Sparks – MAD! Review
In my review of Sparks’ previous album The Girl is Crying in Her Latte, I expressed the fervent hope that this was not the last we would see of the band. What kind of a fool was I to even … Continue reading Sparks – MAD! Review
Category: Music
Miki Berenyi Trio – Tripla: Review
The route to MB3 (not a motorway, for those new to the game) is a circuitous one. After 17 years out of the music business, Miki Berenyi returned in 2016 as the singer and guitarist of Lush, the cult shoegaze/dreampop/whatever … Continue reading Miki Berenyi Trio – Tripla: Review
SCANDAL – Love, Spark, Joy! EP: Review
Hot on the heels of their previous album (well, warm on the heels – Luminous was released just over a year ago) Guinness World Record* holding Japanese band SCANDAL have released the four track EP Love, Spark, Joy! containing three … Continue reading SCANDAL – Love, Spark, Joy! EP: Review
Thin Lizzy – Acoustic Sessions: Review
When most people think of Thin Lizzy, they imagine them as a four piece. The twin guitar sound of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson/Gary Moore/Snowy White/John Sykes (delete as applicable) was such a part of Thin Lizzy in their pomp … Continue reading Thin Lizzy – Acoustic Sessions: Review
Hello, My Old Friend: ELO’s Secret Messages Revisited
I’ve always had a soft spot for Secret Messages. I’m fairly sure that it was the second ELO album that I ever bought, on compact cassette because it was the late 80s and cassettes were still a thing. I have … Continue reading Hello, My Old Friend: ELO’s Secret Messages Revisited
SCANDAL – Luminous: Review
Since the release of their previous album Mirror in 2022, something very significant has happened to SCANDAL. The Japanese all-girl rock group consisting of Haruna Ono (vocals, guitar), Mami Sasazaki (lead guitar, vocals), Tomomi Ogawa (bass guitar, vocals) and Rina … Continue reading SCANDAL – Luminous: Review
The Beatles’ Now and Then: Review
Okay, this is weird. I’ve never reviewed a single song before; I’ve done albums, EPs even, but not an individual song on its own. This is no ordinary song, however; this is the first brand new song by the Beatles … Continue reading The Beatles’ Now and Then: Review
Sparks – The Girl is Crying in Her Latte: Review
There aren’t many bands who shoot back into the public consciousness half-a-century after their first hit and embark upon a sold-our world tour when all their principle members are turned 70. No, scrub that… there aren’t ANY other bands like … Continue reading Sparks – The Girl is Crying in Her Latte: Review
Stuck in the Middle: The Rise and Fall of Electric Light Orchestra Part II
By the mid-80s, Jeff Lynne was getting pissed off with Electric Light Orchestra, the band that he had co-founded in 1971 and been the driving force behind for the next 14 years. He had become much more interested in producing … Continue reading Stuck in the Middle: The Rise and Fall of Electric Light Orchestra Part II
SCANDAL – Mirror: Review
There’s a problem with the way in which we consume music these days. The problem is this: back in the days when you listened to a vinyl LP, a cassette or a CD, you tended to listen to it beginning … Continue reading SCANDAL – Mirror: Review
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