Fresh off the phenomenal (critically and commercially) success of his last album Band On The Run, Paul McCartney went to Abbey Road and filmed a documentary of his new configuration of Wings playing a collection of songs live in the … Continue reading Album Spotlight: Paul McCartney & Wings, One Hand Clapping
John Lennon’s Mind Games album has always been ensconced at the back of his catalog in terms of quality for me. I never thought it was a horrible album; just a boring one. None of the songs really stood out … Continue reading Album Spotlight: John Lennon—Mind Games
Now hang on, hear me out… Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
This review of the Blue Album will be a little different from the last one, because most of its songs haven’t been newly remixed, unlike the Red Album. So I’ll focus less on the remixes and more on the song … Continue reading It’s All Because Of You: The Beatles Blue Album, 2023 Edition Review
This was almost an entirely different review. Quick background: The Beatles 1962-66 and The Beatles 1967-70 were originally released in 1973, two double LPs (vinyl) which served as their Greatest Hits. (For my thoughts on those collections, see this link: … Continue reading How Good It Can Be: The Beatles Red Album, 2023 Edition Review
Is it silly of me to break this up into two tournaments? Maybe! I just felt like I wanted some of Williams “other” scores to get some love, hence just allowing main themes in the other one. … But on … Continue reading The John Williams No-Main-Themes Tournament Nominations!
The fourth in the remixed and augmented Beatles albums to be released, Revolver almost didn’t happen. There were two reasons. First, so much of the instrumentation had been recorded onto single tracks live, that it was thought to be impossible … Continue reading Did I Tell You I Need You: Revolver Super Deluxe Edition Album Review
I caught up with American Disco Punks Killing Karens on their recent UK tour in support of Oh My God! It’s The Church. Their show is a multimedia dance fest of infectious grooves and high speed riffs I can highly … Continue reading Artist Interview : Killing Karens
Australia’s Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt, now better known as Merpire makes beautifully crafted indie pop with a host of “sounds a bit like” to it, from Soccer Mommy to Liz Phair and Angel Olsen, while resolutely being her own unique style. I … Continue reading Artist Interview – Merpire
You lot like fun, right? Check this out- The top notch art pop of Head Of Light Entertainment there. A touch of 70s angular Sparks or the clever tunefulness of XTC mixed with the stylish energy of The Long Blondes … Continue reading Artist Interview – Head Of Light Entertainment
Luke Royalty is pop, well, royalty in the making. Luke’s first single ‘I Could Get Used To This’ was supported by Jack Saunders on Radio 1, his second single ‘I Do’ was made BBC Introducing track of the week & … Continue reading Artist Interview – Luke Royalty
London born and Newcastle raised, singer/songwriter Lizzie Esau is…well, one to watch and then some. Here, give this a listen- How good was that? There’s the melodious flow of Dessa with the growling indie guitar of Wolf Alice or She … Continue reading Artist Interview – Lizzie Esau
Part 1, covering my introduction and the Innocent Eyes era. TW: Cancer treatment for the first half of this article. I’ve had trouble writing this intro and getting all of the facts, to the point where it was delaying the … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Delta Goodrem, part 2: Exploring Authenticity
After teasing this column for literal years and it sitting in my drafts half-written, I’ve decided to release it in parts—inspired by testiclesofdoom‘s series on Aerosmith. Enjoy. What does authenticity mean in music? It’s a fine resource and a delicate … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Delta Goodrem, part 1: The Power of Authenticity
This is a review of the augmented album release of Let It Be. For my original album review, go here: https://the-avocado.org/2018/08/26/album-reviews-the-beatles-let-it-be/ Let It Be is a paradox. It is the Beatle album with the greatest number of outtakes, and it … Continue reading In Times Of Trouble: Let It Be Super Deluxe Edition Review
Occasionally, a band becomes so aggravated with a personality within their ranks, they all plan a mutiny and regroup. Sometimes, over the years, a band’s turnover is so high that over the years their discarded musician pile is large enough … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Son of Sam (or; To Walk the Night Again, Like We Did Last Summer)
When it was originally released in late 1970, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass was an unexpected gift to the world. Packaged in a hinged box like a classical album, with three records inside, lyrics, a poster of George looking … Continue reading Album Spotlight: George Harrison—All Things Must Pass
I have this friend from Venezuela, and he is the most reliable person I know when it comes to music suggestions. Toward the end of 2017, he recommended this band to me, and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Ex People (or; How Two Ladies and Two Gents Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Doom)
What do you do when you start a band, but everyone you start a band with sucks? You just go without. Hailing from Portland, OR, guitarist and vocalist Max Dameron had met up with drummer and vocalist Sam Ford. The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Wizard Rifle (or; Purveyors of Art F_ck Scrap Metal and Psychic Trash)
There isn’t a lot on this band out there, back in the wild west of the internet there were more interviews and things, but it seems they’ve all been nuked. This will be short, but this band should have a … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Dessau (or; The Post-Punk/Industrial Band That Never Made It)
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. When we last checked in with the band, Joe Perry was on his way to try and make amends with Steven Tyler… Done with Mirrors (1985) Former and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 5 of 5]
