Monthly Archives: April 2022

Claire Hamill Reaches Into Her Pocket For Affairs Of The Heart

April 25, 2022

Far from being an obscure songstress, Claire Hamill stays away from the spotlight her talents deserve. A signee of Island Records in the early ’70s, the English artist’s first platters – produced by Chris Blackwell, Paul Samwell-Smith and Ray Davies … Continue reading →

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THE FUZZTONES – Encore

April 24, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 To celebrate their four-decade run, garage-rock revivalists give the people what they don’t know they wanted. 2022 marks this American ensemble’s 40th anniversary which provided the veterans with an excuse to present their faithful followers with previously unreleased … Continue reading →

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THE ARISTOCRATS Turn Orchestral

April 23, 2022

One of a handful progressive rock and jazz-metal ensembles who not only not take themselves, albeit not their art, seriously but also make a sonic and, as witnessed by this scribe, visual schtick out of it, THE ARISTOCRATS never really … Continue reading →

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ROBEONE – Halos And Dogs

April 22, 2022

Robeone 2022 North Carolinian keyboard driver heats up his engine to reach out for the future delights. Is there a common denominator for the subjects of this record’s title? Of course, there is: both halos and dogs can be hot, … Continue reading →

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Elton John’s “Madman” Gets An Anniversary Expansion

April 21, 2022

Except for the celebratory release of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” a few years ago, Elton John didn’t really engage in the anniversary editions of his classic oeuvre – until now, or, to be more precise, until June 10th, when “Madman … Continue reading →

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