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March 2022 REVIEWS by Mike Baron LANNIE FLOWERS: Flavor of the Month (Big Stir) Lannie Flowers writes elegant, sophisticated pop with emotional content, combining achingly emotional content with a fat bottom. He has just the right amount of rasp in his voice. His alchemy reminds me of Crowded House and Todd Rundgren, but there’s no mistaking Lannie […]

JANGLE ON! – February 2022 by Eric Sorensen There was no shortage of jangly music during the first month of 2022.  I highly encourage fellow jangly music fans to seek out the following CDs and tracks that feature chiming, jangly guitar riffs:             Last month I mentioned several tracks by Charlie Everett and Donnie Challenger, […]

February 2022 REVIEWS by Mike Baron THE BOOLEVARDS: Real Poptastic The Boolevards are throw-backs, from the early Brit invasion chords with the sunny, care-free music of the Archies or the Knickerbockers, to the K-Tel style cover art. Leader John Nowik has that wipe-out surf drum down cold. You can instantly identify a Boolevards song by his […]