This is a one-man-band project, a concoction of one Tam Johnstone. He was in the Green Tambourines along with Rick Corcoran, of Orgone Box fame. Unlike the Pop-Sike tone of that project, this has, as […]
Slowly the legendary Motown archives are being uncorked. First there were the box sets, then the barely noticed Lost And Found series and now this two disc, 40-track collection of “odds and sods.” Motown’s working […]
Two of Detroit’s multiplying Rock denizens take a step outside their usual habitats: the Volebeats and Witches, respectively. Neither record is a great leap away from their other work (won’t get into Gregory’s Flotsam & […]
This is Sean Dickson’s post-Soup Dragons outfit. They’ve been at it for a while now, but I think this is their first US release. Their vernacular is an extension of the Post-Modern, dance floor direction […]
This is a truly succulent platter. On display here is Cary’s handsome, full-bodied, soprano voice, along with her developing skill with the pen. And, of course, a bit of her fiddle. Chris Stamey returns (as […]
I listen to this record and I feel like I should be wearing “black tie” and sitting in some opulent place like the Rainbow Room. There’s a formality and sumptuousness (except for the cover of […]
Let me just get this out of the way first: not chronologically organized. Each discs has its theme: #1, the Ballroom; #2, odds and end predating the Ballroom up through to a Sagittarius number; and […]
During the mid-to-late ‘80s there was an enticing Pop-Rock band under every palm tree in Perth, or at least it seemed that way from 11,000 plus miles away. The Marigolds put out a couple of […]
The history of Rock and Roll is replete with the blasting back and forth of musical sounds and forms between the USA and Britain, down to the infamous mid-Atlantic accent of various Limeys and various […]
This record is a quasi self-released (as part of some wacky deal with garageband.com) seven-song mini-album. YH is your basic Pop-Rock four-piece — guitars, melodies and harmonies, just the way we like ’em – hailing […]
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