Tag Archives: 2021

Gary Kemp + Steven Wilson + Mike Garson = …Whaaa…??!

Gary Kemp + Steven Wilson + Mike Garson: Waiting For The Band remix – DL – [2021] Waiting For The Band [remix] 10:37 This came out of nowhere and I had to investigate, given the participants. I have been aware … Continue reading

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Ultravoxless: Voiceless “Vienna” Still Delights

Ultravox: Vienna [Steven Wilson Remix + Instrumental] – UK – 2xCD [2021] Disc One: “Vienna” [Steven Wilson Remix] Astradyne New Europeans Private Lives Passing Strangers Sleepwalk Mr. X Western Promise Vienna All Stood Still Disc Two: “Vienna” [Steven Wilson Instrumental … Continue reading

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Record Store Day 2021 – Drop 2: “They Keep Pulling Me Back In!”

We have looked askance at the feeding frenzy by design which was the thrust of RSD by a few years after its origins. For me, most everything I wanted was in the UK edition in any case, so it was … Continue reading

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Sparks Brothers Film A Compelling Look At The Mael’s Creative Lives

After months of anticipation, the Summer Of Sparks® is finally underway when “The Sparks Brothers” was available on Video On Demand on July 9th in America. I missed the dicey Sundance Festival streaming and the film was not playing in … Continue reading

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Oingo Boingo Color LP Reissue of “Only A Lad” Selling Like Crazy – Act Fast If You Want One!

We were aware that yesterday, the mooted 40th Anniversary reissue of Oingo Boingo’s “Only A Lad” hit the store at Rubellan Remasters, the plucky l’il reissue label that is usually issuing top caliber CD reissues that are best of breed. … Continue reading

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Synth-Punk Trio Head Noise Grows Transformative 4th member On New EP “Consequential Quasars”

Head Noise: Consequential Quasars – UK – DL/CD [2021] Alaska Later Cubist Ballet 1917 Drift Quetzalcoatl’s Axolotl Tracey Emin When we last left Head Noise, they had released their debut album, “Uber-Fantastique” in 2019 to round acclaim. There was a … Continue reading

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Ben Kelly + Eugene Schlumberger’s “Haçienda Landscapes” Art Book Is Crowdsourcing Now…Act Fast

Last week I received a contact form email from Darren Wall, a graphic designer who is currently art directing a book that has a lot of resonance with me. It seemed that industrial designer Ben Kelly was collaborating with photographer … Continue reading

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