by Sean Passmore | May 6, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: Good Lovelies What: Good Lovelies (self titled album) Where: Ontario, Canada (Caroline Brooks from Whitby, Kerri Ough from Port Hope and Sue Passmore from Cobourg) Why: Swinging hard like the house band for A Prairie Home Companion, these three women channel the...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 30, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: Villages What: Villages (self titled album) Where: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Why: In the tradition of Donovan’s “Open Road” album, Celtic Rock at its finest. For fans of Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, the British folk music renaissance of...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 22, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: Rose Cousins What: We Have Made A Spark Where: Halifax, Nova Scotia via Prince Edward Island, Canada Why: At once both pithy and ethereal with nary an earnest acoustic guitar in sight. When:...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 15, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: Meaghan Blanchard What: She’s Gonna Fly Where: O’Leary via Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, Canada Why: Like acoustic based roots music but not that corporate new country crap they peddle as Country music today? Look no further than multiple Music PEI and ECMA...
by Sean Passmore | Apr 6, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: The Heartbreakers What: L.A.M.F. Where: London, England via Queens, New York When: 1977 Why: Two words. Johnny Thunders. If Iggy Pop is the granddaddy of punk, Thunders (1952-1991) is the granddaddy of punk rock guitar. As a founding member of the New York Dolls,...
by Sean Passmore | Mar 31, 2023 | Album of the Week
Who: Miley Cyrus What: Endless Summer Vacation Where: Malibu via Los Angeles via Tennessee Why: Past her mind altering dalliance with the Flaming Lips and the subsequent Dead Petz album, Cyrus continues to shed styles as often as costumes but what remains the same is...
