“Look Sharp”, “I’m The Man” and “Beat Crazy” are the essential Joe Jackson New Wave albums. In “Beat Crazy”, we see Jackson starting to move on to new musical pastures. While his New Wave phase is my favourite, I continue to enjoy his writing and music on his later albums …
Their first album was a great example of what was to come from The Cars. It almost serves as a “Best Of” album given the number of hits it contained (3 in Billboard Top 100) and airplay that the other songs received. If you’re familiar with the Cars, you will …
I came across The Psychedelic Aliens as I was looking to expand my music library. Google is your friend in such endeavours as are streaming sites such as the ones I have in my Useful Links section. At that particular moment I was looking to build my psychedelic library, and …
If you’ve seen my Guild of the Blues post, I’d say Sue Foley is a journeyman, having played for several years. She is a great example that the blues is alive and well. This is a very well done album. With guest artists Charlie Sexton, Billy Gibbons and Jimmy Vaughn, …
A Foot in Coldwater’s first album was released in 1972. As you may know by now, my musical tastes hadn’t really progressed beyond the standard hard rock fare of the time. This album fit that mold and more. They had their own sound, and they were Canadian to boot. Guitars …
The Maritime Reunion Association in Calgary was created to foster a sense of community and togetherness for the many people who had moved to Calgary from the maritimes in search of work. The association’s activities were not exclusive to maritimers; many of the events welcomed anyone in search of companionship …
You want some angry, loud, fast-paced rock? Here you go, in spades. It grabs you, surrounds you and lets you vent, then safely releases you back into society. This came out in 1996. I had not heard of Social Distortion, but the CD cover was quite intriguing: the ventriloquist dummy …
This album came out in 1977. This was an interesting time for me musically as we were in the heyday of disco & punk with an emerging New Wave. The heavy rock of the late ’60’s and early ’70’s was still there, but more in the background, perhaps a bit …
Released in 1978, Go 2 was XTC’s second album. The times were interesting as disco had peaked and beginning to decline, punk was in its heyday, and the rumblings of New Wave were on the horizon. This album certainly has mixed reviews, with fans of the later year XTC being …
Many folks are introduced to Donovan through Sunshine Superman, Atlantis or Hurdy Gurdy Man. These are certainly highlights, but not a full representation of his work. Sunshine Superman was released in 1966 and marked his entry into the world of psychedelia. He did not leave his folk roots, rather he …
