Pop Geek Heaven

ANDREA PERRY     Andrea Perry is one of those ‘great undiscovered’, unknown artists by too many music affionadoes. Her first two releases blew me away with her unique take on Kate Bush and Sam Phillips and, frankly, I found them more interesting than any of the recent releases by most artists in that area […]

KHALID HANIFI     “I was infected early on with the cultural virus of the pop song,” says Khalid Hanifi, “and the form seems to be permanently branded in my mind.  When I was growing up, there was a joy and identification that I experienced via the music on pop radio that made reality seem like merely a necessary evil. Life was difficult, but songs were my armor.” Now, those are works that pop geeks can identify with! If you’ve not heard of Khalid Hanifi, now might be a good time to change that situation.  I first heard his music with an old band of his called MAYPOPS, who had a pretty solid release […]

 BLEAKER STREET COWBOYS  Like jumping into a sonic time machine, when the likes of Sun Records ruled the airwaves. No auto-tune here. (featuring Andy Bopp of Myracle Brah and Joey Salvia of the Montgomery Cliffs)  I have TWO songs for you below.  One is from the Bleaker Street Cowboys’ new album and the other is […]

MIKE BARON REVIEWS   SPYGENIUS: The Comforting Suture (Whammo)             This British quartet plays vibrant minor key rockers inspired by classic sixties Brit bands such as Fairport Convention, the Move, the Beau Brummels and yes, the Beatles.  They also sound similar to the under-appreciated Velvet Elvis whose 1988 record was produced by Mitch Easter.             The spy movie goof “Spygenius” […]