50 Year Technicolor Dream: An EXCLUSIVE interview with THE SYN’s Steve Nardelli By Stephen SPAZ Schnee Ever since 1965, Steve Nardelli has been a busy man. In that year, the British singer and guitarist co-founded an R&B combo in North London called The Syn. Within two years, the band had evolved into one of the hottest psych bands on the scene. By the time the band released their first two singles in 1967, Nardelli [...]
Meet Me On The Wastelands: An EXCLUSIVE interview with LIFEHOUSE’s Jason Wade By Stephen SPAZ Schnee When a successful band goes on hiatus, they seldom return. If they do decide to give it another go, it tends to be a long while before they get back together, intact and ready to rock. So, when the band Lifehouse announced, in July of 2013, that they had left the comfort of a major label – Geffen Records – and were on [...]
MILLIONS LIKE US: THE STORY OF THE MOD REVIVAL (4CD/100 tracks) I was a Mod fan before you was a Mod fan! First off, let me be perfectly clear: I was never a Mod. I was never dapper or thin enough to look good in snappy clothes and ride a scooter. Even when I was 16 back in ’79, I was too much of a dork to ever follow any type of fashion. Besides, all of my money [...]
El Toro Records is one of the most exciting labels in the world if you are a fan of early Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Rockabilly, Hillbilly and Country music. Their catalog consists of little-known classic music from the days when Rock ‘n’ Roll was in its infancy (ie: the ‘50s) as well as contemporary artists who magically capture that vintage sound in modern studios. Sometimes, when I’m listening to one of their ‘new’ [...]
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