GARY STEEL – who has been flinging his controversial critiques at a disgruntled public for more than 40 years – gives the background to his new A To Z Of Album Reviews.
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Best 10 Albums Of Unique Vocal Music
Music connoisseur (and former member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band) RICK SNYDER selects his 10 favourite albums of ‘unique vocal music’.
New Record Label Revives Lost And Neglected NZ Albums
What better time than a global pandemic to launch a brave new music venture resurrecting our neglected past? RICHARD BETTS on the Rattle record label’s brain wave.
Squarepusher – Be Up A Hello (Warp) REVIEW
Tom ‘Squarepusher’ Jenkinson continues to make sporadically brilliant and often maddening “smashed-together” musical concatenations. GARY STEEL examines the problem.
The Other Chris Thompson From Hamilton
Chris Thompson has a collectable new mini-album out this week. That Chris Thompson. Let GARY STEEL explain.
Jason Vitelli’s Head Above Tide – Dynamic Ranger
RICHARD VAREY listens to Jason Vitelli’s latest album and quizzes the musician about his sound and artistic vision.
21st Century Schizoid Stories
It’s great that classic albums are being celebrated, but is it really necessary to trample all over the facts to prove a point?
David Kilgour’s Bobbie’s A Girl Album – Mourning Has Broken
On his first album since 2014 David Kilgour floats in haunted suspension. GARY STEEL soaks up the grief