Articles by David M. Snyder

Twenty years on from those early days in Bellshill he stands under his own name. Following the trail, through the Vaselines, Captain America, Eugenius and the new path setting, one-off, Astro Chimp, Mr. Kelly has […]

My year long cataloging project has had me making contact with a few long-out-of-touch former friends. But I haven’t heard from Mr. Wills since the last time I was in London some years back, thus […]

This is another combo that likes to indulge themselves a bit, with tracks that clock in at seven, nine and twelve minutes and only four out of ten at under four. Which is probably why, […]

Sweden’s Indie-Rock answer to Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, without a Blaikley and Howard? A new datum on the vector that intersects mid-period Squeeze, Aztec Camera, Prefab Sprout and Miracle Mile? I first […]

We’re in the midst of the usual media overkill celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Beatles first visit to North America. PBS and NPR have got their oar in, I’m sure the cable channels […]

FDR is a relatively local label based across the river in Jersey (though this set was done in conjunction with Michigan’s Jam records) and thus a number of artists from this region contributed to this […]

If you want something with more of a shredding volume we have Wendy Case and Company’s second long player. Ten cuts of Rawk with a few pinches of Boogie. They transpose the late sixties of […]

From across the river and through the woods over in New Jersey comes the fourth Dipsomaniacs album. A solidly crafted bundle of Pop-Rock, full of winning melodies, fine harmonies, ringing, distorted, chugging guitars, tight rhythms […]