It Hurts To Be In Love
Dan Hartman’s restless artistry took yet another twist with 1981’s It Hurts To Be In Love, which plays as a tribute to classic Brill ... continue reading
Acid Bubblegum
“I don’t appeal to the masses and they don’t appeal to me” – Graham Parker, “Sharpening Axes” Originally released on CD in 1996 on ... continue reading
Dance of the Age of Enlightenment
David Sancious recorded his most ambitious album, Dance of the Age of Enlightenment, in 1976, accompanied by Tone. Conceived as a ballet in four ... continue reading
Duke Jupiter 1
Duke Jupiter truly hit its stride after it slimmed down its lineup to 4 members, cranked up the amps, and signed with the Coast ... continue reading
Packet of Three
“First of all, I’d like to thank you for coming here this evening. Secondly, I’d like to thank Radio Capital for allowing me to ... continue reading
Gimme You
For his 1981 Columbia encore album Gimme You, Billy Burnette stepped away from the stripped-down attack of its eponymous predecessor to incorporate a fuller ... continue reading
Billy Burnette
Sky-high energy leaps from every track on Billy Burnette’s eponymous 1980 album for Columbia Records. Burnette had been recording for nearly two decades—since he ... continue reading
Springfield
Rick Springfield seemed to be on a fast track to stardom by 1974. He had it all: a batch of well-crafted commercially viable songs, ... continue reading
In the Skies
After departing Fleetwood Mac in 1970 then disappearing from the music scene altogether shortly thereafter under a cloud of drug and mental health issues, ... continue reading
The Son of Rock and Roll
Seldom has an album title rung as true as The Son of Rock and Roll. Rocky Burnette grew up around the music from day ... continue reading