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12/21/21: This is the place for books, CDs, DVDs or LPs by other artists that fall within this site's mission, and subject matter. (Anything that pertains to me will be posted in the "Press" section.) Hit the "Archive" button to see the full listing of reviews.
Latest Archive
THE STOOGES: LIVE AT GOOSE LAKE: AUGUST 8TH, 1970
"We can't hang our heads all the time wishing and hoping for what might have been. All we can do is base our feeling on the evidence, whatever it's telling us. That's the value of Live At Goose Lake..." See how this latest Stooges archival release stacks up!
Dec 21, 2021
YOUR REVIEW HERE
Dec 21, 2021
YOUR REVIEW HERE
Dec 21, 2021
I BROUGHT DOWN THE MC5 (MICHAEL DAVIS)
"Life was still being experienced in black and white, stuck in limbo between postwar and Pop art... Acid was the new drug, and the MC5 were on the doorstep of a breakthrough.” See how I the late Michael Davis's chronicle, I Brought Down The MC5, stacks up against its competition.
Aug 9, 2021
"HEART FULL OF SOUL" BIO: REVIEW+AUTHOR INTERVIEW
"That’s why I used the title Heart Full of Soul – he really was that guy." Author David French dishes on his experience in writing the first bio of the late, great Yardbird, Keith Relf.
Aug 9, 2021
YOUR REVIEW HERE
Feb 19, 2017
A VICIOUS LOVE STORY (TEDDIE DAHLIN)
"They seemed threatening and dangerous, and definitely not worth the price of a ticket..." Suffice to say, Teddie Dahlin was no Sex Pistols fan when the boys gatecrashed Trondheim...little did she know how her life would change after July 21, 1977, as Chairman Ralph explains in his review of the author's memoir, A VICIOUS LOVE STORY.
Oct 30, 2016
BRIDGES ARE BURNING 2-CD COMP: WALLY TAX'S MUSIC REVISITED
Attention, Tax maniacs...your Nederbeat ship has come in...via this new two-CD collection of the late "Entertainer"'s prime '70s-era solo stuff. Go on and take a look, then...see what you're missing!
Oct 30, 2016
BRISTOL BOYS MAKE MORE NOISE: MODS, POWER POP, SCOOTER BOYS 1979-87 (REVIEW/INTERVIEW)
What's this thing called Bristol Mod? Chairman Ralph seeks to answer that question in his review of MODS, POWER POP, SCOOTER BOYS 1979-87 (Bristol Archive Records)....with some pithy observations from label head/Rimshots lead singer Mike Darby ("The Mod scene has never really gone away") and Thin Air drummer Phil Olerenshaw ("Mod and Ska has stood the test of time")...so dig in!
Mar 21, 2016
COOL WATER: PETE HAYNES TURNS UP THE HEAT
"Written across the hoarding is a multiple of colours and smiling faces, intended to depict all members of the community, are the words BELFAST IS CHANGING. Further written across the hoarding in bright letters is the date, 2000..." Behind this bright facade, however, lies a different story, as ex-Lurkers drummer and contemporary novelist Pete Haynes explains in his latest work, COOL WATER.
Mar 21, 2016
YOUR REVIEW HERE
Aug 15, 2014
FAST LIVING: REMEMBERING THE REAL GARY HOLTON
"He was the centre of attention, and that's the way he liked it..." Find out why in Chairman Ralph's review of Teddie Dahlin's book, FAST LIVING, a look at the life and times of the late Heavy Metal Kids frontman, Gary Holton.
Aug 15, 2014
GIRL IN A BAND (KIM GORDON)
Didn't "get" Sonic Youth? You're not alone, as Chairman Ralph details in his review of Kim Gordon's memoir, GIRL IN A BAND.
Aug 15, 2014
GOD'S LONELY MEN: CHEMICAL LANDSLIDE DELIVERS THE GOODS
"So cold outside, don't wanna go...See my footprints in the snow": Get the lowdown on the debut album from God's Lonely Men right here, as only the Chairman can do it!
Sep 1, 2013
CHRISSIE HYNDE: RECKLESS: MY LIFE AS A PRETENDER
"(Guitarist) James Honeyman-Scott is the reason you're even reading this, because without him, I'm sure I would have made the smallest splash with my talents." Is what happens in Chrissie Hynde's memoir, RECKLESS? For the Chairman's verdict, click on the link!
Jun 30, 2013
JOY DIVISION: UNKNOWN PLEASURES/1 TOP CLASS MANAGER BOOK REVIEWS
"No long tours - no TV and radio unless we agree - no press interviews/photos - unless we agree - no publicity - promo - unless we agree"...join the Chairman for a peek behind the Joy Division mystique in his reviews of UNKNOWN PLEASURES: INSIDE JOY DIVISION (Peter Hook), and 1 TOP CLASS MANAGER: THE NOTEBOOKS OF JOY DIVISION'S MANAGER, 1976-1980.
Feb 8, 2013
RICK SHAFFER: OUT OF TIME
Feb 8, 2013
RICK SHAFFER RETURNS TO GARAGE ROCK DUTY WITH MISDAVENTURE
If you're rattling your bones in despair waiting for the return of the Rolling Stones's mojo...and swear by the gospel of Roslyn, as the local Eel Pie Island hellhound starts barreling closer and closer behind you, fear not! Rick Shaffer's got all these elements -- and more -- accounted for on his latest album, as you can see here!
Feb 8, 2013
RICK SHAFFER: IDIOT FLATS
"You keep on askin' me about the good old days/But I'm sorry, man, they're comin' to an end"...find out what's on Rick Shaffer's mind, as only he can express it on his latest solo album, IDIOT FLATS.
Feb 8, 2013
RICK SHAFFER: STACKED DECK
"Stacked Deck is about coming to terms with it all, and for Rick Shaffer, it really is a 'stacked deck' when all is said and done" (Eddie Shelton: Witness For The Confession)...armed with Tarock Music's press info, and his own instincts, Chairman Ralph reviews the guitarist's latest solo album.
Feb 8, 2013
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