Year: 2021

This second part of the interview with Jim Basnight picks up where part 1 ended – halfway through the examination of his cover album Jokers, Idols and Misfits. The first part contains a short biography […]

As we enter the present millennium in this part, the surge of the vinyl single revival led by independent record labels had begun to wane somewhat. This, together with longer interval between The Nomads’ album […]

Before we dig into this rather substantial interview with Jim Basnight regarding his newly released album Jokers, Idols & Misfits, we want you to know that this conversation is not only about the album itself. […]

Bad Nerves is an East London quintet with three singles in the baggage before this self-titled debut album was released in late 2020. It’s full throttle from start to finish with twelve songs in less […]

Throughout that wild and wacky A.D. 2020, one disc seemed to somehow find itself repeatedly, and most happily so, upon the ol’ Pig Player. A disc which via a mere 21 tracks in under 69 […]

20 short comments regarding my personal favorites among albums recorded in the last year, or so. Hopefully, the spread between genres will allow everyone to find something new to dig, no matter what type of […]

In the late 90’s, The Nomads continued to participate in the intense era of 7″ releases, which can be attributed to the surge of the vinyl single revival that many small and independent labels were […]

Many swore by the mighty Dave Clark Five; most of course – especially the girls – pledged undying allegiance to those Beatles. But in my own personal rockin’ schoolyard sweepstakes, it was Gerry and his […]