Tag Archives: pop-rock

MARK WIRTZ – The 70s Albums: Balloon & Hothouse Smiles

October 6, 2026

Capitol 1973 / Think Like A Key 2026 Pomp, circumstance, romance and satire: one sonic wizard’s double-barreled attempt at turning into an artist in his own right. Quite a few of British producers who rose to fame in the ’60s … Continue reading →

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JIM CREGAN & THE NEW ACOUSTIC BAND – All Those Dreams Ago

September 19, 2026

Cocomack 2026 Unplugged but exquisitely robust set from the most modest, if influential, axeman of British classic rock. For all the electric brilliance he demonstrated in BLOSSOM TOES and FAMILY, ‘s signature solo has always been an acoustic one, the … Continue reading →

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JENNIFER KAISER – Guided By The Light

September 10, 2026

Taganga Sounds 2026 Laying her soul on the line to cleanse it of grief, Floridian chanteuse finds a way back home. Long gaps in discography do a disservice to artists who try to define their identity and locate their listener, … Continue reading →

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SKOOSHNY – The Recordings 1971-1981

August 28, 2026

Think Like A Key Music 2026 Too ’60s for the ’70s: Los Angeles ensemble’s legend-setting years outlined in their entirety. Formed in Chicago and taken west yet paradoxically sharing southern DNA with BIG STAR, whom connoisseurs compared them to, SKOOSHNY … Continue reading →

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JANN KLOSE – The Future Trap

August 25, 2026

Jann Klose 2026 Globetrotting storyteller embraces album conceptuality to escape temporal snares and come up trumps. Taking an audience on a trip has been one of Jann Klose’s strongest suits for three decades, yet whereas such records as 2008’s or … Continue reading →

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