nephew and you’re about to […]

Mike Jarvis continues his mission of “blowing the pop” out of our minds. This is The Lackloves’ second release, and the first one to be properly distributed, which are probably why some of the best […]

Another one takin’ a “detour”, in a line of great mod-revival reminiscings. Thanks to their manager’s idea, Long Tall Shorty is a band that will always grab the attention of any sixteez oriented audience, even […]