The Kinks — State of Confusion
Coming hot on the successes of “Low Budget,” the live “One For The Road” and “Give The People What They Want” (the latter two I don’t have on vinyl – […]
’80s
Billy Karloff & the Extremes — Let Your Fingers Do The Talking
This is one of those absolute gems that I would never ever have heard of had roommate Danny not spent a summer in Boston, soaking up culture that wasn’t available […]
Katrina and the Waves — Waves
The followup to their big debut, this came out just a year or so later, in 1986. With a huge hit and a successful album written almost entirely by Kimberly […]
Katrina And The Waves — Katrina And The Waves
Like most people, I became aware of Katrina and The Waves at a very precise moment in 1985 when “Walking on Sunshine” suddenly seemed to be absolutely everywhere. It’s weird […]
Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 — Great Songs and Performances
In a recent online discussion with some local fellow music afficionados, someone opined that for them, the soul music pyramid had Stax/Volt records at the top, followed by Philly soul, […]