Initially released in 1981, ‘Celia y Willie’ returns remastered and available in high-quality vinyl. The reissue, part of Craft Recordings’ celebration of Cruz’ Centennial is a perfect time capsule of ehen two titans of salsa—Celia Cruz, the Queen of Latin Music, and Willie Colón, the Fania All-Stars’ trombone-wielding innovator—joined forces for the 1981 album Celia […]
Projekt Gemineye concludes its single series of releases with the soaring “The Silent Flight”. Mastermind Mark Anthony K ups his keyboard/synth game with expressive patches of ’80s-era synth sounds. K does not shy away from his trademark chorus guitar runs, which add to the song’s dynamics. Additionally, the drum sound has a different dynamic than […]
Louisiana-born soul-singing sensation Durand Jones got started, long before his debut album Durand Jones and the Indications was even a dream yet, in the church. That laid the ground work for a burgeoning music career, but only after a move to Bloomington, Ind. There, he joined the Indiana University Soul Revue, and subsequently began collaborating with the […]
Down Under prog rocker Ben Craven has been a favorite of mine since his exquisite 2016 album, ‘Last Chance to Hear’. While Craven has produced several stellar solo works since then, he has on occasion teamed up with keyboardist Tim Bennetts ( Seven Day Mask ) on several projects, including their work on Progaustralis live, […]
The third of Projekt Gemineye’s single series, “Hold Your Head High,” is full of Gibson SG goodness, which supports the direct, and dare I say, optimistic lyrical core. Mark Anthony K has released a series of unrelated singles in the last few weeks, all stellar, and have their self-contained lyrical center. “Hold Your Head High” […]
It seems Projekt Gemineye mastermind Mark Anthony K intends to release four singles in rapid succession from his singles collection. Song #2, “ Rides The Airwaves,” is an adventurously powerful musical statement that is equally, if not more, inviting than its predecessor, “Force Of Nature.”K’s use of Geoff Downes-like keyboards, slashing guitar leads, and stacked […]
“Force Of Nature”, the first of four non-album cuts to be released by Mark Anthony K’s dynamic Projekt Gemineye, has a familiar yet different feel. I you own a copy of the band’s brilliant ‘Canada – Stories and Legends’, released earlier in 2025, the aggressive lead guitars, 70’s style synths passages, pounding double bass drums […]
I randomly landed on the Durand Jones song “Now I’m Gone,” recorded live in Boston, when I was shuffling my iPhone and I remembered why I love this band. The interaction between drummer Aaron Frazer and guitarist Blake Rhein is sublime. When Durand Jones’ powerful, vintage voice kicks in, you are transported to a time […]
I always have a high level of anticipation for a new Jon Herington release. His Jon Herington group has released excellent record after excellent record. 2016’s Adult Entertainment was no exception but the afterglow of that release wasn’t as satisfying in that Herington didn’t take his time band on tour beyond the confines of their […]
Champlin (lead vocal), was expecting a big hit from the first single from the album. The #13 showing of the song on the old people…ah, Adult Contemporary Chart while only getting to #39 pretty much marked the end to the band’s pop expectations. Like a middle-aged debutant trying to wear a mini skirt, Chicago was […]
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