MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTRY – THE MOVE: Beating The Contractual Obligation Album Odds

DonJuly 5, 2018
LOOKING ON – THE MOVE: An Incubator For Orchestral Electricity

DonMay 25, 2018
SALSOUL ORCHESTRA – THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA STORY: The Giddy, Glitzy Heights Of Orchestral Disco

DonMay 10, 2018
THE MOVE – SHAZAM: When Flower Punks Become Cinemascope Rockers

DonApril 12, 2018
MOVE – THE MOVE: A Flower Punk Kaleidoscope

DonMarch 15, 2018
SWEET – SWEET FANNY ADAMS: The Art Of Becoming One’s Own Glam-Rocker

DonMarch 6, 2018
MOTT THE HOOPLE – BRAIN CAPERS: A Viking Funeral For The Island Years

DonJanuary 26, 2018
MOTT THE HOOPLE – WILDLIFE: The Country-Rock Chill-Out Of The Island Years

DonJanuary 18, 2018
VAULT OF HORROR: THE ITALIAN CONNECTION: The Genre-Blurring Sound Of Italian Pulp

DonJanuary 2, 2018

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Rock, Disco, Bubblegum, Soundtracks & All Other Grooves

DISCO RECHARGE: EVELYN THOMAS – I WANT TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN/HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME: A Diva’s Pre-Hi-NRG Days

DonMay 22, 2013

When fans of vintage dance music hear the name Evelyn Thomas, the first thing they usually think is "Hi-NRG." That fast-paced electronic dance music movement g...

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DISCO RECHARGE: THP ORCHESTRA – EARLY RISER/TWO HOT FOR LOVE: The Rise Of Maple Leaf Disco

DonApril 24, 2013

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DISCO RECHARGE: COMPANION/DOUBLE DISCOVERY: Disco A La Midney Meets The ’80s

DonApril 16, 2013

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DISCO RECHARGE: VOYAGE – ONE STEP HIGHER: A Fond Farewell To Eurodisco’s First Era

DonFebruary 27, 2013

Contrary to the opinion of naysayers, disco didn't die at the end of the '70s. It just returned to its birthplace in the clubs, mutating and diversifying into ...

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DISCO RECHARGE: EVITA/THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Disco On Stage And Screen, In The Midney Style

DonFebruary 20, 2013

Disco was the true producer's medium of the '70s and early '80s. As such, it tended to draw in musical renaissance men whose skills allowed them to fill severa...

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BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – S/T: A Pleasant Psych Buzz Before The Prog High

DonNovember 1, 2012

If a band plays its cards right, it can build an impressive career off of cult popularity. Consider the case of Barclay James Harvest. Never a critical darlin...

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THE BEACH BOYS — ALL SUMMER LONG: The California Myth Gospel, According To Brian Wilson

DonOctober 25, 2012

If you get into Beach Boys fandom, you'll read and hear a lot about "the California Myth." This phrase comes from The Beach Boys And The California Myth, the g...

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RONNIE DYSON – ONE MAN BAND: Once More With (Philly) Soul

DonOctober 17, 2012

As soon as Kenny Gamble and Thom Huff started mining soul-music gold in Philadelphia, plenty of singers trekked over to Sigma Sound Studios to see if they could...

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BOBBY WOMACK – PIECES: Deep Catalog Soul With A Side Of Midnight Moodiness

DonOctober 8, 2012

The test of how good a recording artist is lies in the quality of their less commercially successful work. When the light of success isn't shining on a musicia...

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MIXOLOGY — SAM RECORDS EXTENDED PLAY: A Test Of Your Remix Philosophy

DonSeptember 12, 2012

Harmless Records' new Mixology series is only on its second volume but it has already taken a drastic change in approach. The first volume of Mixology (reviewe...

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DISCO RECHARGE: VOYAGE – S/T: Getting Conceptual While Getting Down

DonAugust 9, 2012

When people talk about concept albums, the genre being discussed is almost always rock, sometimes with the occasional mention of soul artists like Marvin Gaye t...

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DISCO RECHARGE: VOYAGE – FLY AWAY: Disco World Travel Is Sweeter The Second Time Around

DonAugust 2, 2012

It's not difficult to find vintage disco material on CD but it rarely gets the respectful archival editions that rock or soul albums get. Fans usually have to ...

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