THE JUJU JUKEBOX – Prepared For The Last Tango
It’s always accidental when Peter Kearns likes something that other people like, too. But sometimes it happens, like on today’s Juju Jukebox playlist.
THE JUJU JUKEBOX – In Spite Of All The Danger
Does The Beatles’ “lost” material point a way forward for 21st century groups whose each and every fart and chunder ends up polluting the
The HillBenders – Tommy (Compass/Southbound) ALBUM REVIEW
A bluegrass version of The Who's rock opera Tommy? What will Gary Steel make of that?
Mbongwana Star – From Kinshasa (World Circuit/Ode) ALBUM REVIEW
At last, a space-age African hybrid that rivals or even supercedes Adrian Sherwood's 1980s productions.
THE JUJU JUKEBOX – The 95/5 Proposition
Peter Kearns introduces the newly refabricated Juju Jukebox, in which he laments the tiny percentage of good stuff on the current scene, and gives
Daby Touré – Amonafi (Cumbancha/Ode) ALBUM REVIEW
Gary Steel reviews a sophisticated slice of well-marketed world music product that will probably background many barbecues this summer.
Róisín Murphy – Hairless Toys (PIAS) ALBUM REVIEW
It's not so much Róisín Murphy's singing or songwriting that distinguishes her latest, writes Gary Steel, but the sophisticated noir-electronica backing.
Frank Zappa – Dance Me This (Zappa) ALBUM REVIEW
Frank Zappa's final album arrives a mere 22 years after the composer's untimely death. Gary Steel reckons he must have been on drugs.
F.F.S – F.F.S (Domino/EMI) ALBUM REVIEW
Gary Steel reckons there's loads of wit and irony to chuckle at, and heaps of imagination on the smart collaboration between Sparks and Franz
We Like Yellow
Kody Nielson's new project to release new album as delicious vinyl art object.
Juju Jukebox
A regular column in which freaky Peter Kearns casts a spell on a bunch of new album releases! You’ll wake up screaming!
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