Despite his passing in 2012, Mark Reale’s music with Riot lives on through the offshoot band Riot V. Formed a year after Reale’s passing by guitarist Mike Flyntz and bassist … Read More
Album Review: Parallel Person by Varsity
I don’t know about you, but spring into summer is when I want to break out some indie music and drive around with the windows down. Varsity’s sophomore LP, Parallel … Read More
Album Review: The Residents- Fingerprince & Duck Stab/Buster And Glen pREServed Editions
With two albums out of the way, Cherry Red Records have released the next two installments in the Residents’ pREServed Editions Series. The albums, 1977’s Fingerprince and 1978’s Duck Stab/Buster … Read More
Album Review: Spirit- It Shall Be: The Ode & Epic Recordings (1968-1972)
Spirit: It Shall Be Cherry Red Records have released a new box set devoted to the music of psychedelic rock band, Spirit. The set, It Shall Be, covers the … Read More
Album Reviews: Preston School of Industry, All This Sounds Gas and Monsoon, Spiral Stairs, The Real Feel
Scott Kannberg, aka Spiral Stairs, a founding member of Pavement, has now released four full length records since that band’s dissolution in 1999. The first three are being reissued this … Read More
New Music Friday: Caroline Rose’s “Loner”
Singer-songwriter Caroline Rose has traded in the rootsy Americana of her first full-length (2014’s I Will Not Be Afraid) for a more polished, pop-influenced sound on her brand-new second album, Loner. … Read More
Music: Vexes Releasing New Album Ancient Geometry
VEXES’ upcoming debut album, Ancient Geometry, will hit stores this tomorrow, February 23, 2018. The album is available for digital pre-order via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Bandcamp (some with … Read More
Review: Calexico: The Thread That Keeps Us
¿Donde esta Mexico? is both basic Spanish and a question fans might ask about Calexico’s latest album, The Thread That Keeps Us. When describing Calexico’s music to a friend recently, … Read More
Album Review: The Residents- Meet the Residents & The Third Reich N Roll pREServed Editions
With their 50th anniversary approaching, The Residents have reissued their first two albums. Meet the Residents and The Third Reich N Roll, were last reissued in 2011. This time around, … Read More
Album Review: Riot- The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 2 (1981-1990)
HNE have recently released a second box set devoted to the live career of New York/San Antonio hard rock band Riot. The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 2 is another … Read More
Album Review: Atomic Rooster- Sleeping For Years: The Studio Recordings (1970-74)
Esoteric Recordings, a Cherry Red Records label, have recently released a box set devoted to the work of English hard rock band Atomic Rooster. The set, Sleeping for Years, contains all … Read More
CD Review: Ned Roberts: Outside My Mind
Ned Roberts Ned Roberts – “Outside My Mind” For those in search of something a little different, Ned Roberts’ second album, “Outside My Mind”, might be just the thing. Following … Read More
CD Review – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, “The Echo of Pleasure”
The biggest thing that leaps out immediately about The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s fourth album, The Echo of Pleasure, is how crisp it sounds. Previous efforts have taken … Read More
CD Review: “ASIA and STYX SACD Retro Releases”
Two classic multiplatinum albums have finally been given the Audio Fidelity SACD treatment and it was worth the wait! First up… 1983’s sophomore effort by the ProgRock supergroup ASIA. “Alpha” followed … Read More