Nick Frater – Fast & Loose
With Fast & Loose, Nick Frater has crafted an outstanding piano driven pop album purloining pop of the past (say that three times fast) and giving us his...
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The Yum Yums – For Those About To Pop!
Norway’s The Yums Yums are back with their fifth album, the operative word here being FUN. Imagine if Dee Dee and Johnny joined The Sweet and you’ll get the idea....
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Ed Ryan – Even Time
From the opening guitar jangle of the title track, Ed Ryan’s Even Time had my attention. And while the single (if there is still such a thing) is a charming song, I...
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Paul Collins’ New Book: I Don’t Fit In
Paul Collins has used this pandemic time wisely. He’s been dusting off some old tapes, the result of which will be released at a future date on Alive Records. As if...
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Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men – Downtime
2018’s Temporary High was one of the best pop albums of that year. With Downtime, the prolific Nick Piunti is back with a new band and the kind of big hooks,...
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It’s Karma It’s Cool – Woke Up in Hollywood
One of the things I’ve always liked about Jim Styring is that he doesn’t stay in one musical place for very long. Shape-shifting in accordance with whatever moves him,...
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